[Babase] Front end testing time

Karl O. Pinc babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:37:52 -0500


On 2004.10.05 05:22 Susan Alberts wrote:
> Hi Karl,
> 
> have you gotten any feedback on this yet? It seems that Steph and 
> Daphne are the logical people to look at this but I am not sure if 
> anything has proceeded, I may have missed it. I am not sure that I 
> can do this with my internet coonnection from here, although i am 
> eager to try. It is wireless but slow and goes down a lot. Do you 
> think I can do it?

I haven't gotten any feedback.  I'd hoped Hunter'd have something
up and we could see what the conversion's done so far, but that
hasn't happened yet.  I can only say you should try and see
what happens, it should be no different from other web pages.

> 
> If so I would need some serious hand-holding as i don't even remember 
> how to log on to the database server at this point.

Just go to the web site below.  After that each line says
what to click on.  Note this is not babase, just something
I wacked out in 10 minutes on the phppgadmin demo web site.

>> I'd like everybody to try out a sample database.  I've
>> made a demo babase-esque database at the phppgadmin
>> demo site.  It has no data.  Please got there, add
>> a bit of data, poke about, and otherwise form impressions
>> before we invest too much.  To do this use your web browser:
>> 
>> http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/
>> demo (across top)
>> phpPgAdmin3.4.1 (in text)
>> login according to instructions BUT choose "server" PostgreSQL 7.3.5 
>> from drop down menu
>> test (down left)
>> babase (by test on left)
>> tables (in list on main screen)
>> 
>> After that somebody will have to "insert" or there won't be any data 
>> to see.
>> 
>> I think Hunter's supposed to be putting up the latest vesion of
>> phppgadmin.  The old version won't work for us.
>> 
>> Please report how well phppgadmin works for you.

Karl <kop@meme.com>
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