I was told a site like this ( http://bensbargains.net ) uses PHP and possibly MySQL to display their products from different affiliate partners. I would like to do something similar as this website but on a totally different non competing topic. Is there a script, template or system setup for someone that is a novice with PHP that i could use? If i am far off the mark and this website does not use PHP i apologize. I am rather new at PHP. But i am willing to learn what it takes to make something similar. Any suggestions or help will be appreciated. Thanks
Hey The site indeed appears to use PHP. (But the same could be accomplished with many other languages as well...). Anyway, as far as scripts, check out this: http://www.pricetapestry.com/ It provides a fulll site solution using data from whatever affiliate feeds you'd like. Not sure how easy it would be to customize the design/layout but it could be a good starting point. There are other similar scripts out there, look here: http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/scripts-programs/affiliate-programs/ or just search for "affiliate feeds php script" or "data feeds php script". There are also scripts for specific sites like Amazon: http://www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1...chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=amazon.com+afiiliate+script so if you'll be using a specific site for your data try searching for a "[sitename] script". Hope that helps! The most customizable option is to write the scripts that parse the feeds and then display them exactly how you want, but you'd need to have a good grasp of web programming or pay someone to do it! Matt
It's called a product feed site. You can find the basic code on the shareasale forums. I built a site a long time ago that uses this basic principle. Here's how it works: 1) Connect via FTP to sharesale and downloads their .CSV product files. 2) Foreach file download, parse through it and dump all the data into a mysql database You then build another script that will search through the database and display specific products based on search criteria. You put in functions to display product categories and all that other jazz. What you end up with is a website that has content that is 100% driven by product datafeeds from affiliate networks. It's a fun thing to play around with and I've seen it work for a few people, but it's a pain in the butt to code.
If you find the right affiliate, they might provide you with a Webservice that you can parse through. If formatted correctly, it's just parsing through an XML file. You can then take that data and either dump it into your database, or you can pull from it each time you need it (which will probably slow down your site substantially). Good Luck!!