Hi, Could anyone recommend a good PHP dating script? A quick google reveals http://www.azdg.com/scripts.php. Has anyone tried it? Thanks, fcmisc.
For anyone who's interested, I installed a test version of the above script at: http://dating.blapper.com/ It appears to be very basic but functional. I'd ideally like to add "Net earnings" and "Potential earnings" fields for gold diggers. And allows users to communicate via the website, rather than forcing them to use email forms (some users might not want to divulge email addresses and will be too lazy to create false/safe addresses). Regards, fcmisc
There's one that's more of a social networking script that may suit your needs. It's at http://www.phpizabi.net It's a pretty impressive project even though it's still in the early stages of development. A couple of scripts I have used in the past are from: http://www.datingsoftware.biz and http://www.aedating.com Each are in the sub $700 range and are very solid choices for starting a dating site. Good luck.
I just installed the tufat script osDate at www.mysoaces.com Install was easy. flash chat and phpBB are integrated. It's easy to customize the profile criteria. I've left most features accessible to the free registration if you care to take it for a spin. It's fairly new and bugs are still being worked out, but has nice features. It seems like there will be a decent community for support and development.
I'm pulling my hair out with the host right now. A full tmp file is making mysql act goofy. I first noticed it with a couple drupal sites and now the osdate site.
I am also after a dating script. I have narrowed it down between the following two : webdate : http://www.webscribble.com/ and emeeting : http://www.datingscripts.co.uk/ by the way jazzy... you said : "flash chat and phpBB are integrated".... do you mean its coded for the phpbb and flash chat to be integrated easily.. rather than flashchat and phpbb coming free as part of the package.
forget to mention.. I have deltascripts matachmaker installed.... whatever you do ..... dont buy that... its a pile of doggy doos. complete waste of time and dollars.
The whole shebang is free open source. When a user registers, flash chat and phpBB are setup to use the same database. You login to osdate and and move between the other programs seamlessly...usually. Some forum members gripe about it being buggy, but I haven't seen anything major yet. There are versions out there that have been "fixed" and are sold. I think phpfriendster is one of them.
thanks for the reply.. but flash chat on that site is only available for $5..not free..... so cant understand why its been given away free in another package ? or are at cross purposes here ?
You're probably right. Flashchat is a seperate install, but it is integrated in the sense of sharing the user database. I installed the thing so fast I probably forget paying my $5.
heres a demo - http://www.demoget.com/dating2/ heres the script - http://freeturnkey.net/scripts/dating2.zip
I (although a developer of a dating script) will always recommend: GO CUSTOM. I will not advertise our software, because this advertisement would be false. There is no BEST dating script. All dating scripts are not unique. Yes, abledating has more features than the others, but what of it? We develop abledating at http://www.abledating.net and have this site also: http://abk-experts.com/ Here you can order a completely unique solution, not to over-saturate the web with clones of different dating software scripts. There is only one piece of advice one can give here: GO CUSTOM!!! Get an open source solution and change it until it is unique. Of cource it is easier to do this when you have a script with a lot of features like abledating from the beginning. But it can be any other software script. Skadate, Boonex, PHPFox, whatever. But make your homework, imagine what you would like your site to look like. And answer one simple quiestion: WHY THE HECK WILL THE USER USE MY SITE AND NOT ALL THE REST OUT THERE?!!