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Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:19 am
by Man-O-Leisure
Hey guys, am after some help / advice as i dont know too much about PHP development at all..
I am looking to launch a site, that i want to be able to do some particular things that i am hoping i could get a PHP dev to do for me. Basically i want you guys to tell me if this is possible:
To make a database driven site, with search facility with category search, similar to say whitepages.com where each result gives a formatted webpage about the business? the tricky bit, i want that page automatically generated by items that the client uploads via a form, which would include a certain sized photo, and text and whatever, so i already stipulate the sizes of images to fit?? does that make sense?
Any input is apreciated guys!
Thanks in advance
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:53 am
by allspiritseve
Man-O-Leisure wrote:Basically i want you guys to tell me if this is possible:
Yes, its possible.
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:47 am
by Man-O-Leisure
Excellent.. Thanks for the reply
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:02 am
by mintedjo
Man-O-Leisure wrote:Excellent.. Thanks for the reply
Was that a sarcastic response? The elipses suggest sarcasm but perhaps it was a typo on the full stop?
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:08 pm
by Man-O-Leisure
Whats the elipses? And no there was no sarcasm there! I got a response i needed, so was thanking the user.
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:48 pm
by josh
Elipses == "..."
and anything is possible [within the laws of physics], theoretically speaking. Implementation difficulty is relative, what is impossible to a novice developer might be a flick of the wrist for a professional
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:00 pm
by califdon
Man-O-Leisure wrote:I am looking to launch a site, that i want to be able to do some particular things that i am hoping i could get a PHP dev to do for me. Basically i want you guys to tell me if this is possible:
To make a database driven site, with search facility with category search, similar to say whitepages.com where each result gives a formatted webpage about the business? the tricky bit, i want that page automatically generated by items that the client uploads via a form, which would include a certain sized photo, and text and whatever, so i already stipulate the sizes of images to fit?? does that make sense?
I couldn't follow the highlighted part above, but look, the general point is that if you see something done on another web site, you don't need to ask "is it possible?" Obviously it is. To receive help, you need to ask a specific question that maybe some of us will be able to answer. And please don't bother asking something like "How do I write a PHP script that does...?" This is a forum where we try to help each other solve specific problems, not a school where you can learn computer programming.
I don't mean to be harsh, just realistic.
Re: Help needed for a site idea i have..
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:12 pm
by Luke
Yea dude, no offense, but your question is pointless. Of course it's possible... just about every site on the internet does what you're asking. A better question would be, "What's a good place to start?", or "Can you point me in the direction of some literature on the topic?", or "Can I hire one of you to do it for me?".
So, think about it for a second, then rephrase your question.