I am looking around Portland- Oregon for a summer job in the general area of computer programming. The problem is- I m not quite sure which jobs I would be able to get and where to find them.

I am a college student (computer science major) going into my junior year. I ve done some web design- but my only serious production level project was a set of relatively simple set of PHP scripts combined with MySQL to manage entries in a county wide contest in Clackamas County. However- I know several languages- though I don t have complete mastery of them. I good knowledge of the mechanics of HTML/CSS- but I m not great when it comes to layouts.

Languages:
Thorough: (X)HTML- CSS
Solid working knowledge: Python- PHP- generic XML
Basic knowledge: C++- Java- JavaScript- bash- SQL

This isn t a classified ad- I m just looking for advice as to what s out there and how to get it.

im thinking of making a simple database of my friends info such as phone number- addresses- email and name. instead of jotting down using pencil and key it in in computer by myself- i wanted to try a more hi-tech approach. How to make a simple form that i can upload to the internet and ask my friends to fill it- it just like registration process and when they clicked done- it will save in a database that i can access later. i heard of ASP- mySQL but i cant understand reading on my own..i need a teacher to teach me from A-Z..thx

when i try to install my database- i get the following error message:

ERROR 1153: Got a packet bigger than max_allowed_packet bytes
ERROR 2006: Mysql server has gone away

i researched about it and found out that the server issues Packet too large error and closes the connection when it receives a packet bigger than max_allowed_packet bytes. However- I couldn t find any resources on how to set that variable to a larger value.

I will appreciate ANY suggestion...thanks!

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ) ORDER BY (DATEDIFF(DATE(vip)- CURDATE())>0) DESC- points DESC- lastlogin DESC at line 5

and everytime i try to add someoen it says please use the correct gateway.
tell me how to fix it.
please?

I have a database on MS SQL Server 2005. I would like to export one of the tables in it to a MySQL database.

What software do I need ? How do I proceed ??

I have been working on a comment script that has gone very well. It is written in php and has no server. Yes- this comment system has No server. So i was wondering if it is good enought to sell for maybe a low price like $5. I would be selling it for not only the script but the idea. Most comment scripts on website require servers like MySQL or SQL or maybe RSS. You can try the demo out here: http://commentdemo.awardspace.com/index.php
Please tell me if its good enough to sell or if i should give it away as open source freeware.
Ok- the comments are stored in a text file.