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[fabiez]

Hi I was thinkin that I wanna make a simulor function to the one they use on betting site...

 

User sees

Team1 vs Team2

 

When he clicks "team2" it gets registered somewhere before he clicks "bet" wich inserts all his bets somewhere.

[MMDE]

1. Use session/cookie, I'd probably use a cookie ( http://no2.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php ) It remembers it in the web browser.

 

2. You can also store it in a db both times, make column for if it is temp or final. You would need something unique to identify the person though. Is there not any username or whatever, then use the ip, or set an unique random cookie that you can identify the person in the db by. (seems like a waste). So I'd maybe use the ip or just use cookie for the temp.

 

Again store it as a cookie till it's been locked would be the best, and store it in the db afterward would be good.

 

You can also make it write to a text file instead of a db. ( http://www.tizag.com/phpT/filewrite.php ) Would be okay to use when it's getting locked.

[fabiez]

I use session, but lets say its four bets first he pick 1,3 and 4 and then he removes 3 and adds 2. I feel a problem coming And there won't always be 4 choices

 

1. Use session/cookie, I'd probably use a cookie ( http://no2.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php ) It remembers it in the web browser.

 

2. You can also store it in a db both times, make column for if it is temp or final. You would need something unique to identify the person though. Is there not any username or whatever, then use the ip, or set an unique random cookie that you can identify the person in the db by. (seems like a waste). So I'd maybe use the ip or just use cookie for the temp.

 

Again store it as a cookie till it's been locked would be the best, and store it in the db afterward would be good.

 

You can also make it write to a text file instead of a db. ( http://www.tizag.com/phpT/filewrite.php ) Would be okay to use when it's getting locked.

[MMDE]

I don't see the problem though.

If there is one cookie per "match".

 

To change the cookie, just re-set it with the same function.

 

You said they could only pick one alternative to win per match, but if it's 10 teams and 3 to pick out per match. 10P3 alternatives. So that would be no happy time making a function for. I would then instead make one cookie per position you can pick per match too.

[fabiez]

hahah so I'm screwed cause it's not always gonna be for example a maximum of 10 games. Or I should start trying on my own first...

I don't see the problem though.

If there is one cookie per "match".

 

To change the cookie, just re-set it with the same function.

 

You said they could only pick one alternative to win per match, but if it's 10 teams and 3 to pick out per match. 10P3 alternatives. So that would be no happy time making a function for. I would then instead make one cookie per position you can pick per match too.