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I'm really new to php, but I'm hoping to pick up a few tips and tricks on this forum. I have a site which I recently launched, and one of the features I'd like to add is a way that people can look up other users. Something where people can register, put in some info about themselves, and then search for other people in the same location of the world.
Does anyone know of a freeware php script/application that can do this, or one that I can modify and learn from?
Thanks for any help - Webmaster World is the best!
Cheers,
Matt
Have you tried looking through sourceforge.net and hotscripts.com? They usually have some good stuff. It wouldn't be too tough to write from scratch either. A simple sign up form with an insert script and then a search form with a search script.
You could start with a simple db structure for learning and then go from there.
Is it with mysql?
Yeah, I'm thinking it'll probably have to use a mysql database. I've already got one set up with my isp, but again the problem is I don't know much of anything about how to use it :) About time I learned how!
Thanks!
Matt
since these sites are a little hard to navigate when you aren't 100% sure where to start try some of these
PHP
MYSQL Functions [php.net]
Function Reference [php.net] When looking through the function reference just think of what data you are working with and you can probably find a page full of functions
working with files - Filesystem Functions [php.net]
working with strings - String Functions [php.net]
I'm sure you get my drift. Some other useful ones
Getting Started [php.net]
Predefined Variables [php.net]
Language reference [php.net]
MySQL
Documentation [mysql.com]
Tutorial Introduction [mysql.com]
Language Reference [mysql.com]
Some Basic/Essential Commands
CREATE, DROP, ALTER [mysql.com]
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE [mysql.com]
Functions for use with GROUP BY [mysql.com]
[edited by: jatar_k at 8:17 pm (utc) on April 9, 2003]
