Online Booking system (again)

Stinky · 30 Jan 2006 at 14:24

trying to do this for my IT assinment this year.

it will involve a website which will have an online system where users can book there room for there stay. so they dont need to ring up. it will need to be a system that the receptionist can use and that will be offline but linked to the online system which is required for the users to book online.

I will also be trying to integrate a automatic feedback system into this. Where on the date of departure an email will automatically be sent out to the guest. Ready for when they return home.

Would it be easiest to do Microsoft Access backend (Receptionist use) and ASP as the online side of it??

either way it will need to link to the same database so that rooms aernt double booked etc...

Stinky · 30 Jan 2006 at 14:50

basically. there is 1 mark available out of 120 for a working system. so its not got to be working 100% but it needs to be working on some scale for me to complete the testing part.

i am in college. i know access but not really ASP it would be something i would need to learn.

however i do it, it needs to be running off 1 database. io really am usless at this stuff lol

Stinky · 30 Jan 2006 at 15:12

thanks andy.

using PHP how does that work?? do i need to download a program or just use the script ??

Stinky · 30 Jan 2006 at 21:48

na i havent. at the mo i am just looking at possilbe solutions. keep um coming. i will look into that

Stinky · 31 Jan 2006 at 10:14

hmmm...

maybe PHP/MySQL would be easier. anyone got a tutorial link i can look through??

Stinky · 31 Jan 2006 at 10:32

are they free software though?

Stinky · 31 Jan 2006 at 10:42

happytechie said:
the .net CLR is a free download for windows, IIS is free, SQL Server expreess edition id free and you can get Visual Studio .net express edition as a free downlaod from MS at the moment. I'd say go for C# .net it's a great laguage to learn and the skilld look great on your CV. look at building a web service to get / add / edit bookings and retrive data about available bookings and a ASP based web front end.

PHP / MySQL is an axcelent alternative as would be Java and J2EE with either an Oracle or MySQL backend. The actual choice is up to you with each approach having it's own set of advantages and disadvatages.

The PHP / MySql aproach will get you going faster but imho C# and ASP.net with SOAP web services is a a very fast and good way to build web applications

HT

sounds good. do you have msn or anything?? can i add you later have a quick chat?

Stinky · 31 Jan 2006 at 10:52

there is 120 marks in total.

only 1 for a working project. BUT... i would like to get this all completed in my own time even if its not 100% for the project. reason being that the hotel would be interested in buying it off me if i get it working 100%