Bootleg Trading Software?

September 27, 2006 10:03 PM

Are there any free PHP and MySQL based apps for setting up a bootleg trading site?

I've been trying to code up a bootleg database for a website, but I hit a wall. I'm just not good enough with PHP and MySQL. The site handles CDs and DVDs, and so I need a few features:

Date-sortable listings for CDs
CD categories
Support for Cover Art and MP3 Samples
Screenshots for DVDs.
Search
News Page
XHTML 1.0 compliance

Any leads?

posted by SansPoint to computers & internet (2 comments total)

I don't know of any apps *specifically* for that, but have a look around drupal.org or joomla.org, afaik it's pretty easy to write custom stuff like what you need for those frameworks.
posted by slater at 11:07 PM on September 27, 2006

Sure you're good enough... that's a great first project if you want to learn php/mysql. Start with the basics -- adding, searching, listing cd's and build out the whole look and feel of the site after you get the basic functionality working.

Where are you stuck?

For a project like this, I can't imagine that it'd be too much easier to adapt a framework than writing something yourself. One thing that I might advise -- check around for libraries and little bits of code that can help you get stuff done.
posted by ph00dz at 6:59 AM on September 28, 2006