I'm bored, can anyone suggest a PHP/MySQL project that I can code?

[George P Burdell]

It's the first week of school and everything is slow. I feel so useless right now, like my brain hasn't been into problem solving mode in a while.

Can you suggest something that will keep me busy for a week or so?

Thanks

 

[Rip the Jacker]

If you have AIM, I have a sh1t load of questions about PHP/MySQL

 

[troytime]

a vanilla blog would be nice

its on my list, but i've got so many freaking projects right now i don't even have time to trim my toenails

 

[acole1]

I have a website I am building in PHP and MySQL, and I want users to be able to login via a fingerprint reader. Do you know how to do that?

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: acole1
I have a website I am building in PHP and MySQL, and I want users to be able to login via a fingerprint reader. Do you know how to do that?

im fairly certain the website part would be easy and the getting the fingerprint reader to work has nothing to do with php or mysql. you'd probably need some java app to interface into the fingerprint reader.

 

[acole1]

Yeah, it really would be more java work than anything having to do with PHP or MySQL.

I found a java applet that is a "trial" program from GrFinger I'm working with now, but it appears to use only it's own DB, so I need to figure out how to make it use my mysql DB, and I need it to talk with my PHP code.

It's really NBD if it's too far outside of your requirements George.

 

[ppdes]

Rewriting games to use AJAX/DHTML instead of thick clients is popular lately. I've seen Lemmings, Solitaire, etc.. Pick something classic like Populous and get cracking. As long as you make it multiplayer and chat enabled it should still have some server side to it.

 

[Alex]

if you have MSN messenger i'd love to pick your brain, i have a lot of tough projects going on at the moment and i could use some tips because i've only been doing this for a couple months

 

[AlfB]

How about predicting the next Powerball winning number. ;=)

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: hans007

Originally posted by: acole1
I have a website I am building in PHP and MySQL, and I want users to be able to login via a fingerprint reader. Do you know how to do that?

im fairly certain the website part would be easy and the getting the fingerprint reader to work has nothing to do with php or mysql. you'd probably need some java app to interface into the fingerprint reader.

I bet you can't get an embedded applet to talk to a fingerprint reader, which means users would have to download your java, which means you might as well do it in C. Maybe you could integrate it into a browser? Firefox plugin? Have it log you in over https if the fingerprint checks out. Of course all your users would still have to download the extension. And passwords are probably more secure anyway...