Idiot need advice - stranger in a strange land

TimR

Hi,

I want to create a page for a local golf club where members are able to create their own accounts (in the same way you might do with bbphp), log on, then edit there own scores from a list of other members.

I have no real experience of PHP and wonder if there is a way to modify a simple CMS or existing free script to do this?

Thanks in advance,

Tim

TheDefender

I don't know if there is a script out there that's close to what you want, in order to be an easy mod, but sure there are tons of scripts out there that can be modded... Heck, what you are trying to accomplish isn't even that difficult to do from the ground up... (Start at hotscripts.com)

TimR

Trouble is when you are completely new to something you don't even know how to phrase the questions you need to ask!

I just need find a way to allow users to fine their name on a list, click the number in the column next to their name change its value themselves (without allowing them to to the same with anyone else's name)

Tim

TheDefender

Well, there are a couple of ways to go about it...

1) Pay someone to write the script for you.
2) Go to php.net and mysql.com, download the repsective manuals, and write it yourself (or mod a script yourself) and if and when you encounter problems, post your questions here...

Here's a basic rundown of what you need to be looking at:

MySQL Manual: UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, and SELECT queries. Database connectivity.

PHP Manual: working with variables and predefined global variables. Functions such as mysql_query and mysql_fetch array.

Depending on how soon you need this, if you are diligent, it should only take a couple of days to get something up and running. You could learn enough basics in a weekend. Then you can tweak to add things like secure authentication and whatnot.

The main thing is to not feel like you have to have this page up and running tomorrow. Don't rush yourself. Take the time to learn the scripting, and have fun with it.

TimR

That is good advice. Maybe ill lock myself away next week and see how far I get.

Many thanks,

Tim

TheDefender

Good Luck Tim. And if you get stuck, by all means, come on back and post for some help... Oh, one thing I failed to mention. These forums are a great resource. If you have troubles with something specific, chances are very high that you aren't the first, and the issue has been addressed here, so make sure you search these forums before posting. You'll probably find your answer pretty quickly...

fire_cracker

If you really need some help getting this taks done, and you have half as much trouble as I did getting up and running with PHP/MySQL a great place to find some help is http://www.rentacoder.com