What are things I should keep in mind and study to create a php hotel booking Script?

[morbid_leathal92]

Hello I have limitted knowledge of PHp MySQL programming. I want to learn more by creating my own php web applaication. So I would like to know what are the things I should consider and things I shouldn't forget while scripting a multiple hotel booking script in PHP?

[farscapeone]

First of all I don't recommend you start with hotel booking application. I have done one in PHP and worked on one made in JAVA and both of them were complicated. I suggest you start with something easier. You could, for example, make a script like IMDB for your own movie collection. It has all the features that almost any other application will use. You have a database that you have to manage (add, edit or modify movie data), image editing for covers and thumbnails, user management for movie ratings and other stuff (for family members or even public, so you can have different user groups etc...), and many other things you can add. That would be a good way to start and it is useful too ;)

In any case you should definitely consider using some PHP framework. I can't imagine working on a complex PHP application without using some kind of a framework. I personally like CodeIgniter but this is a question of personal preference. You can choose another one if you like and here is a handy list of PHP Frameworks you might like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...frameworks#PHP

Good luck and remember, practice is king!

[morbid_leathal92]

First of all I don't recommend you start with hotel booking application. I have done one in PHP and worked on one made in JAVA and both of them were complicated. I suggest you start with something easier. You could, for example, make a script like IMDB for your own movie collection. It has all the features that almost any other application will use. You have a database that you have to manage (add, edit or modify movie data), image editing for covers and thumbnails, user management for movie ratings and other stuff (for family members or even public, so you can have different user groups etc...), and many other things you can add. That would be a good way to start and it is useful too ;)

In any case you should definitely consider using some PHP framework. I can't imagine working on a complex PHP application without using some kind of a framework. I personally like CodeIgniter but this is a question of personal preference. You can choose another one if you like and here is a handy list of PHP Frameworks you might like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...frameworks#PHP

Good luck and remember, practice is king!

thanks for reply. i have done some small apps like image gallery and filehosting script. So i thought about booking script.

I have used codeigniter few times. Do you have some idea which one is better for Booking engine Zend framework or Codeigniter ?