Introduction to Database
Most web designer start working with HTML. Before long, they usually see the need to learn to use databases as part of their web development services. Senior UK Webmaster Forum and web designer, Lala Anderson contributed a fantastic post that show novice web designer how they can make that transition from working with HTML to going one step further and developing database powered websites. Excerpts from here post below:
The term database refers to a specific set of data, which can be accessed and manipulated through a database management system (DBMS). The databases themselves can be object-oriented, relational or hierarchical and there is a wide variety to choose from. Some DBMS are available only for specific operating systems. They can be small or large and they come at a price or for free (open source). In the following I will describe the basics of a relational database management system (RDBMS).
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