I need some advice.

[Gimlin]

Ok I want to make a article manager thing. I am no expert at PHP and its seems mindblowing. I dont want anything Fancy, something simple. I came up with this:

Script that Registers users before they can submit an article
Script that Send article, once varified Username/Pass, to a control panel.
Script/Control Panel, that can delete, edit or approve the submittion.

Now thats sounds realtively simple. But its things like; making sure the Username is Alpha Numeric only, A Valid email. And what if the Material they submitted was from a Copyrighted source.

It seems like a lot of trouble. I was thinking of going to a simpliar thing, where it would email the submittion instead of a DB and then I would manually enter it into a DB, But then I get into things like people wanting the same Username/Author being attached to their article.

This is mind numbing, please give me some suggestions on what I could do.

[scoutt]

learn php as it wouldn't be that hard. the code wouldn't but maybe the layout would. it would matter what language you use it should be that hard as long as you put your mind to it.

everybody wants to become an expert at php before they learn it. I suggest reading the manual and doing some simple stuff like add to a database, and who knows it might turn into yout project the more you add little bits and pieces to it.

just do a little at a time then add them alltogether.

just keep thinking, php is your friend.

[Gimlin]

I acctually know how to do everything (I think) that I would need to do it. It just seems like all these little things and stuff. And I lose my confindence

[Gimlin]

Him Mabye if I tie in the Logon and Registry with the Forums? That would be easier and probably better.

[scoutt]

Originally posted by Gimlin
I acctually know how to do everything (I think) that I would need to do it. It just seems like all these little things and stuff. And I lose my confindence

ehh, we are here to help you through the rough stuff.

[Gimlin]

Originally posted by scoutt

ehh, we are here to help you through the rough stuff.

I know but I think I will script it so it will look at the DB of the Forum for U/P and if they dont match they can sign-up using the Forums sign-up. Not only will it be bit easier but the forum already contains things my features to stop retards trying to make bogus accounts as well as it has a GUI. But there is still lots of other things to do. Like creating the Control Panel I mentioned, and the layout of the information.

On thing you could help me would with is, how can you print things from the DB in alphabetical order?

Thanks

[scoutt]

when you do the select you do ORDER BY

"select * from table_name oder by category"

that should make it alphabetical

[Gimlin]

Thats what I really Like about PHP something that would be hard seems so easy and is too

Thanks for your help