how to start something like myspace but less complex

dadak · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 3

I'm wondering how to make something like so:
people can make an account and then have their own page off of my site
ex. my website is www.dadak.net so it be something like www.dadak.net/theirusernamehere
and then they can edit that page with a text field with html and then submit that, and that becomes their page.

i believe this would have to be done in php or phtml correct me if i'm wrong.

so pretty much i'm looking at making something like myspace but with out all the features and less complex.

open to suggestions on how to start or where to go for help.

Thanks in advance
~DaDak

Corey Bryant · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:55 am

A server side language like PHP, ASP, .NET, etc with a database. You won't be able to use just HTML - you will need to be able to communicate with a database and be able to write to the server.

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dadak · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 3

thank you for your reply.

do you have any idea how to get this started? maybe a tutorial somewhere? google has disappointed me in its job. i know i'd have to use php or phtml with a database but how to make a database and coding for one i do not know.

Thanks again

Corey Bryant · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:36 pm

Honestly, if you are just starting something like this out today, it would probably take you months, if not years, to build something this complex.

You first need to know what platform you will be hosting on so then you can determine your server side language (ASP, .NET, PHP, etc). And then you will want to decide if you want to use MSSQL, mysql, Oracle, etc as the database.

If you are going to want to learn PHP, check out Hypertext Preprocessor as a start. You might even consider looking into local classes to help you grasp this as well. And if you decide you want to use mysql as the database, you can check out mysql (open source database).

There are a number of scripts out there that have some of the capabilities already, check out hotscripts for some ideas depending on your exact needs.

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dadak · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 3

thanks for your replying quickly.

yeah i know i have a ton of learning ahead, but i use a linux server for my site and i will mostlikly be using php and i get free mysql databases so i'll be sticking with that too.

thanks again Corey,

DaDak

damansk · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 3

hi corey,
i am trying to something similar, but have very short time frame to complete.

can you point to some öpen source scripts that i can use.

so far i have not been very successful locating anything helpful.

thanks a million in advance.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:27 pm

Check on hotscripts - they have a number of scripts listed broken down by the server side language.

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