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May 28th, 2005, 6:58 PM
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[solved] Where to start?
Brand new here, and I hope you guys can help. I'm looking to make a web based volleyball management game (niche market, I know), where all users have teams, and all teams consist of players..I'll save you from specifics. I need a database of some sort to store the player information..a website, obviously, that users can login to to see the information in the database, and a way to simulate matches based on an in-game clock. What should language code the game in? What sort of databse should I use? What do I need to look for in a web host? What software do I need?
I'm a CS major, and while I know java, C++, etc, I have not dealt with web programming at all in this sense. This is definately a learning project for me, and I'm looking to be set on the right track. Any thoughts/comments/insights are greatly appreciated. Last edited by CasualSax; May 29th, 2005 at 11:56 AM. |
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May 28th, 2005, 11:46 PM
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May 28th, 2005, 11:51 PM
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Welcome to the forums!
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May 29th, 2005, 1:01 AM
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Makes sense. How should I go about coding automated functions - and testing them with the database off site, for that matter?
And thanks for the welcome Mjordan. =D Last edited by CasualSax; May 29th, 2005 at 1:03 AM. |
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May 29th, 2005, 1:07 AM
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I believe PHP 5 supports classes... you could start by building a team and a player class. Then separately work on the database connectivity to MySQL.
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May 29th, 2005, 7:21 AM
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You can test them on your home machine by downloading the Apache HTTP Server, PHP and MySQL. Install all of these, get a good book on PHP and MySQL (I recommend PHP and MySQL Web Development by Welling and Thomson) and away you go.
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May 29th, 2005, 9:05 AM
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May 29th, 2005, 10:03 AM
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yeah php, SQL, and a dash oh good 'ole HTML will do the trick rather nicely. or you can say screw it and use C# and the .NET framework. but i don't suggest that.
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May 29th, 2005, 11:18 AM
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Yeah... I agree with Ooble. I also have and recommend the same book: PHP and MySQL Web Development by Welling and Thomson
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May 29th, 2005, 11:55 AM
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Gotcha. Thanks a ton guys! And I'll try to stick around and not be one of those that just comes in to ask his question and leave. And theres no way in hell I'm using C#.. =P
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