Hello there,

I am building a website for a client and I am more a designer by trade. He is asking for some functions that force me to dive into PHP and maybe Javascript areas.

I need an experienced coders advice, so here's my issue.

I have setup a a text based log in function that checks the log in against a text file. In this database is his customer's name, apt. numbers and address.

Okay, after a customer logs in he wants a button with a "MOVE OUT" function. Basically, what this does is send a letter to the customer with the customer's name, current date and their apartment number in a .pdf.

How can I get the database to read the customer's log in then transfer those fields that relate to the customer to the .pdf and then get it sent off (well I know that part)?

Should I be using a PHP or Javascript or something else?

I really am not sure. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

If you do know, anybody capable of coding it? Is there a free script someone could point me to?

Thanks.

Any server side code could be used.

PHP / ASP / PERL / ( as chris said , any server side language will do )

Id personally use php.
How to convert what you want to a pdf? i dont know. a simple google search may help here.

Other than that,you can get php to manipulate any data in a database to do whatever you want.

May be a bit harder if all your data is in a flat file rather than a sql database or alike.

Hello,

PHP used for server side scrip and javascript is used for client side script.

Understood.

Much appreciated, can anyone point me to free script that would be able to accomplish something similar that I could modify?

Thanks.

I can't say I've ever come across an "eviction by email" script

But it is just the same as any other "Contact" type of script, submit a form, backend script formats a message, adds an attachment and sends the message.

It does not matter what the end use is, that's merely aesthetics, the principles are the same.