Hi Pete,
Actually, I don't want or need any of the GPS info, just a place name
is all I would want (I'm sure that kind of a page is really beyond me) - I
just
want to be able to have a visitor enter the unique number associated with the
item, and see where its been before, and have the visitor be able to enter the
new location (text) and see that updated as well...
And regarding the geocaches themselves - no, they are not normally for
advertising - at least I don't visit those that are - for me it's just a way to
get me outside and off the couch, plus my dog really likes to walk so it's
great for her, too. Most geocaches just have little toys or whatnot to trade
and a log book to sign.
Ok, so I would have 3 different pages, each with the php extension?...I can't
believe there isn't some sort of code "out there" that would work for me, with
just a little tweaking. I'm pretty familiar with basic HTML - so I was hoping
I could grab a code somewhere and change it accordingly...I've done some
testing, but maybe Yahoo (My domain is through them) doesn't support this
function of PHP, but I find that hard to believe too since it's geared toward
businesses.
Maybe I'll create some tables and then post that info, maybe that will make
it more clear of what I want to do...I think !
mp.
P.S. Wow, nice properties, makes me want to move to Spain!
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All of this is easily do-able in PHP, but you unlikely to find anything
off the shelf.
Think about it, most off the shelf solutions are available because tens
of thousands of people use them. Now, how many other sites have you
seen like yours?
In fact, you don't even need a GPS, as you could use Google Maps to show
locations. As I haven't got my head around the point of this yet (if
they give out the GPS position, you can find the cache - if you show a
Google map, they can find the cache without a GPS). Google maps could
be created which change on the fly - I have them on my site.
Is the point of the cache to advertise? Like, instead of leaving flyers
on cars, you leave something(s) in the cache instead?
--
Pete Clark
Under the right circumstances, you can call a page whatever you want
(see my signature, below - the page is a .Spain page! but it's PHP).
However, you should name the files .php
You would probably, for simplicities sake, have three pages, one to
collect the search information from the user, and a second, to display
the results of the search, and collect the "update information" from the
user, finally a third to display their changes.
When you get a bit cleverer <G> it will all go on one page.
Start by creating your form in HTML, to collect the information that you
need, to search for the unique number.
PS - how are you going to check that it isn't just some time-waster like
me, visiting the page, and entering any old rubbish?
--
Pete Clark
> Each one of the travel bugs has a unique number which you can search
>for, and then see the history of where it's been on their web page.
>
> I would like to be able to do the same thing, only using my own unique
> numbers
>- I would place the item with the unique number in a cache and hope that
>whoever
>moved it would come to my web page and "log" it - obviously, they would have
>to
>be able to search for the number, log their new info on the web page,and see a
>new web page with the updated info.
http://www.suebob.net
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