Hi, all. I'm working on a Website that requires the client to update a specific section (300w x 500h) of the home page. They're basically posting new data every week. I don't want to give them access to the home page file (index.html), as there's a risk that they can mess things up. Is there some sort of simple javascript (or other) code, or CMS that I can add that is isolated, and only lets the client to update that specific isolated rectangle box on the home page?

Cannot be done with javascript at all. Requires server side code

Thanks Chris. Is there a package out there that accomplishes this that you're aware of? (I'm not a programmer.) I'm assuming it won't be good for the optimization of the site. Would just giving the client direct access to the home page source code be the easiest, most SEO-friendly option?

Is there a package out there that accomplishes this that you're aware of?

Quite possibly, but knowing absolutely nothing about what is serving the pages that's as far as the advice can go.

More than likely it would be PHP.

But, seeing as your current file extension is .html, it's probably just a static webpage.

Here's what you can do:
Rename your index.html to index.php. It'll run the exact same way, except you can now use PHP on the page. PHP allows you to preprocess the HTML, as well as use MySQL databases, write/read files, and much more.

As you say, you're not a programmer. However, most of us on TycoonTalk are, so if you ever need any help building what you're going for, don't hesitate to ask! By the looks of things, you need a very simple MySQL database with one table, and a few fields. This 'box' you're talking about would not contain any HTML code - instead, it would contain a little bit of PHP code to fetch a certain record in the database and put that in the box.

If that's what you need, I can whip up a little script for you in no time.

Thanks, I listed to Chris, and others, on another board, and decided to go the iFrame route. Works brilliantly. Now there's just a small strip on the home page that the client can edit directly. Minor problem now is that links only open within the iFrame. How can they open into the browser instead (as if it was a normal link on the home page)? Or are we now only limited to opening links in a new window?

I found the answer, which is to use the target attribute on the link, or set the base target on the document:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...-parent-window