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I figure maby I'll post a little bit about a project I'm workin on.

It's a web-system called "HyperComix", made specifically for publishing online comics. It has a number of features, including multiple customized dynamic archives, thumbnails, a full search system, languages, themes, chapters and more. I'll link a couple things below, later on I'll post the full set of features.

You can check out a demo movie on working chapters at: http://www.hypercomix.net/

Also, heres a screenie showing the chapter search screen. You can search for anything with words, including comics.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/r ... enshot.jpg

=O I'm doing the same thing! Well, sort of. http://2kinds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1588

Ooo! I just read your thread. I tried the link, and it's not working...

But yeah! Too cool dude! Maby we could help eachother out. Wanna swap some info? :twisted: :wink:

Maybe we could just combine the projects. =P The reason the link didn't work is because I use a free webhost and have very bad uptime. Also, the version of phpUpdate I have posted is a crappy first shot that I made. The new version is going to be a lot better. =D

When I read, it almost sounds like a comic transfer wizard, am I correct? Either way it would be great to merge the projects. Right now HyperComix isnt up for download, as it's being re-developed (I tried adding a massive featurettes too late, and I broke it when I edited too many files without thinking)

So I actually scrapped several core components and I'm upgrading it while I fix it, if that makes sense...

I'm just loading your system onto my comp now, so I'll have a better idea of what you've got goin. ;)

Ah, okay. The current incarnation of phpUpdate that I am currently developing is going to use a database to store comics, instead of reading them from a folder. It'll also use PHPLIB templates to make web design easier on the comic artist. =D

Just so you know, I edited your first post so that it is a link to that image, because it broke the tables. Just so ya don't freak out. XD

No problem. Twas a large image.

Right now Hyper is saturated with database usage. Right now it has over 30 tables being used. There not just for the comics, granted; Some tables record custom BBcodes, some handle saved searches, while others handle news.

As per templates, I wrote my own system from scratch. Probable isnt as efficent, but it works well. I also built in elements for special templating. Right now a hyperComix template requires only 5 files, and supports infinite pages. Granted, if you want full cuztomization it will require several additional pages.

Basically, there are "skeleton" pages built into the system, and the elements from the templates form the skin. The pages require are: The page title, page foot, "title boxes" and "info boxes". One night I made a few themes, and it only took me about three hours for my biggest theme. 20 minutes for the smallest.

I'll link some more things tomorrow. It's getting late and I need to be up earily. :D

If you want I'll zip you the newest files so you can take a looksee. Unfortinitly the install files are shot, so it won't be usable. :(

Wow, 30 tables? O_O Mine was going to use two at the most, one for the authors blog and the other for the comics. O______O

lol, I have the bad habbit of going overboard now and again... :?

But yeah, just over 30. There will probably be a few more once I've finshed patching the rest of the files, and removing the obsolete/unused tables. I would make my best estimate at 35 tables after completion.

It's not really a lot though. You add one here, another there... Five dozen for the seemingly useless thing you wanted... Maby one or two just for kicks. :P

But yeah, right now I'm going all-out for functionality. Hopefully it will be enough to catch on. Tomorrow I'm going to email you the updated sources - They won't work, I think I already said I need to update the installer... And sadly that's last on my list. :(

Wow. Maybe we could share code, like you said earlier. Tom's actually said he's interested in phpUpdate, so I'm really pushing to get a full functioning demo out by next week.

That's one major difference... I don't think I see a very near future for the beta. I really fubar'd alot of my code.

Right now I'm at the point where I finished all the system work, and now I'm updating all of the things that don't work with the new code. So pretty much 90% of it.

So far the only working control-panel pages are the comic manager, and te chapter manager. There are a few bugs in the comic manager still, so I wanna fix them before I send you the files. Although it wouldn't hurt, consider the lack of installer.

Want me to just send it to you as-is?

Nah, I'll wait. What kind of installer is it? An exe, or another page you wrote?

page-based. This is for upload on accounts. Not everyone has execution access, or knows how.

Basically it just runs a little thing that creates a query making the tables, then writes the config file.

Ah, okay. I'm most likely going to have a page based installer as well.

Sent you a PM, it has a link to the file. ^__^