general help with databases...n00b here.

[mwill07]

I would like to set up a web page wich essentially reads from a database, allows the user to modify various data elements within the database, do some calculations on the database, and display the results. I have alot more to do with my web page, but this is the core element. Basically, Excel can handle what I want to do very well, and I want to mimick Excel's behavior for my page viewers.

Trouble is, I have no idea how to get started on this. I imagine I need to create a script, but I have zero experience with web design beyond the extremely basic. I do have a little programming knowlege (using Maple and Matlab) and I'm confident that I can learn what I need to know to develop the script; all I need is a nudge in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

[quick5pnt0]

First things first, do a search on google for php tutorials (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=php+tutorials&btnG=Google+Search). That will get you started after that take a trip to the book store and see what you come up with. There should be a good number of books dedicated to just php/mysql.

[mwill07]

Thanks. Looks like PHP/mySQL is the direction I want to go.

[stevel]

Two books I reference for this are "Programming PHP" and "PHP Cookbook", both from O'Reilly Press.