hey people .
i have question . i want to create a social engine like facebook but i dont know where to start from and how to do everything
so please tell what do i need to create a scoial engine like elgg and if you know a website that gives a free tutorial please give me the link . i have the basic knowledge of php . i can create php/mysql driven websites but i dont think someone with the basic knowledge can create a scoial engine . please tell me how
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Jump to PostThere are quite a few solutions out there for this. Some you host yourself (elgg, dolphin), with some being hosted for you. Setting up your own from scratch is a bit of a project. What can you offer that other engines don't? If you're going to create a FB clone, …
Jump to PostI agree with everything ardav said.
If you really desire to build a social engine from scratch, define your requirements. Then you will need to spend a lot of time with domain modeling and data storage design before you even start writing code. You could hack and patch it …
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Phew! That's some mean analysis MS. Like it.
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