Add/remove-Favourites

varsha

hello there, I have been searching for an php 'save favourites' script. I wish to use it for a property website where users can add/view/remove their favourite properties, say from a listing.

I'm not entirely sure but I think can be done with cookies. Im using SQL database too.

Can somebody please help me with a basic programme flow of how the script might work...
i want someting similar to
http://www.a1vacations.com/index.cfm/fa/find.aquery?keywords=paris&goPush=0&submit=Go&arrivalDate=mm%2Fdd%2Fyyyy&departureDate=mm%2Fdd%2Fyyyy&bedSelect=&refinements=&refinements=
using php script

thanks in advance

regrds
varsha

rkolbe

Well, if your users are logging into their own account, etc, you could save their favs to a database, or yes, you could use cookies.

Personally I would use a database of some sort so that if they clear their cookies locally or jump to another computer, their favs are still saved for them.

If you do not want to require a login, etc, saving cookies or using sessions is about your only solution I'd say...

varsha

hey..i dont want users login...i wanna go wit sessions or cookies..
can anyone help me hw do i get it using session or cookie..as i m new to php platformm..
i wuld like to get some ready made script...if possible...as i hve time bound...
well...thnks a lot..

Regrds
Varsha

rkolbe

Best place to really start -> http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php

We would just be rehashing that if we were to explain...just check it out, read up, and if you have more questions, im sure anyone would be really willing to help you. We can't really help unless you are helping yourself 😉

I could send you some dirty code I have on an auth system I use for small not-so-important websites I run. It shows how cookies are handled as I have not skipped over to sessions yet (cookies are good for what I am doing).