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@NogDogNov 24.2014 — #You never [i]have[/i] to use a framework: you use if/when you believe it will help you make your application in the most cost-effective and robust manner, including ease of maintenance. You say you are not re-inventing the wheel, but if you build it completely from the ground up, then you're going to be reinventing quite a few of the component wheels within the big wheel, so to speak. That does not necessarily have to be a bad thing, but you need to weigh the risks of trying to do it all yourself (and have to deal with any and all incremental failures along the way) versus evaluating, selecting, learning, and implementing a framework -- or maybe even an existing social networking CMS already out there?
Is PHP, MySQL, plus JavaScript enough? Sure, that's pretty much everything any framework/CMS uses, anyway. Do you want to write it all yourself or use existing libraries (e.g. jQuery for JS) is again a question only you can ultimately answer.
In any case, remember that Facebook is now an application built and maintained by probably dozens of programmers, and similar numbers of testers, sysadmins, etc.; so if you're expecting to whip up something just like Facebook all by yourself from scratch, it may take a little while. ?
If the project seemed realistic and doable to me after detailed analysis, and I didn't find ready-made software out there I could use with some modifications, then I'd personally probably build it on the Laravel framework, and I wouldn't lock myself down to MySQL as the only DBMS option.@NogDogNov 25.2014 — #As far as I'm concerned, my PHP framework of choice [i]du jour[/i] is Laravel, based on user base, features, and active development. It is somewhat similar to Rails in its included tool set as well as general design/usage; and to me Rails is the only reason I'd even consider using Ruby -- and with Laravel, I don't even have to consider it any more. ?
Check out these pretty good introductory video tutorials to get an idea of it:https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-from-scratch
Social Network – Honest Opinions Please!
Hello. Before I will say / ask anything about my project, I would like to mention that I am not re-inventing the wheel, you will understand why.
I am building a Social Network similar to Facebook. I was requested by a community to build a simpler and similar version of Facebook( not a clone, obviously ) or some other social network websites for their community/city, schools, etc. I am using PHP, MYSQL and Javascript and I have a few questions that I would like to ask if anyone here is willing to share the opinions or give any advice. This is really important for me so please be honest.
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I’m kindly asking for honest opinions, advice and ideas( if it’s the case) for my project and I will eternally appreciate any response.
Thank you in advance!
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@NogDogNov 24.2014 — #You never [i]have[/i] to use a framework: you use if/when you believe it will help you make your application in the most cost-effective and robust manner, including ease of maintenance. You say you are not re-inventing the wheel, but if you build it completely from the ground up, then you're going to be reinventing quite a few of the component wheels within the big wheel, so to speak. That does not necessarily have to be a bad thing, but you need to weigh the risks of trying to do it all yourself (and have to deal with any and all incremental failures along the way) versus evaluating, selecting, learning, and implementing a framework -- or maybe even an existing social networking CMS already out there?Is PHP, MySQL, plus JavaScript enough? Sure, that's pretty much everything any framework/CMS uses, anyway. Do you want to write it all yourself or use existing libraries (e.g. jQuery for JS) is again a question only you can ultimately answer.
In any case, remember that Facebook is now an application built and maintained by probably dozens of programmers, and similar numbers of testers, sysadmins, etc.; so if you're expecting to whip up something just like Facebook all by yourself from scratch, it may take a little while. ?
If the project seemed realistic and doable to me after detailed analysis, and I didn't find ready-made software out there I could use with some modifications, then I'd personally probably build it on the Laravel framework, and I wouldn't lock myself down to MySQL as the only DBMS option.
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@NogDogNov 25.2014 — #As far as I'm concerned, my PHP framework of choice [i]du jour[/i] is Laravel, based on user base, features, and active development. It is somewhat similar to Rails in its included tool set as well as general design/usage; and to me Rails is the only reason I'd even consider using Ruby -- and with Laravel, I don't even have to consider it any more. ?Check out these pretty good introductory video tutorials to get an idea of it: