MyHobbySite question

[Paganec]

Thanks for clearance, appreciated

[Leighton]

You can get your head around it all pretty easily. It's only now I really have discovered how big a job it is to document all this stuff... Still, it's a lot better than the old version of my website at least.

www.metallicainc.com

[FotherMucker99]

I'm using phpRecDB (FlavorFlav created it) and it's very powerful. The best thing is that it's free!

Look at my page in order to get an idea of how it looks like.

There's also a demo site which you can check out: http://phprecdb.bplaced.net/demo/

http://www.phprecdb.de.vu/

Here are the features (the bold ones are missing in MHS for example)

* supports Management of Video and Audio records
* password protected administration area
* multi user support
* news list
* ajax autocompletion when adding new shows
* Watermarking Screenshots
* full customizable with css
* FREE!!
* Manage Records on different lists (for example 'Masters')
* dynamic signature for forums with last record additions
* import from db.etree


what you need:

* a webspace which supports MySQL and PHP 5
* knowledge how to use a ftp client
* knowledge how to use phpMyAdmin
* basic knowledge about html

[Kathlib the Prophet]

Yes, I saw all of this, I just wanted to costumize it all by myself. You know, change background, logos, etc..

By the way, how they are doing this template for 60 USD ? I mean you're telling them which main colors on site you want, sending some pictures to make a logo from etc ?

deadone explained the process pretty well. The only thing I will add is that, if making your own skin, all the main aspects of the skin are controlled on layout.tpl and stylesheet.css. All the other skin templates control the layout of individual pages and in most cases don't need to be altered to make a new skin.

By the way, are there any free templates for MHS ?

Not currently, but I am working on additional default skins that will come standard with MHS and will be better templates for starting your own skins.

You can get your head around it all pretty easily. It's only now I really have discovered how big a job it is to document all this stuff.

All fields are optional, so really your site can be as simple or complex as you want it. Empty fields don't appear on the info pages, so leaving them blank if you don't want to use them won't be an issue.

Here are the features (the bold ones are missing in MHS for example)

* Watermarking Screenshots
* FREE!!
* dynamic signature for forums with last record additions
* import from db.etree

MHS does support importing from db.etree.org, and as for the other features they are planned for inclusion in a future release. A free version of MHS is also being worked on.

One thing more you must have a lot of patience for add all dvds.

Yeah, that's what I don't really have when it comes to make info pages. So therefore my simple html sourced website is still not finished.

If you already have a list of recordings, such as an Excel file, HTML table, or possibly even a text file, chances are it can be imported into MHS without having to add entries for each recording. Whether it can be imported or not depends on how well organized the format is. Tabular data like Excel files works best, but I have managed to import information from existing websites and text files that weren't in a tabular format. Just depends on how it's organized and how consistent the formatting is--for example, dates should use the same format throughout the list, as mixing formats can create problems, especially where the day and month are concerned.

I would still say adding recordings separately with MHS is still faster and easier than adding recordings to an HTML-based site though, which I hated doing. But I guess it also depends on how much information you choose to add, most HTML-based sites don't have a lot of information in the main list, and few info pages.

[Paganec]

Is there any chance to import my file to MHS database ?

http://dvd-bootlegs.ru/stucker_dvdbootlegs_28.02.10.rar

[Kathlib the Prophet]

Is there any chance to import my file to MHS database ?

http://dvd-bootlegs.ru/stucker_dvdbootlegs_28.02.10.rar

Yes, there should be no problem writing a script to import your list.

[Alexander2010]

The MyHobbySite looks great! Can I make a free version, albeit without some of the privileges. Such a general, or there may only charge and there is no any other possibilities?

[deadone]

The MyHobbySite looks great! Can I make a free version, albeit without some of the privileges. Such a general, or there may only charge and there is no any other possibilities?

to be honest i dont think there is a free version of the mhs software, there is i think a 30 day trial to see if its the sort of thing you are looking for but caleb will verify that info.
and for the price it costs you might as well get it now.

Mick

[MetDream]

It's well worth the money. And it is NOT that much money!!! And Caleb is a great guy to offer it for such a deal!!

[Kathlib the Prophet]

The MyHobbySite looks great! Can I make a free version, albeit without some of the privileges. Such a general, or there may only charge and there is no any other possibilities?

I may release a free version later without some of the more extravagant features (video clip support, multiple skins, or such). The software itself is only $15 USD, so it's not really that expensive...

Initially, the software cost more and skins were less, but I've reversed that, so the software is pretty inexpensive now, and custom skins, which generally take up about 6 to 8 hours or so of my time, are more expensive at $60--which still isn't a bad price to pay considering the work involved. I consider this more of a hobby than a business, so I don't charge by the hour or set high fixed prices for designing things like skins. I've considered making the software itself free and only charging when design work is involved; maybe in the future.

MyHobbySite Content Management System for Live Recordings - $15 USD
Custom Website Skin - $60 USD
Custom Data Importation of a Recordings List (Excel, db.etree.org, ask for other formats) - $20 USD

I also offer web hosting packages.