Building Browser Games

[Ploofafa]

Okay, quick, and I am quite sure very newbish, question. http://buildingbrowsergames.com/tutorials/ <-- Obviously the best place to go, but I seem to be missing one important factor.... What is needed to start implementing this, the programs! Could anyone help me to locate the programs (if multiples, advise on the best would be nice too)?


Thank you, very much!

[Eriond]

Sure. To start working on browser games, you need some sort of website. You can get a free host, pay for one, or just run a server on your local computer. Local computer is probably best, but it's a much easier set up to just get one from a company online.

I have no idea if this website host is good: http://www.000webhost.com/, but it has what you need; database access and php installed. If it forces you to go through some crap; try and find another host, as I am in no way sure if this is best, it just came up first on google when I tried "free web host php mysql".

Once you have that set up, you can use phpMyAdmin, or whatever their built-in database management system is to enter those queries that he uses:

CREATE TABLE users (
id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
username varchar(250),
password varchar(50),
PRIMARY KEY(id)
);

That stuff. You can enter it using whatever database system they're using. You might have to root around a little in the website's control panel before you find access to it, but there's like a 99% chance that they'll have one.

Before you start using that, if you're not familiar with the basics of html and how a webserver works, you should probably learn that first. You can find a basic HTML tutorial here: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Once you understand basic HTML and webserver workings, as well as how to access the database, you should be able to somewhat understand what he's saying; hopefully enough to get started.

[Casmo]

To run a webserver on your own computer the best way to start is download and install WAMP (or LAMP if you are on Linux).

Try finding some beginner tutorials for PHP & MySQL and start learning. I personally think you have a long way to go... Maybe consider to buy/try "RPG Maker(s)" or "Game maker(s)" programs.