Designing a PHP Turn Based Game

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SaintMike
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Designing a PHP Turn Based Game

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Hello, all!

I am developing a PHP/MySQL turn based game and I need a bit of help. I am new to PHP (although I do know java and C++) and I am having a pretty hard time finding knowledgeable PHP coders in my neighborhood so I beseech you and ask for guidance. Anyhow, if anyone is interested I will send more details. But I would like to make a game that is similar in function to: http://www.pimpwar.com

Trust me, it's going to be a very interesting project with many interesting elements.

S://Mike
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Quick question, why not just use Java for it?
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seems to be easier to find a free (or at least cheap) provider for php as for JSP (or similar) :?
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got any... specific things you need help with?
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Post by sam »

volka wrote:seems to be easier to find a free (or at least cheap) provider for php as for JSP (or similar) :?
He was talking Java not JSP.

A turn based game is possable with php but I have never attempted it nor wanted to, sorry.

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Java's cool

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Java seems like a good idea, actually. But I do believe you can use java classes in php code. The reason I thought of using php is because that's what a few turn-based games I know of have been using. Maybe because of php's integration with MySQL.

The game will be heavily dependant on accessing and manipulating databases dynamically.

So the question now becomes: php or java?

thanks for all the responses!

Mike
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