Re: A few newbie questions

[William Martinez]

MySQL is a great fit for what you want to do. It can handle multiple users accessing the database at the same time, and the community version should be enough. But for the front-end where your neighbors can interact with the data, you'd be better off going with a web framework like Flask or Django (Python-based).
You’ll use MySQL as the backend to store the LP collection and handle user interactions through Python. For the forms and user interface, Flask or Django makes it easy to build something that’s user-friendly, and you can host it locally or online for easy access. These frameworks are also great for handling logins and permissions, so each neighbor can have their own read-write access to specific fields.If you’re coding your selection algorithm, Python is perfect for that. Just hook it into your MySQL queries, and you're set.