[SOLVED] Php scripting

[Boxerman]

Hi guys,

 

Im trying to make a script, for  vatsim kinda thing this is what i want it to do.

 

i wish for it to let people sign up and a admin accept it, and also, let people book mentoring, which they select times and days, which then can be viewed on the mentors side and they click accept, with that i would like mentors to add comments which when submitted can be seen by the person who requested it only.

 

Can anyone help me? what im asking is, can someone break it down, like do this, do that, add them together, what im going to need etc...

 

Thanks,

 

James

[Boxerman]

O and also, whats the best way to start something like this?

[JonnyThunder]

Well, you could perhaps look at some pre-made content management systems like Joomla or PHPNuke. 

 

Or if you want to learn, you could get a starter book in PHP (and probably mySQL).  SAMMS publishing do some great '24 hour' books.

 

 

[Boxerman]

Jonny thanks mate, i want to avoid using CMS' (i know www.vatsim-uk.org they use CMS, i want it like there RTS system)

 

as with your own written scripts you can always add stuff edit it etc..

 

ive been doing lots of tuts of php online.

 

But the main question is step by step how do i do it?

 

 

[JonnyThunder]

Ok, this is some of the stuff you'll need...

 

1.  A development environment.  Like I just posted in another thread, I'd suggest using Vertrigo - it has PHP, mySQL, Apache and all the other stuff you'll need to do local testing on your PC.  It's dead easy to install and configure.

 

2.  An editor - like Dreamweaver or something.

 

As far as the PHP side of things goes, you'd need to learn basics first.  Then it'd be worth learning about how PHP interacts with mySQL.  Next i'd go for learning sessions in PHP - this will be critical.  And above all, how to keep your site secure from attacks (like SQL injection attacks etc)

 

It's a bit of a broad topic really, to list everything you'll need to do. Setting up the test environment is a good place to start tho.

 

 

[Boxerman]

http://www.vatsim-uk.org/open/index.php?source=rts

 

thats what im aiming for,

 

i use frontpage, have my own server, and know all basic php

[JonnyThunder]

Like I said, start with these topics.  Once you're practiced with them, then you can move on....

 

1.  PHP communication with mySQL (or whatever DB you choose)

 

2.  Sessions in PHP

 

 

You can find lots of examples of basic session based login pages for PHP all over the web.  Once you've got that part down, you can think about the content.