I've searched and searched, and apparently PHP is my best bet to do this. What I want is to have a single web page with about 10 to 15 boxes that load based on values saved on another file on the server, with each value updated by a separate page..
That's wordy, I know, so I'll just explain with the example of what I want to do:
Have a special page with a drop down box, three options, let's call them A B and C. This page will let you select the choice, and submit that form. From my understanding then, I can set up a PHP form to send it off to somewhere, that'll have an updated value then. I don't want a thousand values, one for each input, just one value, that can be changed by this box, that is open to everyone.
This value then I want to be read by another page, with about 10-15 more of the same thing, just different sections, so that I have a master page I can read all of the statuses at once.
This is for a web-based roleplay, and we're using this to keep track of unit statuses, whether they are available, busy, or unavailable, so we don't have trouble getting them into the system. If someone would be able to explain it to me, that'd be the greatest. I've literally spent months and months trying to figure this out, but it just isn't making sense.