First programming attempt - simple project tracker

stupid_baby

I've been wanting to try my hand at some basic programming task, but before I start dabbling I'd like to know if PHP is the right tool for the job, and if it might be within the grasp of a total newbie.

My company has big grandiose plans for an enterprise project management system, which is tied up in the bureaucracy. In the meantime, all project managers have to submit updates in a spreadsheet every week. This file contains basic info such as PM name, department, start/finish dates, status, and a couple of comment fields.

I'd like to make it so that all PMs can log in to a central location, do these updates for our projects, and then my boss can log in and click a button to get a CSV file.

Does this sound like an easy job to do from scratch? Could I dumb down an existing package like dotproject to do this? Any advice would be appreciated.

alby

check this out I know a friend who use it for its office and Team members

http://netoffice.sourceforge.net/demo/general/login.php

here is the home page

http://netoffice.sourceforge.net/modules/news/

Good luck!

awesome_aims

If you don't know any PHP, then idk where to start, and with no experience in programming.... well good luck

I started with Q-Basic (software), then Flash ActionScript (macro), then HTML, then Visual Basic (software), then JavaScript, then PHP and MySQL, but thats just me.

With no experience, you may need to find someone else.

Good Luck 🙂

pradee

Well, I think 'dotproject' is a good project management software package if it facilitates all your needs. I have downloaded & configured it for my company a few months back. You don't need much knowledge in PHP to do that.