How does Squirrel work?

The Squirrel system utilizes two very powerful and cross-platform tools: SQL and Perl. That's where the name Squirrel comes from. Although, we now use PHP instead of Perl, in our programming of Squirrel.

First we assess your company's publishing, data and commerce needs, and design an SQL-compatible database that resides on one of our industrial linux-based data-servers here in Mashpee. For compatibility with your existing databases, we can often convert your own data tables for use with the Squirrel engine. If you have product lists in spreadsheet or database format, we can often use that data to populate your new Squirrel tables.

Then, we use PHP to customize and create a web-based, password-protected interface to the database that simplifies and standardizes your ability to maintain the data.

Once the database is built, we can then data-enable your site on our web servers using the server-side programming language PHP, to connect to the database and format the information according to your design specifications.

You won't have to worry about learning HTML or some complicated web-authoring software or language to make changes to your web site. All of the complicated formatting and publishing aspects of maintaining your site are all custom-programmed just for you by Squirrel. All you have to do is make the changes, and Squirrel does the rest! Plus, you have access to the content on your site twenty-four hours a day, using any web-browser.

Just ask us for a demonstration -- you will be amazed at how easy it is!

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