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Don't Know Where To Start

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Okay I'm actually a professional wrestler for a small company here in Kansas and I made a website and wanted to find a few php scripts to install on the website however for what I want done I can't find anything that would help me out. Is there anyone that would help me figure out what direction I need to go.
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What direction do you want to go? :lol:
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There is a lot to talk about. Do you have AIM or yahoo you can PM me your sn?
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You really need to provide some more information...you're basically asking for something for the purpose of something else without clarification.
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As you can tell from previous responses, one place NOT to start is by asking a question that sounds like "I'd like to learn a little PHP programming, can I contact you for an extended tutorial session?" The place for you to start is with some basic tutorials, of which there are probably hundreds on the web. Use a search engine and search for things like:
web design tutorial
php basic tutorial
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Okay I apologize for making it sound that way.

I went out and bought this book by Larry Ullman called PHP For the World Wide Web and read it completely through in a matter of two days and love it. Very informative, well written and easy to do it on your own from his examples.

Anyway I wrote a few ideas I had down for the scripts I wanted. Do you think this is all possible to be done?


Admin Panel
Login System
  • Single Login point for administrators and handlers
    Handlers can access all of their available characters with the one login
    Administrators can access all characters and use all editing and posting features, as well as all site configuration tools.
Character / Team Types
All biography types support biography editing, news posting, allies and rivals selection and quotes.

Singles: A wrestler.
  • Singles wrestlers can be used individually or to form tag teams or stables.

Tag Team: A team consisting of two singles wrestlers.
  • It is necessary to create the singles biographies for each team member in order to complete the tag team biography.
    If team members change, the system can record former members.

Stable: A group consisting of up to seven singles wrestlers or other character types.
  • It is necessary to create the biographies for each stable member in order to complete the stable biography.
    If stable members change, the system can record former members.

Manager / Valet: A non-competing character usually employed by a wrestler or team.
  • Singles, Tag Teams or Stables can have a single manager.

Staff: A non-competing character usually employed by the company, e.g. CEO, General Manager, Interviewer, Ring Crew.

Referee: Match official.


Biographies
  • Custom fields - add additional fields without manually modifying source code or the database.
    Previous Members of Tag Teams/Stables
Content Management
  • Administrators can add static content pages (e.g. rules, faq) to the website via the admin panel.
    Appearance of each page is determined by selecting from header and footer templates.

Integrated News Publishing
  • Administrators can add unlimited news categories.
    Posting permissions for each category includes Admin Only or All Users.
    Handlers post news as the selected character.
    News history can be listed in the character bio.
Integrated Results Management
  • Event Booking
    Predefined Arena List
    Unlimited Matches
    Hype each match
    Add / Remove / Reorder Matches
    Booking Notification & Storyline Involved

Archiving
  • Archiving is done automatically. Once a show has been set to Public, it automatically appears in the show archive list. No further action is required by the card compiler.
    Flexible archive list - include a variety of information about each event, e.g. date, arena, what the main event was, custom comments.
    Searchable

Integrated Championship Management
Champions
  • Unlimited titles
    Singles, Tag or Stables can have titles
    List up to 5 contenders for each title
    All characters on champions/contenders page automatically linked to their bios
    Make titles inactive but keep the history

Title Histories
  • Title histories listed per title and integrated in with the character's match history in their bio.
    Extremely easy maintenance for the card compiler or other site administrator.
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Anything that makes logical sense can be programmed. That said, I advise beginners to start with a simple operation, not something as elaborate as you have outlined. The reason is that you will be beset by many stumbling blocks, believe me, and if the project is complex, you will have a very difficult time sorting out the syntax errors, the logic errors, the system errors, the installation errors, etc.

I must say I have no concept of what is involved in professional wrestling, but I give you credit for writing down and classifying the many factors involved with your project. Your next step is to identify the entities in your data model and their attributes. I'm sure you will find references to these terms in your book. After that, you should establish relationships among the entities. The best way to do this is with ER (entity-relationship) diagrams. All this must come before you ever turn on the computer or begin to write any code.

Good luck.
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What do you mean entities?
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CoolAsCarlito wrote:What do you mean entities?
If your book doesn't begin in chapter one by explaining entities, I would advise you to find a better book. Entities are the basic building blocks of relational databases. An entity is a like a noun in grammar--a person, place, object, event, document, etc. See http://www.campus.ncl.ac.uk/databases/d ... esign.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-relationship_model
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/e/entity_ ... iagram.htm
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