desigi Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'm developing a website for a daycare. I've finished the site except for the parents login section, where they will be able to access their child's daily logbook. The content in this section will also need to be managed by the daycare workers, where they will update the children's file on a daily basis for the parents to see. Considering the daycare's capacity is 80 children, it would be more efficient for me to design a page that will display dynamic content depending on who is logged in. This is the first site I've developed in PHP and I'm not quite sure how to address this requirement. I've looked at integrating Wordpress, but considering it would only be used for one section of the site it seems like it would be overkill. I've also considered making a custom solution, but I'm not quite sure where to start. The requirements for the logbook section are as follows: Login required to access the page (this part I know how to setup) Dynamic content to appear specific to the logged in user CMS to edit the content Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyph Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Please be more specific with your issue. All I gather from this post is you want to learn PHP and web application design but don't know where to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twebman84 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 IMO, rather than spend time and resources on building a web site that does all this, the better solution would be to build an app. Everyone (especially parents) have smart phones. The app could pull the logbook data, etc. from the DB and serve it just as well for the user. And be more accessible ANYWHERE the parent is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyph Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 IMO, rather than spend time and resources on building a web site that does all this, the better solution would be to build an app. Everyone (especially parents) have smart phones. The app could pull the logbook data, etc. from the DB and serve it just as well for the user. And be more accessible ANYWHERE the parent is. How would this differ from a web application? Are these smart phones capable of running apps, but not browsing a website? An amazing part about web-based applications are the fact that they are for the most part platform independent. There's no need to maintain both an Android and an iOS version, and you aren't alienating those who don't have smart phones. Time and resources will have to be spent regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 A web app is way more versatile than a phone app. Not to mention the OP is going to be much more likely to be successful at building a php app than an iOS AND Android app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desigi Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 I think a web app is way out of the scope of my expertise. I'm really a beginner when it comes to PHP, but I learn quick. My issue is primarily related to the CMS that would update the DB. The parent login I can figure out and how to display database content dynamically I think I can manage as well. For the CMS though, I'm under the impression that it's a fairly complex process to display database content and to update it so I wanted to use a prepackaged CMS. But those all feel like they would be an overkill for what I actually need. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on how to implement a simple CMS for this type of feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 You realize that if you create a PHP powered website, that is a web app, right? If you already have a login page, you have a web app. A small one with limited functionality, but an application nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desigi Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 I never really considered something as simple as that as a web app... Thanks for clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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