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Answer» Hey everyone, Here is what I am after: At work, we need to be able to post current job openings internally, as well as externally. The internal display needs to show for a certain amount of time before the EXTERNAL posting. I need the job posting to expire after a set period of time in both locations, and I need the posting descriptions to pull from one easily modified central location on the webserver. I would like to do this myself, but if it is something that would be too complex for someone to figure out in a few days, then we can hire the job out, but either way I need a better understanding of what it is that needs to be implemented to make this work. What I am hoping for are suggestions as to what I should be looking at to start figuring this out. I am assuming it will require php, but unfortunately I have no experience with that. Our current website is PLAIN old HTML, so anything that would go into it should be able to be merged into that fairly easily. So, suggestions for any sites that explain what I am needing? I plan to put the research in, but I need a starting point to get me there. My assumption (and I really hate making those) is that I will end up with two separate things running, one for the external job posting and one for the internal. Anyways, I appreciate any help or any suggestions that can get me pointed in the RIGHT direction. Thanks! Derek Quote My assumption (and I really hate making those) is that I will end up with two separate things running, one for the external job posting and one for the internal. Actually, no. Once the data is in the database, then it's simply a case of choosing how to display it. Well, it certainly is a good surprise to hear someone saying "I plan to put research in"! Usually the people we get here expect us to do all the work and we sometimes don't even get a "Thanks". Anyway, I'd recommend starting at the PHP section of W3Schools. This is where I started and now I like to think I KNOW enough to be dangerous. I also bought a book on the subject, called "PHP and MySQL Development for Dummies". You should be able to pick it up in most shops and online, and it's definitely a good read. It's a lot easier to follow the put if you have basic knowledge first though. Good luck!Thanks, that should help me get started on this. If you don't mind, can you tell me if this scenario is possible? Can it be setup to where we can send an email to a certain address (using say a form through Outlook) that the website can then use to populate the info for the job postings section? Have a form that has all the required fields the website would require, such as description, start date for the posting, date the posting expires, etc... and then have the webserver look at those emails through that address and use that info from the latest emails to populate the job postings page? Thanks, DerekOh, it's definitely possible. It's just like a mini CMS... It's pretty much the same idea as this forum. You enter the data through a form, and then the forum displays it in multiple ways.Why reinvent the wheel? If you do not currently have the experience to do this yourself. You could use a content management system like Joomla! and then use one of the many community built extensions to quickly get your job board up and running. Here are a few that I found at the Joomla extension site: JobGrok - Listings JobGrok - Applications JobLine JS Jobs There could be more, but these are a few I found. What kind of scale are you thinking of? If it is just a few items a fully automatic system would not be needed, PHP was mentioned. That is a "Server Side" method and is used often in forums and blogs to manage dated material. This forum is in PHP. On a smaller scale you can have a simple HTML page that has an "include" that is provided by the server. On a given date it will begin and on another certain date it expires. That would be suitable for a small job that does not justify setting up a SQL file. This kind of very simple server side method can be set up easily with Front Page, the web editor included in Microsoft Office. But the web server has to have the Front Page extensions enabled. You may not go that way, but I just wanted to mentioned it a simple solution for a small number if items.

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Hey everyone,

Here is what I am after: At work, we need to be able to post current job openings internally, as well as externally. The internal display needs to show for a certain amount of time before the EXTERNAL posting. I need the job posting to expire after a set period of time in both locations, and I need the posting descriptions to pull from one easily modified central location on the webserver. I would like to do this myself, but if it is something that would be too complex for someone to figure out in a few days, then we can hire the job out, but either way I need a better understanding of what it is that needs to be implemented to make this work.

What I am hoping for are suggestions as to what I should be looking at to start figuring this out. I am assuming it will require php, but unfortunately I have no experience with that. Our current website is PLAIN old HTML, so anything that would go into it should be able to be merged into that fairly easily.

So, suggestions for any sites that explain what I am needing? I plan to put the research in, but I need a starting point to get me there. My assumption (and I really hate making those) is that I will end up with two separate things running, one for the external job posting and one for the internal.

Anyways, I appreciate any help or any suggestions that can get me pointed in the RIGHT direction.

Thanks!

Derek Quote

My assumption (and I really hate making those) is that I will end up with two separate things running, one for the external job posting and one for the internal.

Actually, no. Once the data is in the database, then it's simply a case of choosing how to display it.

Well, it certainly is a good surprise to hear someone saying "I plan to put research in"! Usually the people we get here expect us to do all the work and we sometimes don't even get a "Thanks".

Anyway, I'd recommend starting at the PHP section of W3Schools. This is where I started and now I like to think I KNOW enough to be dangerous. I also bought a book on the subject, called "PHP and MySQL Development for Dummies". You should be able to pick it up in most shops and online, and it's definitely a good read. It's a lot easier to follow the put if you have basic knowledge first though.

Good luck!Thanks, that should help me get started on this.

If you don't mind, can you tell me if this scenario is possible?

Can it be setup to where we can send an email to a certain address (using say a form through Outlook) that the website can then use to populate the info for the job postings section?

Have a form that has all the required fields the website would require, such as description, start date for the posting, date the posting expires, etc... and then have the webserver look at those emails through that address and use that info from the latest emails to populate the job postings page?

Thanks,

DerekOh, it's definitely possible. It's just like a mini CMS...

It's pretty much the same idea as this forum. You enter the data through a form, and then the forum displays it in multiple ways.Why reinvent the wheel? If you do not currently have the experience to do this yourself. You could use a content management system like Joomla! and then use one of the many community built extensions to quickly get your job board up and running.

Here are a few that I found at the Joomla extension site:

There could be more, but these are a few I found. What kind of scale are you thinking of?
If it is just a few items a fully automatic system would not be needed,
PHP was mentioned. That is a "Server Side" method and is used often in forums and blogs to manage dated material. This forum is in PHP.

On a smaller scale you can have a simple HTML page that has an "include" that is provided by the server. On a given date it will begin and on another certain date it expires. That would be suitable for a small job that does not justify setting up a SQL file. This kind of very simple server side method can be set up easily with Front Page, the web editor included in Microsoft Office. But the web server has to have the Front Page extensions enabled.
You may not go that way, but I just wanted to mentioned it a simple solution for a small number if items.

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