What else can I do with my website?

davestar_delux · 22 Dec 2007 at 21:01

Hey, I've got a little website i'm running on my own server at the moment just to play around with and learn a bit more about the whole web development thing.

So far I've set up Apache, PHP, MySQL and also made a little password-protected area using htaccess (is that the right name?).

I've also got loads of stuff to install including Wordpress, a few forum softwares and a content management system (even though I have no content really).

I'm a bit stuck for ideas now, Is there anything else I could try out?

I'm in 3rd year of a computing degree so doesn't matter how technical something is, I'll give it a go.

Van Hellseek · 22 Dec 2007 at 21:05

Uploader script?

marc2003 · 23 Dec 2007 at 05:44

by installing all these packages, you're not really learning anything useful at all. what was the hardest thing you had to do? create a folder? chmod a few permissions? create/delete a few files? as a computing student, i think you need to be doing something a little more challenging.

Paul91 · 23 Dec 2007 at 17:29

Have a good go at creating of those applications yourself. That could be a little more challenging.

Failing that, create a control panel to manage your server - it will keep you busy for a while!

hamesy · 25 Dec 2007 at 16:58

davestar_delux said:
I've also got loads of stuff to install including Wordpress, a few forum softwares and a content management system (even though I have no content really).

Dude, that isn't the most difficult thing to do. Your doing to a computer degree and want to install software. Maybe you should have a go at coding it yourself, or at the very least creating a couple of mods for it.

davestar_delux · 25 Dec 2007 at 18:46

I'm well aware it isn't difficult to set up what I have so far but I'm still learning plenty that you wouldn't expect. Just want to see how everyone else creates these things, there is no point in reinventing the wheel.

Thinking about doing like an online shop or something with proper encrypted bits and that but don't know where to start.

Also something using torrents maybe. I liked the sound of the uploader script, will have a search for something like that to implement. The server control panel is a good idea as well, what could I actually control it to do though?

Paul91 · 25 Dec 2007 at 19:15

davestar_delux said:
The server control panel is a good idea as well, what could I actually control it to do though?

There are plenty of things you could do - ask yourself, what does a control panel need? Well, you need to be able to set password protection on certain directories, create directories, delete directories, set folder / file permissions, if you're using Linux, you can use the control panel to stop, start or even restart the given service.

You could use something that could automate the process of creating a database, table or query. Also, you could have a file management section complete with disk space remaining / used.