I am a computer science student at the University of Aberdeen and I'm working on a project in partnership with Chevron in Model Code Design Tool. Its used to design pipelines in the oil and gas industry. Since my background is in pure computer science, I've never had a chance to use MathCAD before and my knowledge in this software is very minimal.
In my project, I'm supposed to make a web app, based on HTML and PHP, and a database (possibly MySQL) and connect it with MathCAD for the calculation part. The basic idea is that a user can input new data through the web app, storing it in the database and when they need to process it, MathCAD should come into action. I have made a working front end and back end, but I'm not sure on how to connect MathCAD with the database. If its not possible, will it be possible to connect it with an Excel spreadsheet (to be used in the place of a database) and then access it? Can anyone guide me through this process? I am a total newbie in this software.
Thanks in advance!