Help Entering Data?!
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Hi, I'm new to Concrete5, although I've made plenty of Wordpress and Html websites.
I inherited the maintenance on a Concrete5 site and am lost about how to proceed.
I can log in and look around at the CMS, but can't figure out how to add information to the database or do much of anything useful.
I found this:
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When you install concrete5, a file is created using the database connection information you supplied during installation:
your_site_root/config/site.php
The server, database name, database username and password are stored there as constants. These are the default settings that concrete5 will use to connect to a database.
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But there is no file like that in my site. Maybe it is elsewhere or was deleted.
Anyway, what I'm trying to do is simply add an address to a searchable database. Something so that when someone wants to find a "dealer in their area" the new location will come up. I can't find anythng about something like this. Seems like it should be easy though.
Take a look:
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
I inherited the maintenance on a Concrete5 site and am lost about how to proceed.
I can log in and look around at the CMS, but can't figure out how to add information to the database or do much of anything useful.
I found this:
___________
When you install concrete5, a file is created using the database connection information you supplied during installation:
your_site_root/config/site.php
The server, database name, database username and password are stored there as constants. These are the default settings that concrete5 will use to connect to a database.
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But there is no file like that in my site. Maybe it is elsewhere or was deleted.
Anyway, what I'm trying to do is simply add an address to a searchable database. Something so that when someone wants to find a "dealer in their area" the new location will come up. I can't find anythng about something like this. Seems like it should be easy though.
Take a look:
locator.vortens.com/
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
But your usecase should not have anything to do with direct access to the database. What you seem to want to create is something like an Express Object, where location data, name and such are connected together and searchable.
This should all be possible to be set up directly through the CMS, without touching the database by hand.
Check out "Express" and you should be able to find your way.
Another option would be to create the "Stores" as pages, if you maybe want to attach even more information, like affiliate links and such, this would be some more steps to set up. From what you asked, Express should be the right way to go.
Welcome to concrete5 :-)