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php employee scheduling system. please help!

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:01 am
by farchielad
Hey all,

I am new to this forum. I am a computer science / info systems senior student. I am trying to find a sort of free ready solution that i could use in one of my systems. My problem is as follows:

I am making from scrach an info system for a theatre production office. I have a linux server, and am using PHP and MySql. In one of the modules, I am trying to make an optimization for the weekly rehersal planning. The director's needs are the most important needs. He inputs how many hours he needs with each student (could be seperatly with that student or with a group of students simoltaniously). We have to take in account fixed and changing hours for each student, which in these hours he can't participate in a rehersal because he has other obligations. Given all these constraints, we need to build a schedual which best takes into account all given constraints.

I need it to be web based and in addition I would need to be able to connect to my database.

Does anyone know such a php free open source program that I could use???

Regards
Elad

Re: php employee scheduling system. please help!

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:53 pm
by jmut
Don't really get the idea but by requirements you give shouldn't be that hard todo in couple of days/a week.
I would probably suggest just using one framework to speed up the skeleton of your application. Whatever you're familiar with or if not I would suggest Zend_Framework. If course if you feel that it's overwhelming don't bother..all depends on what you're after.
From there you should split stuff in smaller tasks.....and start working..roughly said :)
Other than that here's web with all known/famous cms systems etc but I doubt any will help much http://www.opensourcecms.com/
Have fun.

Re: php employee scheduling system. please help!

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:08 pm
by htdung
I think you should give your requirement to a web/software development service, Farchielad. They will do what you want and consult you what you need or you should do. :)
If you wanna a cheap price, let give the project to a freelancer.

Re: php employee scheduling system. please help!

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:54 am
by farchielad
hey again,
Thank you all for the advice.
I have decided to write the whole thing from scratch..
If needed, Ill use exicting ESS optimizing algorithems, but in general, I will create my own app.

Thanks again
Elad