registration html or cig?

[cid]

I need to create a registration page for a website, it will basically ecompass the following:


name:
alias:
example:
example:
example:

When the information is entered it will then post it on the website.

Anyone know how to do this with html or cgi? Or does anyone know a good reference?

[mendhak]

What server side language do you plan to use? Is CGI your only option or can you use PHP too? You'll need a database, such as MySQL, as I'm guessing is available on your web server.

[cid]

I would preferably like to use PHP, but i dont have any experience in it... got any ideas or sources?

[ninjanutz]

browse through php forums there are MANY examples of pages of wat ur asking

[Matt_T_hat]

Your best bet is to use a form and make sure you are using get rather than post. This allows you to see the data you are sending. (You should research this post/get if you have no idea what they are as you will always use them).

You next deal is to use something at the other end (sever side) to get the input and do something. Unless you know perl or some other CGI language like C++ then I'd leave CGI well alone.

Your best bet is PHP on the whole but if you already know VB then ASP and if you already know VB.NET then ASP.NET as you will already be familur with the syntax.

That's what I did and later I moved on to PHP.

As for samples the web is oozing them so just a quick search on forms processing should tell you everything you need to know/use.