Hi! For the programming language, I would go with PHP over any other. Yes, yes, there's no best language for every task, but with your C++ background it should be easy to develop advanced techniques on PHP than on others on short time.
Depending from what you meant with 'background apps to update database', you could even use Cron on Linux or At on Windows. These will run php files for you that you can use to maintain the db. I've seen and played a lot of online role playing games on the last couple years. Most were done on Perl, and it's time to develop one on PHP! :-) I've tried but my lack of time prevented me to continue a similar open source project. It's was an IA game of 'life-simulation', where you would buy a house, work, buy gear/cars/furniture/etc... Sponsors would come from these products. It was a pretty good idea, you would be able even to get a politics career for mayor, governor, etc... Too bad I had to stop. Anyway, here's a link that might help you with ideas and codes. http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?form_cat=80&discrim=183 -- Julio Nobrega A hora está chegando: http://toca.sourceforge.net "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > > Right I'm still pretty new to server side programming and have a few > questions regarding the possible uses of existing technology in 'low-tech' > (not 3d FPS/RTS/RPGs) online games. As I understand it PHP is used to add > dynamic content to HTML (from MySQL database for example) and it is also > possible to write applications in C/C++ that run on server computer (SUSE > 7.2 + APACHE for example) that update databases at set time intervals. I am > a games programmer and was wondering if it would be possible to code the > following system which would run on an SUSE Apache server box: > > An database containing client and game data (use MySQL?), > An HTML/PHP based front end (is PHP best choice for this?), > A Some form of application that process the game or turn info (in the DB) at > set time intervals and updates the game database with it (use C/C++?). > > I am competent in C/C++, ok at php and ok at MySQL but not sure how to fit > it all together like how do I go about creating an application that > process's the database? Can any one suggest sites/books/people who I could > read/ask to find out more about this idea? Also are the languages I > specified the best languages to use for this? I am open to suggestions and > constructive criticism. > > Cheers, > > Daniel > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
