bean_2k1

Hi All

I have a few cottages in France that i would like to advertise online and allow customer to check if my cottages are avaible and if they are they can book them and pay me via my world account


i know the basic php and mysql, so i should be ok at editing etc, just wanted to know if anyone know if there is a open source script online which could do this for me

sorry if this is in the wrong section


Thanks Steven

grahame

Funnily enough, I had a through look around for a booking system a few months back for hotel rooms (with individual rooms choosable) in the Open Source community and drew a blank - the nearest I could find was a dentist's appointment system which didn't fit what I needed. I came to the conclusion that I would be best off writing my own system, which I'll be putting live in the next few days. Be warned, though, I wouldn't describe it as an easy script to develop.

Ryan Fait

Are you going to be sharing the script? I don't really have a use for it, but I'd be interested to look at it.

grahame

I've thought about that and the answer is "not in the form of publishing it as an open source product". And it won't be sold as a piece of software for others to use, either.

Reasons:

1. We've not got the time / resources to bring the code up to the generalised / hardened standard that would be needed, nor to take care up the support that it would need

2. It's integrated as an include file throughout all the pages of our web site - that's ideal for us as it mens that you can buy our open source couses and hotel rooms from any of the (new) pages, and continue to naviage the site too while you progress your order. But integrating into unsuitable old site would require unusual skill and endeavour and it wouldn't be new-programmer friendly.

The lack of other published open source products in thsi field suggests to me that my decision / reasons are not unique.

But I do make public use of the code:

a. On my own blogs, articles, and so on I am publishing some interesting tips, techniques and code snippets where they might be useful to others.

b. Many of the techniques are being included in our training notes, and where appropriate individuals who come on our courses (or with whom I'm intouch outside our causes) will be able to use / build on some of the logic. That's already happened with some of the calendar logic and room allocation algorithms.

Ryan Fait

Okay, that's fine. I think I'm sufficient enough in PHP to be able to go through it an understand what I'm seeing without the need for support. I just like looking over more complex scripts of this type because there is so much useful information inside, and I always learn new functions and easier ways to achieve a task.