As always - sound advice from Ted! I'll look at Wordpress.
Thanks to all
John
John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: 28 May 2016 01:50 To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Web-based Database
Building your own website is an interesting and time-consulting hobby,
like
mining and smelting your own metal, but it's gotten so involved, it might make sense to let someone else do most of the work. Build the software, setup the database, design the html & css, ensure you haven't allowed any SQL injection, log intrusion detection, monitor for runaway processes...
it can
be pretty consuming.
I've been doing this for a living for over a decade, and it's not bad for
paying
clients to have a consultant on call, and someone monitoring their logs
every
day, running their backups, updating their OS. But for a volunteer
retiree, it
can be a big obligation...
WordPress.com gives you a free yourcharityname.wordpress.com site for free, and there are a HUGE number of add-ons, plugins and themes to make the site look any way you want and work any way you like. I'm sure you can find some event listing or calendar control that provides the functions
you're
looking for, and did I mention, Free?
I've recommended this choice to a couple of charities. Many of the big providers (Google, for example) are happy to provide basic services (like
a
10-user Google Apps account) to registered charities. In the US, it's a 501(c)(3) tax status you can use a proof; I'm not sure what if the
equivalent
UK form is recognized by google.co.uk, but it's worth poking around. A Google Apps account can give you some email addresses (support, sales, webmaster, contact, etc.) and some shared web space for documents, albums, etc. which can either be private or shared.