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    Dynamic Content

    OK , I make a site for a client, how can i have them update it? To where they can just go to a site, that has a text box on it, they type in what they want their site to say , and then they submit it , and its on their site? Is that possible? Or do they HAVE to make a text file themselves and then upload via FTP? Im not a company, im just a dude, that makes sites and wants to be able to make things easier! Thanks for the help!

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    OK, there are 3 paths to follow:
    1) A text-file, in the format &varname=value&
    ( this is fairly simple, but requires a computer-literate client, so they do not leave out the & signs and so they can operate FTP without error.

    2) XML format- to me it seems more obvious, more flexible, but to a non-coding client, it will seem daunting. On the other hand, if they can handle writing XML, they must surely be able to handle FTPing the file!

    3 The best way- find out which server-side/CGI script your host supports: PHP, ASP. and .NET are common, then you can make a admin area for the client to input and update the stuff. You can save the data as either txt, XML or in a database. you can find numerous tutorials on content managers in the tutorials section here at flashkit, or try out the PHP ones at www.flash-db.com
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    thanks for the help, ive been trying to figure this stuff out, to include the server side/CGI scripting, it will be a bit more expensive. Do you know of any hosts that are inexpensive? Thanks for the help.

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    like how many mysql databases would i need?

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