Dynamic Pages

(Reposted from old blog)

I’ve done it! I created a management console that lets me edit HTML content that is stored in the database, as well as a page that will, depending on what “page” variable is passed via GET method, retrieve and display the content for that page. This works for most pages, but for things like the Project/Computers page, I’d like to automate it with database tables without having to directly edit the HTML. The biggest hurdle I’ve hit so far, besides securing the management console (which is not on the primary site, so don’t go looking), is that any content retrieved from the database, is retried as part of a PHP processing event, meaning I can’t store more PHP code in the entry to do cool things like display the latest RSS feeds, or my latest postings here. So I’ve decided to add an interface that lets me edit the file directly, so I can include things like that.

I’ll keep it posted…for now, here’s a screenshot of the management console: