tutorial ideas

[scrowler]

i just need somewhere to keep this list, so that i can update it when i complete some etc.

Limiting MySQL Results Displayed on a Query (with pagination for later pages of results)
How to Create a Shoutbox from Scratch (with anti-spam functions, etc)
* PHP str_replace & preg_replace Functions (for bulletinboards)
* Randomizing Images, Quotes and MySQL Results
* A Simple Image Gallery script
An e-mail-sending contact form
* Uploading images into mySQL and then displaying them on a PHP website
GD Library Functions
* Working with text files
* Multi-page Forms with PHP
Limiting Text length and other text variable functions
Making Expanding and Collapsing Menus
Using arrays
Creating a Membership System
Logical Operators. i.e. IF, Else, While, etc.
Alternating Row Colors With MySQL Results
* an Online 5 Star Rating System (i.e. user ratings. non-spammable)
* Building a PHP/MySQL News system with user comments

dark green - finished
dark orange - in progress
black - to come

[ConceptualMind]

Ooooh ... could you create a contact form tutorial next? Something I want to know.

That's a helluva lot of tutorials lol. All for BioRUST? o.O

[Trigona]

I must say that you're very, well, productive :P keep up the good work!

[BlodoPKNZ]

Do the str_replace thingy first. Only thing i cant figure out from this list

[scrowler]

im actually in the middle of the completel shout box tutorial, then ill do contact and str_replace because theyre easy :P

[BlodoPKNZ]

Ok then while youre at str_replace, mind doing ereg_replace and maybe some other string functions too ?

[scrowler]

sure

there's some very useful ones i'll cover:

trim()
addslashes()
stripslashes()
strtoupper()
strtolower()
nl2br()

etc.

[scrowler]

contact form tutorial finished, sent to m0g

--edit-- shout box coding finished/fixed i'll get m0g to check it over then update the tutorial, then post it

[scrowler]

i'm thinking perhaps we leave out the GD lib tutorial, as it requires an extension to be installed. most people won't have access to the servers to do it. i might do it later eh? maybe last? also maybe shout me which ones to do, if i did all of them it'd be probably 20 pages long, knowing me...

i'll have a go at the image gallery tutorial after i've fixed up the shoutbox tutorial code which i'm doing tonight. cya.

--edit-- also, the unspammable attribute to the 5 star rating system - how about i make it unspammable by assuming the membership tutorial code is built onto it, so you have to register etc to vote? membership will include activation url's etc

--edit-- didnt wanna make it 4 posts in a row, but i've finished the shoutbox and the menus tutorials, sent them to mog.

[BlodoPKNZ]

Still the GD library is popular because its useful, so i think the tutorial would be helpful.

[scrowler]

yeah, i'll do it last though, because i will have to install it locally before i can play with it unless mog has it on biorust.com.. but i dont think he does because i ran php info yesterday and i didnt see it.

update - i've currently nearly finished the source code for the membership system, but im going away for 3 days tommorow so i'll write the tutorial for it when i get back

--edit-- membership system example code finished: click here for demonstration

it currently includes: login, registration, activation, members only page, change password, change email, close account, logout, forgotten password, resend validation email

--edit-- membership system tutorial finished, sent to mog.

[Man1c M0g]

Dont worry scrowler - we have the latest GD2 library installed on the biorust server. Its actually an integral part of the PHP install, so everyone who has PHP4 or greater should also have GD installed...

[scrowler]

cool.. i'll still do it last :P

[BlodoPKNZ]

Hmmh i just figured out how to do expressions. Need any help with that?

[Man1c M0g]

Originally Posted by BlodoPKNZ

Hmmh i just figured out how to do expressions. Need any help with that?

Hey, a detailed tutorial on expressions could be just what the doctor ordered!