What type of Programming does this website use? Thanks

Discussion in 'Programming' started by -Jerry, Aug 5, 2011.

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    mcserverlist.net  I was just wondering what type of coding this site used, i'm really new to this stuff and want to learn to code something similar to this website.

    Thanks in advance. 

    Edit: I am guessing php/mysql

    As i want to make one of these server lists for myself, but i don't know where to start. Anyone with insight could you either please post or message me? It would be greatly appreciated and i will defiantly credit you in things :)
       
     
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    -Jerry, Aug 5, 2011 IP
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    Dennis M. Active Member

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    Notice that all the front-end (obviously) is HTML/CSS. The actually scripting language they use (backend stuff that provides functionality, but you don't really see it), however, is PHP.

    Regards,
    Dennis M.

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    A management system, in concept, is simple. Implementing it, however, can take a lot of work. If you are familiar with SQL queries and have some grasp on PHP scripting, you should be fine (provided you have the time). The basic idea is to create a database which can hold all dynamic content that you need. From there, you want to be able to easily read/write, but at the same time keep your code safe (google things such as SQL injection) and robust - this is where some algorithmic stuff can come into play if your site is large enough. For voting, you can track things such as IPs for starters, store cookies, etc.
     
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    Thanks for the prompt reply, how much knowledge of php do you think is required to make a site like that.

    Register / Sign up
    Dashboard which gives the option to add a 'server'. Once added it moves to the front page.
    Then given a link to advertise if you want people to 'vote' for your site etc.

    Thanks again Dennis!. 
     
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    Sorry, I updated my first post.

    In any case, a primitive version of the site should not be difficult for someone with "moderate" experience with PHP or any stronger background in most OOP languages. For the basics (Register/sign up, add server, vote), it may not be entirely necessary to make full use of OOP features although they could be helpful (I worked a few years back on a project which created such a script for ArcEmu - the project is now dead, unfortunately). You can use PHP "sessions" to keep track of logged in users, and restrict certain functionality to users who are logged in based on simple if() conditionals (i.e. "Add server" option).

    Good luck!

    Regards,
    Dennis M.
     
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