simple poll

[Blazer06]

how could / would i go about creating a simple poll for somthing. the main thing is i want people to vote (no membership) and choose a group. and that group onl gets a certain amount of votes.

i have access to mysql, cgi, peral, and php.. though i dont really know how to use them


Blaze

[bwcc]

You might want to start with some 'pre-made' scripts that may do the job for ya. They're also a good way to start learning the languages.

http://www.cgi-resources.com/Program...ey_and_Voting/

http://www.hotscripts.com

[Creosote]

I made one from scratch with ASP.Net and SQL Server. The concept would be the same in any language:

You store the findings in a database, i.e., MySQL. When a user visits your site, if you don't find a cookie denoting that he has voted, you display some options and button for him or her to vote. After he votes, and for any with the cookie, you show the poll results instead.

For the results, I just made a couple images a few pixels in size. I sized images to display the results graphically based on the percentage of the total votes for each item.