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Ever wished you had an appointment calendar you could access
through your Web browser? Well, it's not too late. This week, learn how to
build a simple PHP-based appointment calendar which allows you to view,
add, edit and delete appointments and meetings. And if you're just getting
into PHP, this article will show you how to apply the theory you've spent
so much time learning to a real-world application.
Web-based calendars are all the rage nowadays. Somehow, there's something very
seductive about putting your schedule together on your computer, uploading it to
the Web, and accessing it from anywhere on the planet. And with WAP quickly
becoming commonplace, you don't even need a Web browser any more - your
cellphone has everything you need to connect to your online calendar and make
that meeting on time...
Sadly, this tutorial isn't going to teach you how
to build a WAP-compatible online scheduler. Nor will it teach you how to
synchronize your Palm VII date book with your Yahoo! calendar, your Java-powered
wristwatch with your Jini-powered toaster, or any of a million other
permutations.
What it will do, however, is offer you some insight into
building a simple, extensible and modular PHP-based calendar by combining PHP's
date and time functions with a mySQL database. You can then incorporate this
calendar module into a larger application, or use it as your personal date book
on an Internet Web site or the corporate intranet. Either way, it should offer
you some insight into how to apply PHP's capabilities to a real-world problem,
and create a simple and elegant solution.
Let's get started!
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