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Originally Posted by bossku69
Im tired of trying to cram shit into Excel and a much easier option is to dump everything into MySQL and run a few PHP scripts to output what I need.
I don't have M$ Access as that would be another, maybe easier solution, but besides running PHP/MySQL is there a better option? How hard would it be to set this up?
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Running PHP, MySQL on your own system is great for running lots of private scripts and also for having dev versions of your sites on your system. Setting it all up individually can be a bit of a pain unless you're technically inclined.. PHP in particular.. So go with xampp for a much simpler install.
Another option in terms of the DB part, would be to setup the DB on one of your servers and then just access it via php from your desktop. That way, assuming your server gets backed up, your "personal" data will also get backed up. Could also just run your scripts on the server itself. That way you have access it to it from any computer system anywhere as opposed to just from home.