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    i am thinking of making an online game.
    everyone can play the game but the game only lasts one week.
    on the website they will have to type there details in every week and then they'll be allowed to play the game.
    also the ip address of that person will be recorded and prevent the user from playing more than once per week.
    Everyone has the right to play once per week.

    I do not have much knowledge in vb. I have designed a website in photoshop and put it into dreamweaver all i need now is coding to get it all to work. So i was wondering would it be possible to use visual basics for this? If so will anyone please be able to help me out? i would really appriciate it thanks.

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    Re: need loads of help with project

    Quote Originally Posted by jango55
    i am thinking of making an online game.
    everyone can play the game but the game only lasts one week.
    on the website they will have to type there details in every week and then they'll be allowed to play the game.
    also the ip address of that person will be recorded and prevent the user from playing more than once per week.
    Everyone has the right to play once per week.

    I do not have much knowledge in vb. I have designed a website in photoshop and put it into dreamweaver all i need now is coding to get it all to work. So i was wondering would it be possible to use visual basics for this? If so will anyone please be able to help me out? i would really appriciate it thanks.
    With so many restrictions, I doubt anyone would bother to play even if its free. What if you got accidentally disconnected after just two minutes? I don't think anyone would be willing to wait another week. What if your on a shared internet connection, or same IP?

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    Re: need loads of help with project

    Or what if you have a dynamic IP? You really need to create a login and just check if that login is logged in already or not. Too many headaches will deter people from using your game. It needs to be as easily accessible as possible for them to be able to focus on content instead of access.
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    Re: need loads of help with project

    And, why in the world would you be using a desktop language (which is exactly what Visual Basic is) to do a web app?

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    what language do u reckon i should use then?
    yes i guess using a login would be a good idea. i really dont know where to start lol

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    Re: need loads of help with project

    If it is going to be a web app, then it should be a web based language like ASP, or Java or something.

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    Re: need loads of help with project

    how do you make a login?

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    Are you still using VB6?

    Where are the usernames and passwords stored?

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    Re: need loads of help with project

    right i now have mysql, phpmyadmin, php. i have created a table in mysql called user and the actual database is called guestdb. but whenever i try and link it to dreamweaver it doesnt work. also i havnt been able to install phpmyadmin. when i go to link it to dreamweaver it asks for:
    connection name:
    mysql server:
    user name:
    password:
    database:

    right i know the password but i never got given a username so i guess its admin. i dont know what to put as connection name or mysql server.
    i think i have to put guestdb in the database bit but whenver i put guestdb it says unexpected error occured.

    does anyone know how i can create a simple login in for dreamweaver. thanks

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