New PHP Project...?

[Donovan]

So I want to start a PHP project (i have installed the latest version of PHP, mySQL, and phpmyadmin) on my computer. I have 'narrowed it down' to these choices:

Online OS
Ad/Affiliate Management System
Social Networking Site
Wiki
IM service
Hit counter
File Manager
Game
News Handler

I have just got into PHP and know the basics. I can do form handling and work with mysql databases through PHP, and I know how to use phpmyadmin. But I am stuck figuring out which script I should make. Any suggestions?

[Michael]

Jul 18, 2010 13:37:45 GMT -8 Donovan said:

So I want to start a PHP project (i have installed the latest version of PHP, mySQL, and phpmyadmin) on my computer. I have 'narrowed it down' to these choices:

Online OS
Ad/Affiliate Management System
Social Networking Site
Wiki
IM service
Hit counter
File Manager
Game
News Handler

I have just got into PHP and know the basics. I can do form handling and work with mysql databases through PHP, and I know how to use phpmyadmin. But I am stuck figuring out which script I should make. Any suggestions?

GAME

[Jordan]

If it's your first php project I would go with something fairly simple such as a hit counter, and then work your way up from there.

[Charles Stover]

If you've just gotten into PHP, there is absolutely no reason you should try to do the following:
Online OS
Ad/Affiliate Management System
Social Networking Site
Wiki
IM service
Game

That leaves:
Hit counter
File Manager
News Handler

I did a hit counter when I first started programming, and it became rather popular (and rather dead, as I didn't optimize the database which led to a much destructive size so it had to be removed).
A file manager is meh, depending on the features it would have. May be too hard, may not.
A news handler would be a great script for you to have, depending on what you mean by that. A CMS? No. A news XML/RSS reader? Yes.

I'd recommend either a counter or RSS reader.

[Bennett 🚀]

Counter, or, the ad/aff system. My first PHP and mySQL script was a content system.. that could be easily changed on an admin page, by querying the db and getting the info.