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Designing a PHP Turn Based Game

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 12:31 am
by SaintMike
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

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 4:27 am
by mikeq
Quick question, why not just use Java for it?

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 12:38 pm
by volka
seems to be easier to find a free (or at least cheap) provider for php as for JSP (or similar) :?

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 5:22 pm
by hob_goblin
got any... specific things you need help with?

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 5:31 pm
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.

Cheers moe

Java's cool

Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 6:05 pm
by SaintMike
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