hey guys...
good to join all PHP people at one place.....
i am planning to start with a yellow page directory.....and i am new to PHP....
would you mind helping me abut where to start?
thx in advance... Kristi
help req'ed : newbee
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Re: help req'ed : newbee
Explain more specifically what you want your "yellow page directory" to be.
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Re: help req'ed : newbee
A good start would be to find existing scripts and see *exactly* how others solved the problem.
http://www.hotscripts.com
Great start
Cheers,
Alex
http://www.hotscripts.com
Great start
Cheers,
Alex
Re: help req'ed : newbee
The people can list their and enroll them for our paid plans...and so...arborint wrote:Explain more specifically what you want your "yellow page directory" to be.
i just want to create a simple business directory...where people can come and search for a local business.....anytype of local business.
Re: help req'ed : newbee
Do you have previous programming knowledge?
Maybe not the simplest task to start with.
But I would start scetching on what features I want and what I want people to be able to do and not to do.
After that, see what requirements is needed in terms of hardware and software (Servers etc).
Design my database and start programming.
Maybe not the simplest task to start with.
But I would start scetching on what features I want and what I want people to be able to do and not to do.
After that, see what requirements is needed in terms of hardware and software (Servers etc).
Design my database and start programming.
Re: help req'ed : newbee
yes i do have programming skill. but here at PHP..i am not clear with where to start with.papa wrote:Do you have previous programming knowledge?
Maybe not the simplest task to start with.
But I would start scetching on what features I want and what I want people to be able to do and not to do.
After that, see what requirements is needed in terms of hardware and software (Servers etc).
Design my database and start programming.
i am done with my database. the website functions.
but bit confused with some technical aspects, such as
CMS, and admin pages:
how would i be able to check admin login on specific pages....do i have to check session for admin on every page? what if a user type direct URL to any admin page, would that user be able to review those pages? there are several other technical aspects, which i am not clear with.
Re: help req'ed : newbee
You'd want to use Sessions here, and there are many tutorials out there on how to use sessions for user management. As for checking every page: Yes, though that doesn't mean you have to copy/paste those checks into every page of the admin area. Not sure what level of programming skill you have, but this wouldn't be difficult if you are using a Front or Application Controller. Heck, simply including a config file that calls an authentication file that specifies everything for the security end, and sets everything up there would be good.krsm1980 wrote:how would i be able to check admin login on specific pages....do i have to check session for admin on every page? what if a user type direct URL to any admin page, would that user be able to review those pages? there are several other technical aspects, which i am not clear with.
You could also forgo using PHP and simply use Apache and .htaccess files to enforce admin accounts. It might be the easiest way. Simply password protected a directory that you'd use as an admin directory, and let Apache handle user auth for you, assuming that all admins are the same.
Again, not knowing your proficiency level, I can't offer anything to specific. And in reality, even if I did, there is only so much I could do. You're asking us to design an application, rather than help you with your design of the application. It would be better if you told us what you planned on doing, and how you are going to do it, and where the specific problem areas are. Simply not knowing how to do something is really more a push for us to recommend reading the Docs regarding sessions and .htaccess protection at this point.