Title: Database newbie… beginner’s guide?
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# Database newbie… beginner’s guide?

 *  [afx237vi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afx237vi/)
 * (@afx237vi)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-newbie-beginners-guide/)
 * I don’t think this is Worpress related, per se, but I thought I might explain
   what I want to do and see if you guys can point me in the right direction.
 * I currently have a WordPress blog about the sport of pro cycling, but I want 
   to extend it and have a section where users can check the palmares of their favourite
   cyclists. A palmares is a list of all their major career achievements.
 * So I basically want a database where I enter the name of the rider (eg Lance 
   Armstrong), team (Discovery), year (2005), achievement (1st, Tour de France) 
   and so on.
 * And I want – for example – the number of wins to update every time I make an 
   entry, and possibly cross-reference things, such as if I click on “Discovery”
   I’ll go to a page where all the Discovery wins are listed.
 * An example of what I want is the site cyclingbase.com – but that’s in French.
   I can’t find anything like it in English, which is why I want to do it.
 * Thing is, I have no idea where to start. I’m not bad with technical stuff, and
   got WP up and running easily, but I’m at a loss where to start with this. Any
   pointers? I’m eager to learn!

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 *  [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/)
 * (@lorelle)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-newbie-beginners-guide/#post-265609)
 * What you need is a plugin or PHP script that will create a new table with this
   information in it, like a score card, and then allow you to pull the information
   out of it.
 * Or you just make a table on a [Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages) and update
   it manually, which could be faster.
 * Just search the net for PHP scripts for score keeping or reference, something
   like that.
 * I vote for doing it manually. It will take longer to figure out and setup such
   a program.
 * `<table>
    <tr><td>Name</td><td>Team</td><td>Year</td><td>Achivement</td><td>Race
   </td></tr> <tr><td>Armstrong</td><td>Discovery</td><td>2005</td><td>First Place
   </td><td>Tour de France</td></tr> ...etc. </table>
 * This is a really really simple version, but you just put in the info and save
   the page, instant update.
 * Otherwise, you will have to have an interface, setup the tables, forms, and…go
   manual.
 * If you are serious about this, you might have to hire someone to set it up for
   you.

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