Database — An Overdue Project

I’ve always loved database, but I’ve never gotten around to actually learning it. There’s always been some obstacle or another. Well, that’s no longer the case; I’m now well on my way to building my own LAMP-based database for keeping track of all my books.

I’m doing all the database creation by hand (MySQL) so that I get a strong feel for it, and I can even see a study article coming out of the whole thing. It’d help it sink in for me.

Anyway, here are a few of the features I’m looking for:

–Authentication // prompt before allowing someone to to the data entry page –Full-featured GUI // checkboxes, radiobuttons, pulldowns, etc –Basics // be able to query on any value, add/delete records, etc

All in all, this goes well with my new push to focus on application security. LAMP servers are becoming so prolific that I think it’s worth the effort to learn their ins and outs — at least to a moderate degree. Plus it’s fun.

We’ll see how it goes, but if all goes well I should have a Tools link up on the left soon with both my http://dmiessler.com/ip and database project links under it.