Database

Databases

Databases are used to store information.
The information can be used in many ways, here are a few examples:

1. Mail the information stored - You can collect information from a user, store it in the database and send it to yourself to view at your leisure via regular email (the user sees the information that is being sent to you and can alter it), or it can be sent discreetly in which case the user has no control over the content of the information being sent or the time at which it's sent.
   
   
2. Display the Information on a Web site - The information stored in the database is displayed on a web site. This could be any kind of information including: entire pages, pieces of information, types of layouts for the web site, price lists, newsletters, photos. The database can be used to store references to pages that hold key information, and along with a users password can display certain information only to specific users.
   
   
3. Keep a Record of Transactions - A record of transactions can be stored and later downloaded and used for any purpose you desire.
   
   
4. Use Values Stored for Functions on a Web Page - The information is used by functions in the web page. It could be as simple as a function that adds numbers or as complicated as a function that calculates the moon's position depending on the time of day. It's convenient to have all the constants and variables in one place...the database, that way many pages can access the same variables and constants without having to write them to each page.
   
   
5. Create a Dynamic Web Page - The database can store references to pages, colors, photos, movies and depending on a user's selections, these elements can be displayed. An example might be to store a number of color schemes for your web page, when the user selects color scheme 'A', the web page refreshes with a brand new color scheme, pulling all the new color values from 'Scheme A' stored in the database.
   
   
6. Maintenance- Add / Modify / Delete - With a database and database tools designed by Webstyr, you can easily maintain data that you have on your web pages without ever opening or using a web design application or having to call a webmaster to do it for you.
   You can add, modify/change, delete any piece of text that is on your site.
   
   Examples would include:
   
   • Restaurant Menus - change the items cost, the description, the title.
     
   • Events - add, delete or modify event dates, descriptions, where the meeting takes place etc.
     
   • Price lists - Change the prices, change the items.
     
   • Formatting - Change the way a title looks.
     
   • Listings - Add to your listings and have the new listing automatically appear on your web page.
     
   • Photos - Add, delete or change sequence of photos in a photo gallery.
     
   • Display new data - Add, delete or change data and then resort and organize and have the web page display the new or updated data in a nicely formatted list.