# First time user- making forms that create pages? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 28, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028 "2008-04-28T09:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/1 "2008-04-28T09:32:41Z")
Hey, I remember my friend Bryan told me about this new language- Ruby on Rails. I had a meeting with a friend of mine who would like me to set up a database for them. Sort of like a form she can fill out- with a companies name and website URL/logo, and then hit a submit button- and there will be a whole new page in a “directory” or sorts. Basically she wants me to make a website that she can edit new companies in a database- by using a form. She would also like a search bar on the main page that users can use to search for a company (that shes added) in the database. I figured I would have to learn some PHP for this, but is it possible with RoR? I’m clearly very new, and if it’s possible, I would buy books- read tuts on how to start coding this ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/2 "2008-04-28T10:37:00Z")
yes, that’s perfect for RoR (and if you don’t know PHP already, learning RoR and building your app will take you much less time) ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/3 "2008-04-28T11:48:13Z")
I have been 8 months in RoR and I recommended some client to move from PHP or Java to Ruby. And now Ruby on Rails in some of universities in my city are already used for their curriculum in Object Oriented Programming Class. You are not late to learn it, because Ruby on Rails is live. Reinhart [http://teapoci.blogspot.com](http://teapoci.blogspot.com) (Ruby inside with Processor Rails Quart Duo) ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/4 "2008-04-28T12:46:26Z")
Reinhart, which Universities are offering ROR as part of the OOP classes? I’m interested as I work for a Uni and I’m trying to get our Computer Department to start teaching it, they are dragging their feet and showing them another University that is offering it would help my case alot. ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/5 "2008-04-28T16:14:29Z")
How would you suggest I start learning RoR? Is there a book I should pick up? On Apr 28, 4:37 am, Thorsten M. \ **Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/6 "2008-04-28T17:27:58Z") For such a simple application you can probably get all you need from the first dozen chapters of “Agile Web D. with Rails” (Thomas/ Hannson/et al, Pragmatic Programmers). ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Brendan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brendan_M)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-user-making-forms-that-create-pages/136028/7 "2008-04-28T17:46:57Z")
Brendan : > How would you suggest I start learning RoR? Is there a book I should > pick up? Please come to my blog. > Reinhart, which Universities are offering ROR as part of the OOP > classes? I am in indonesia, some universities try to change Java to be ruby but no in Theory. It’s in Practice class of OOP. But here you can see list of universties which are using RoR : [http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/9/28/uc-berkley-teaches-ruby-on-rails](http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/9/28/uc-berkley-teaches-ruby-on-rails) [http://ipd.cti.depaul.edu/ror/Prog\_ror.htm](http://ipd.cti.depaul.edu/ror/Prog_ror.htm) [http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/jicc11/scharlau.pdf](http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/jicc11/scharlau.pdf) in Indonesia, one of them is [http://www.akakom.ac.id/](http://www.akakom.ac.id/) and more good luck, Reinhart [http://teapoci.blogspot.com](http://teapoci.blogspot.com)