Free Script Ideas

Discussion in 'PHP' started by Wyla, Mar 19, 2007.

  1. #1
    I will be opening up a webmaster membership soon and want to provide members with PHP scripts that they could use. These scripts would cost points which are free to get.

    I need ideas for general scripts that people might need. Currently, I have an article script, link forwarder script, and am working on a toplist script.

    What other scripts should be made that would be useful to a large amount of people?
     
    Wyla, Mar 19, 2007 IP
  2. Barti1987

    Barti1987 Well-Known Member

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    User login system.

    Last year I created one and had 5000 downloads in one month (I had to take it off when I renovated the website).

    Peace,
     
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  3. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    Like a simple one?

    Creates an account - Email verification - login - all users see same thing

    like that?
     
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    sparckyz Peon

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    #4
    I think they've all been done, but maybe:

    1. blog/diary (lite mini version)
    2. Automated E-mail content system for subscribers
    3. Unique visitor counter

    I'v pretty much done them all in one form or another (hence a few ideas) ;)
     
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  5. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    #5
    1. blog/diary (lite mini version)
    Sounds good but I don't see why people would use it... WP is amazing with all of its features and SEO.

    2. Automated E-mail content system for subscribers
    Cron job?

    3. Unique visitor counter
    Simple enough..
    User enters site - check if cookie is installed - if not unique+1 - install cookie
    OR
    user enters site - checks if IP in database - if not uniques+1 and insert new IP

    I like that one

    Keep the ideas coming guys!
     
    Wyla, Mar 19, 2007 IP
  6. yaffer

    yaffer Active Member

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    i could use a script that generates a random number then pulls data according to the number generated. how much would a script like that go for?
     
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  7. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    #7
    simple

    Can you give me an example?

    Like 50 points (2 referrals to the membership once its up) :D
     
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  8. yaffer

    yaffer Active Member

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    i'm not sure if this is the way you would do it, but it seems like the easiest way. you have data that are in numbered rows, you generate a random number within the parameters of your data, the script then pulls that data from the database and then posts it.
     
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  9. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    still not following...
    Say script generates 9754
    now what...
     
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    yaffer Active Member

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    it would go to row 9754 and pull the data within that row and print it
     
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    nico_swd Prominent Member

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    This already exists and is called RAND(), in MySQL, lol. I don't think something like this would be really interesting for many users.
     
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  12. yaffer

    yaffer Active Member

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    depends on the application.
     
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    I would also say something like PHPLD. There are a lot of people looking for free alternatives to it, I suspect.
     
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  14. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    okay. i can do that i guess, except how about we skip the number and just pull a random row out of the db?

    PHPLD would be something tough to code, I could probably make it though, nothing as fancy though.
     
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    you're the programmer. i just know what i would like it to do 8^)
     
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    captcha generator, image upload form
     
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    #17
    there is always room for a good free image hosting script.
     
    procrastinator, Mar 20, 2007 IP