<p>I have a very basic question. I have created a local (mysql) database in my system. I would like to know what would be the best option for a front end. I had used html before and want to try out something new. I might also add some perl code in between for some computational work. Kindly help me in this regard..</p>

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 - MySQL or PostgreSQL as Back end for the data
 - (X)HTML for the Front end
 - PHP to make the link between the Front End and the Back End
 - Javascript to add interactivity to the Front End. I also use the Javascript library called jQuery that makes life easier to deal with Javascript
 - SVG if I want for instance to draw interactive KEGG Pathways 

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Link to ["Professional PHP Programming"](http://www.amazon.com/Professional-PHP-Programming-Jesus-Castagnetto/dp/B0000B0T0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277292463&sr=1-1)