PHP Newbie - Converting to a db

[Anon]

Hi, I'm new to php and have a partially working admin tool built for my review site. Unfortunately, when I first started working on it I wasn't able to read from or write to the db and was told to just go with a .txt file instead of a db. Well, over time I've come to realize I couldn't sort the news easily (by date is what I'd like) and have no clue how to delete stories from the .txt without actually going into the .txt itself.. haven't tried that yet, kinda scared too🙂

So my question is, if I go back to the MySQL db route, how hard would it be to put old news into that (probably app. 80-100 stories currently done) and set up the tool to work with the db instead of a .txt? If more info is needed please let me know... thanks in advance!!🙂

[Anon]

In my opinion, working with a DB should be significantly easier since there are tools built right in to PHP to do just that. YOu are probably using MySQL, so read up on the manual and read all the tutorials you can find on the Net. You can use phpMyAdmin to put your old stories in and you'll be all set.

craig