'Social Networking'???!!!!

[danny_matthews]

Hey all,

Now ive just starting learning PHP and kinda got ahead of myself by saying i'd create a basic 'Social Networking' site for a Uni Project.

Only thing is... I have no idea as to how i go about making it?!
I understand this is potentially a complex issue.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Danny.

[Medyman]

Complex doesn't begin to describe it. lol

Social Networking implies a lot of things. Can you be more specific as to the functionality you plan? Do you want to do everything from scratch or integrated 3rd party applications?

[danny_matthews]

Well as its a Uni project im just talking basics. ill focus on the aesthetic side of things. Basically all i wanted was a basic profile for each user showing a profile pick, a link to be able to email them and for them to be able to place content upon their page.

Don't worry though, im just a very ambitious person! thank you for your reply.

[Snookerman]

You might want to take a look at this site: http://www.kickapps.com/

It offers many cool apps that are used for social networking.

Good luck!

[danny_matthews]

Wow that's pretty cool, and the fact that i am able to customise the site using my own coding is a great point.

Thank you for your post. It has really helped.

[Snookerman]

You're welcome, glad to help! If you are interested, this tutorial talks about using kickapps a bit:
http://css-tricks.com/video-screencasts/32-using-the-unit-png-fix/
It's about the png fix but it begins with a short introduction to kickapps that might be helpful.

Good luck with your social networking site!