Need Some input !!!!!!!!!!!

[lanjoky]

Ok guys/gals,

I am finally getting some time to myself, school has been a major pain in the but lately, and want to start a new php project. The only problem is I cant think of anything constructive to start ... So I turn to you guys ... hoping you can give some good ideas that will inspire me to start working on something.

Here are some ideas that ive thought of but are frankly not what I want to do:
create a blog
create a CMS
create a portal

I want something somewhat unique that takes some thought in how to attack building of the project ....

Any help you guys can give would be greatly appreciated!!

[drawmack]

why don't you create a portal that uses a cms to allow people to host their blogs?

[Merve]

Make a forum script or make something like really annoys people (like a forum script). :D

[drawmack]

oh oh make a cron that will automatically post links to related threads for common questions posted to the forums.

[jebster]

How 'bout a fully featured FTP program? In PHP of course.

[Merve]

Open your own bank and make an online transaction thingy.

[drawmack]

better yet, right a php script that will read my mind and then write whatever program I am thinking about.

[Merve]

Originally posted by drawmack
better yet, right a php script that will read my mind and then write whatever program I am thinking about.


<?php
echo $what_drawmack_is_thinking;
?>


output: "Merve is a dork-ass. Mmmm....cheesecake. What the hell? There's no cheese!" :p

You've got a lot of input now, lanjoky. How about some output? (You can post the code in code critique forum when you're done) :):):)

[lanjoky]

Originally posted by drawmack
better yet, right a php script that will read my mind and then write whatever program I am thinking about.

<?php
$what_drawmack_is_thinking = "SEX SEX SEX SEX";
echo $what_drawmack_is_thinking;
?>

Wow that was easy .... next :)....

Other then the ftp program there has been no "solid" input .... this is a serious question!!

Thanks

[Moonglobe]

write something big. people will buy it if its big. and then you make money. people like big. win-win. :D

[drawmack]

Originally posted by lanjoky
<?php
$what_drawmack_is_thinking = "SEX SEX SEX SEX";
echo $what_drawmack_is_thinking;
?>

Wow that was easy .... next :)....

Other then the ftp program there has been no "solid" input .... this is a serious question!!

Thanks

that doesn't write the program I'm thinking about.

[ForgotMyPass]

Close enough. Your obviously thinking of a PHP script that makes ASCII porn.

[LordShryku]

Well, a couple suggestions

1) The ModBot. Seems to have been a lot of conversation but no real action.

2) A WYSIWYG PHP editor. Seems to be tons of IDE's out there, but still people use Dreamweaver(who's PHP support is just not up to snuff IMHO)

3)Originally posted by drawmackoh oh make a cron that will automatically post links to related threads for common questions posted to the forums. Make this a reality. PLEASE make this a reality :D

[Merve]

I'm serious. Make a word-search creator (a complicated one).

[ForgotMyPass]

Dreamweaver > j00.

I really just use it for the color coding and reference boxes.

[LordShryku]

Originally posted by ForgotMyPass
Dreamweaver > j00.

I really just use it for the color coding and reference boxes.
if(in_array($crap, "Dreamweaver")) {
echo "Found Dreamweaver in the crap pile!";
}
else {
echo "Well, it should be in the crap pile";
}

[Merve]

Use something where you have complete control over your code, right LordShryku? Although something tells me that the LART is coming your way because of that post......

:D

[LordShryku]

Originally posted by Merve
Use something where you have complete control over your code, right LordShryku? Although something tells me that the LART is coming your way because of that post......

:D

Bring it on!!! :D

And yeah, I'd rather hand-do everything. Maybe I'm just a sadist.

[Elizabeth]

Now now, don't be dissin' my Dreamweaver... I love that damn thing. And yes, I do code by hand at times, but it's so much better for the brainless HTML stuff like tables and such.

So :p

-Elizabeth

[lanjoky]

I agree totally ... Dreamweaver is the best editor that Ive found so far ... I cant live without it !!

[LordShryku]

:eek:

I'm one of those VI and Notepad guys though. Never really used any IDE's

[jebster]

Originally posted by LordShryku
:eek:

I'm one of those VI and Notepad guys though. Never really used any IDE's

I couldn't stand not having syntax highlighting!

[LordShryku]

Originally posted by jebster
I couldn't stand not having syntax highlighting!
I've tried a couple of them. That syntax highlighting seems more distracting anymore.

[jebster]

Originally posted by LordShryku
I've tried a couple of them. That syntax highlighting seems more distracting anymore.

I didn't like the colors at first so I changed them so they are perfect now! ;)

[Moonglobe]

Originally posted by jebster
I didn't like the colors at first so I changed them so they are perfect now! ;) same here............ as a friend commented mine's rather pastell-y now ;)

[Merve]

sounds like open-source

[Moonglobe]

wah....?

[lanjoky]

Come on guys you can do better then this .... keep feeding ideas!!!!!!

[Moonglobe]

calm down dude :cool:

really give us a break. If you really wanted an On Topic thread you should have posted in General Help. :p

but seriously we've given you ideas........ maybe we can't think of any more? ever think of that?

[Weedpacket]

Maybe the problem is that when we think of a really cool idea we thinks to ourselves "I'll do that!" and fail to pass it on.

[jebster]

Originally posted by lanjoky
Come on guys you can do better then this .... keep feeding ideas!!!!!!

VV :D VV

Originally posted by jebster
How 'bout a fully featured FTP program? In PHP of course.

;)

[Weedpacket]

A web application all-singing-all-dancing RPC-communicating Javascript-driven GUI form construction kit! On-the-fly creation or cached HTML output!

[Merve]

PEBoDMyAdmin! :D No, I'm just joking, that's my project.

I'm serious about the wordsearch creator...then you could have a family of puzzles, you could make a crossword creator, a Caesar Cipher creator....or....(now this is getting really ambitious)...make an entire puzzle site, complete with forum, and you login, and you have a series of puzzles that you keep updating, and you can unlock new puzzles, create puzzles and post them, etc. I'm starting to think Weed was right...now I want to do this :D (even though I can't...damn...)

I'm serious about that puzzle site idea....no matter how suprising it is that I'm serious.

[lanjoky]

lol u serious ??? ROFL thats a first :) ... j/k .... I didnt mean to sound rude with my last post ... just wanted ideas to keep comming in .... its been a while since ive been on the boards so I need to start watching how i state things ... I apologize if it sounded as though I was barking at you guys ... just wanted more ideas :) ... thanks to those of you that have posted ...


I am looking into the puzzle idea and the ftp idea and will see what I can do .. maybe I can get turn it into one project?? :)


Thanks again .

[Merve]

How to integrate both ideas: Make them separately, and have something on the site saying: "Upload your stuff via FTP!"

Seriously, I don't really know how to integrate the two. Maybe have this thing that for signing up, you get to also use the FTP client to upload your files to whatever server you want, whenever you want (and say that it kicks WinSCP's ass)

[jebster]

How 'bout a site spell checking script? I'd think it would be too hard tho cause of the Pspell Functions, I was thinking about it but my computer runs windows and the manual says: "This extension is not available on Windows platforms" so I am kinda SOL! :(

Or maybe a POP mai program type thing...

Or a PHPPaint image editing program.

Or a all out website manager

Or build on the wordsearch creator, and make a script that does that and makes random mazes(a image), and those crossword puzzle things