Grishnak Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I'm looking at overhauling our camp's volunteer and camper database and, hopefully, finding an on-line system that allows a user (volunteer/camper) to go in and create a profile, then sign up for camps via that profile. The profile would need to contain personal information and various fields that we (the camp) could then run searches and "reports" on across the entire database. Also, when signing up for a camp, we would need to be able to see everyone signed up for X camp session. I figure you guys might know an online system that could be used for this purpose, or a company that might be interested in designing one. Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calron Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 You could use a MySQL database to do this type of thing pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 I've only started using it on my site, so I don't know what it's capabilities fully are, but trying looking up e107. They've got a crapton of addons and pluggins you could use to take care of it. http://e107.org Have a look. Pretty easy to install. But I don't know jack about web servers and hosting, to tell the truth. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zionpsyfer Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 The hosting company I used for my site includes mysql databases in their plans. They support php and CGI. $4.99 a month gets you a decent storage and data transfer rate. If you want SSL, you'll have to use the $9.99 plan. Using a framework like e107, Zend or Zoop it should be relatively easy for non web developers to put something together. List of Frameworks. I work with mysql and php all day at work, so I've got some experience in that area. If you want, pm me if you need some help and I'd be glad to offer assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grishnak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 From talking with a few IT people that I know and work with, it seems that Ruby On Rails is the #1 recommendation I'm getting. Anyone know much about it? Pros, Cons, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zionpsyfer Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Ruby on Rails is great for quick implementations. It has its own problems, but so does every other language. Pros: Quick implementations Some very nice features not found in other languages. Cons: Integration with the webserver was a little lacking the last time I used it (10 or so months ago, this may have changed) Lack of support from service providers. There aren't as many providers out there that support ROR as there are that do CGI,ASP and PHP. Good list from the rails wiki. This is getting better and is completely moot if you are doing your own hosting. I'd really recommend doing your homework on all of the languages and deciding then which you would prefer. They all have their own quirks and advantages and will take some work to switch to an alternative once you have finished implementation. Make sure it is one that you and the group will be able to live with. Security will be a consideration as well if you're going to be storing any sort of personal info in the database (email addresses included). This page would be a good starting point on what to keep an eye out for. Edit: I just googled for online camp registration software and came up with this site.. http://www.campregister.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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