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obolus · 10-12-2007, 06:10 AM

I just finished rebuilding this site: http://www.tribalstylemusic.net

It's for a close friend of mine's band, based here in Florida. It's definitely not my best design work, but I still like it enough that I didn't bother changing any of the overall design/layout when I rebuilt it.

Before the rebuild:
-Using PHP4
-Had a phpBB2 forum
-Lots of content for the site was pulled from forum posts
-None of the pages were w3c xhtml valid
-Reeeeeally messing html and php coding
-Site used multiple iframes
-Wasn't too friendly with IE
-Each page was a static page (page.php or page.html)

After the rebuild:
-Upgraded to PHP5
-Site now utilizes Smarty template engine
-Ditched the forum
-Looks great in FF, IE and Safari. Haven't seen it in Opera yet.
-Ditched most of the original design structure and simplified/cleaned it up
-Wrote my own news script and system for "index.php?page" url's
-Installed the supercool ImageVuex Flash gallery
-Built an admin section for band members to add/edit/delete content from their browsers
-All pages except 2 are w3c xhtml valid (other 2 will be fixed soon)

Still to do:
-Fix validation issues on 2 pages
-Add more security into coding
-Finish writing a small & simple but secure online store to sell CDs and shirts
-Prob 1 or 2 things I'm forgetting.

I still have a lot to learn with regards to PHP, but I like using little side-projects like this as a way to put what I'm learning to use and practice my coding. Was my first time using the Smarty engine and I really didn't use it to its full potential. I still thought it was pretty cool though. =) Before I started going full-on with the rebuild, and this is something I do before I begin construction on every site I work on, I recoded the overall layout in a single html file on my computer. Basically, I do this as a final design stage before constructing, after I finish drawing out the site design in PS.

Feedback appreciated. =)

10-12-2007, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
obolus The Acquainted Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: florida Posts: 110 Thanks: 36	Recently rebuilt site I just finished rebuilding this site: http://www.tribalstylemusic.net It's for a close friend of mine's band, based here in Florida. It's definitely not my best design work, but I still like it enough that I didn't bother changing any of the overall design/layout when I rebuilt it. Before the rebuild: -Using PHP4 -Had a phpBB2 forum -Lots of content for the site was pulled from forum posts -None of the pages were w3c xhtml valid -Reeeeeally messing html and php coding -Site used multiple iframes -Wasn't too friendly with IE -Each page was a static page (page.php or page.html) After the rebuild: -Upgraded to PHP5 -Site now utilizes Smarty template engine -Ditched the forum -Looks great in FF, IE and Safari. Haven't seen it in Opera yet. -Ditched most of the original design structure and simplified/cleaned it up -Wrote my own news script and system for "index.php?page" url's -Installed the supercool ImageVuex Flash gallery -Built an admin section for band members to add/edit/delete content from their browsers -All pages except 2 are w3c xhtml valid (other 2 will be fixed soon) Still to do: -Fix validation issues on 2 pages -Add more security into coding -Finish writing a small & simple but secure online store to sell CDs and shirts -Prob 1 or 2 things I'm forgetting. I still have a lot to learn with regards to PHP, but I like using little side-projects like this as a way to put what I'm learning to use and practice my coding. Was my first time using the Smarty engine and I really didn't use it to its full potential. I still thought it was pretty cool though. =) Before I started going full-on with the rebuild, and this is something I do before I begin construction on every site I work on, I recoded the overall layout in a single html file on my computer. Basically, I do this as a final design stage before constructing, after I finish drawing out the site design in PS. Feedback appreciated. =)