for the record, there are plenty of PHP scaffolding projects. CodeIgniter
used to ship with one.

Eric

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:18 PM, Kevin Fries <kevin@fries-biro.com> wrote:

> Yea,
>
> Stop using PHP.
>
> $ gem install rails
> $ cd ~/projects
> $ rails new mydbentry
>
> By default it will create a new database using sqlite3.  If you have an
> existing database using a different DBMS, you can specify which one on the
> rails new line by adding -- database=mysql, or whichever db you used.
>
> $ cd mydbentry
>
> Add the following line to your Gemfile (it just works better)
>
> gem "puma"
>
> Update config/database.yml with your database credentials
>
> $ bundle update
> $ rails generate scaffold tablename field1:type field2:type field3:type etc
>
> I.E. rails: generate scaffold employee last:string first:string ssn:string
> notes:text
>
> Open config/routes.rb and find a line (about 8-10 lines down from the top)
> that is commented out that says root :to =>.
> Create a new non-commented line just like it, but instead of welcome#index
> yours should be tablename#index
>
> If you allowed rails to create a new database for you instead of using an
> existing one...
>
> $ rake db:create
> $ rake db:migrate
>
> Now run the server
>
> $ puma
>
> Use a Web browser of your choice and access the page on port 9292.
>
> Should take no more than 5 minutes to set up.  It actually is harder to
> explain than to do.  5 minutes is a generous estimate, 30 seconds is more
> likely.
>
> If the form is too ugly/basic for you, edit it at app/views/tablename/...
>
> Happy inputting
>
> Kevin
> On Apr 8, 2015 8:22 PM, <kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello list:
>> I want to build a form to have non-puter people help me fill up some
>> tables. There is no math, no aesthetics and no design, most validations are
>> build it inside the database.
>> I just need a quick'n dirty way to build the forms, any recommendations?
>> Thanks!
>> ET
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