Php Script/tutorial Test Site Another Xisto Service Possibility

http://forums.xisto.com/topic/41333-topic/

Last couple of weeks I been having this idea for another volunteer xisto service. We take php scripts from across the net, from tutorial sites, download sites and what not and test them out to see if they actually work.

Then give them a rating of 1-5 1 being the script don't work and 5 being the script works like it supposed to. If they do work we provide a live demo to it.

Now The set up would go like this

if the script runs into problems we would post the problem through a news/comment system (like cutenews) and we would provided the neccessary files for others to take a crack at it and if they solve the problem we of course would test it out to make sure and if it does work we change the rating and of course give to the person/s for solving it.

If it does work we have a link to a demo version of what it susposed and of course provide a tutorial on how to set it up.

Any thoughts, suggestions, people want to join in this little project?

their is no time frame yet depending on the responses on this forum and on trap.

of course I'm not good with names for websites but toss some name suggestions as well.
Edited September 16, 2006 by saint-michael (see edit history)

I think that if this becomes reality that there should be more criteria to rank the resource by.

Functional - Does it work (1 - 5)

Security - Is it secure (1 - 5)

Ease of use - Is it easy (1 - 5)

Expandability - Can it be modified (1 - 5)

Overall Usefulness - Is it practical (1 - 5)

Optimized - Will it kill my server (1 - 5)

Then based on the average of the categories, give the resource an overall rating.

 

I'd be happy to help in my spare time. Got so many projects to deal with now.

Here is my newest project which seems to apply to this topic:

Handy PHP

 

It is still in developement but I think will become a helpful resource for PHP users in the future since I'll attampt to address the most common PHP questions asked in the forums.

 

vujsa

The easy part about this is that most of the work is already done for us, the primary job is to make sure it actually works. In way you can call it a website review to either show that they know what they talking about or just wasting space. But tweaking it enough to were support is not needed. (although that might change depending what kind of scripts are used).Thats the goal I want to get with this site is people just read the instructions and be able to understand it without asking a ton of questions. Unless the script is completely useless then we put it up for someone to correct so it actually works.Only problem I really forsee is behind the scenes access to the site so people who can contribute can load up the files and what not and security since mysql will be involved as well.

Edited September 16, 2006 by saint-michael (see edit history)

sounds like a good idea...i like the idea of pulling together and helping each other with different projects...If I can help count me in

Well since PHP is so well documented and all there are many functions already built in and it is easier to pick up and run with after you set up a local environment and do a few tutorials I believe that a site that rates scripts would be wonderful.It is possible using built in functions of PHP in as little as one line to do quite a bit. I look at the use of PHPs built in functions along with a little though as a way to really build powerfull applications with little coding on your part just more thought about the use of these functions.I would be more than happy in my free time to help in these forums, but due to an excessive workload (which is lately seven days a week, 8-16 hours) I might not be able to contribute as much as I did earlier. However in the near future this may not continue and I should be able to help out quite a bit. Count me into any projects such as this concerning my favorite computer language or scripting language.

depending on how most of the scripts are set up all it takes is just one include line to get it running also I whip this up call it a demo of whats to come

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

right now all it has is web stats scripts running and cute news. What I did was book mark the scripts that I used and once I set hte rating system up then I use one of them to set up how to code and rate it as well.

I did see a ratings system but I have to find out if it will work through cute news because I didn't bother trying a different news script. Plus it solved the access to the site at a point. When people are ready to upload a script that they went through, they just copy and past the info and bam done.

Can anyone verify that putting a php include in a cute news article will run properly?

Also recommend a good rating script as well that can be used for this site.

Edited September 17, 2006 by saint-michael (see edit history)

This is a very good idea from saint-michael. Congrets!!!! :)And I like very much what vujsa said. Not just rank those scripts on their functionality but also other very important criteria like security, optimization etc. I could usually figure out whether some things work or not as they are claimed, but it's far more difficult to know whether it is the best way to do it or whether the coding is actually secure. I am very interested in this project if it takes off. Can't really contribute much though since I'm a newbie in php. But do post it in annoucement if ever this project takes off.

Im a surprised by the amount of replys on both sites I got on this hopefully I will have a general Idea on the set up on how the tutorial/rating system will go.Only problem that has come is access and management of the site. Although the look may change in the future, the problem everyone will need access to the site to test their scripts and what not. doing ftp accounts will be fine and access to cute news would be easy.But the main problem right now is that it's impossbile to isolate mysql for individual people to use. With that being the case only the most trusted would be aloowed full access to the site while others have to test out the scripts they are doing somewhere else and then give the admin that info to load up themselves.Right now we would need to figure out how to solve that little problem to make this a reality.

Of course, only trusted people would be allowed to load scripts onto the site and ranked them. I don't think a free-for-all system, where eveyone is allowed to load their scripts and ranked them would work. Of course, we can have a review system where everyone can participate. Each script would have its rank, done by trusted individuals and a review section, done by anybody interested to comment on the script. After all, you can't say that all the masters of php is on your trusted individuals list. There might be some out there who are not and hearing their comments would be good. If there are some nut-job giving out *BLEEP* comments, well.... i'm pretty sure programmers can differentiate which comment is worth listening to.

just to toss an update added some stuff to the set for appear no workable links.Also OpaQue is aware of the idea so we are going into the right direction.What I want to do is get as many people from both sites to contribute so we have to figure out some sort of access for the non admin of the site.I did add a poll to the site to see what people think so far (the look of the site not the function part)So anything I should change or add let me know.

for a slight update I have perspective rating system for the scripts that will be reviewed. Hopefully in a few days I will have a possible review set up for everyone to use and demo of how it will look as well.

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

edit:I got some bad news right now I hit a snag and that is getting my IP banned on the gamma server (don't ask how I don't know myself). So right now this project is on standstill till its figured out.

Edited September 19, 2006 by saint-michael (see edit history)