Guidance on my summer project

[kjdaven]

*Please let me know if this is not the correct place to post this and I will remove and post in correct location.

 

I have this summer project where I want to build a marketplace script/software, whatever the correct term is. I want it where people can register for an account, upload a product(files), and be able to sell them for whatever price they want. I know PHP and MYSQL, but this would be the biggest script/software I would have written so I don't really know where to start. I realize I could just download/buy something I want, but this is more for learning than actually having the script/software.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you,

Kjdaven

 

 

[ignace]

Any project - regardless of size - starts with planning. Start out with wire-frames for all pages of how you think it should look (with a clear focus on usability). From that point on it should be straight forward (except the db design maybe).

 

Resources:

http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/web-design/phases-web-design-development-process/

http://webdesignfromscratch.com/design-process/web-design-process.php

http://www.usabilityfirst.com/about-usability/website-design/

[Mchl]

If you want to make it a bit more difficult, but also learn more in the process, you might want to use a framewrok implementing MVC model.

[kjdaven]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the response, and I took a look a the links you posted. As simple and basic as it may be, it's good to always start with process and work step-by-step.

 

If I ever get stuff along the way during this project, I'll be sure to come here.

 

Thanks again.