Re: [PHPiCalendar-DEV] File or DB driven? Or both?

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The thing is that we'll probably have to (saying this without knowing=20
at all the module-functionality of XOOPS) develop the code with respect=20=

to three different scenarios. If we have this in mind while structuring=20=

the code layout, it shouldn't be that hard to do this.
This would allow us to easily support other projects similar to XOOPS=20
as well.

- Even Andr=E9

On fredag, okt 4, 2002, at 17:54 Europe/Oslo, Jakob Peterh=E4nsel wrote:

> Hi..
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>
> On fredag, okt 4, 2002, at 17:41 Europe/Copenhagen, Even Andr=E9 =
Fiskvik=20
> wrote:
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>> Ok, I think I'm getting your picture regarding XOOPS now.
>> You are seeing XOOPS managing all of the user administration and user=20=

>> management?
>> This would limit the users of the phpicalendar, because if they=20
>> really wanted to use a db, they would have to have XOOPS to use it,
>> wouldn't that be a bad idea?
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> Actually, I was more thinking about XOOPS as an option. I use it on=20
> some of my sites, and IF it would be enabled as a module in XOOPS (a=20=

> long with being standalone!), using the same userdb as XOOPS would be=20=

> natural. It could also be a possible solution to use both PHP iCal &=20=

> XOOPS users... who knows..
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>> As for theme management, this is an easy thing to do ourselves.=20
>> Smarty (smarty.php.net) is a fine class for doing oop "theming".
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> Smarty is what XOOPS is moving to, in the next major release, so=20
> Smarty theme support would be natural, and might be the cool way to > =
go.
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>> I wouldn't want to limit the users to just use MySQL either, with the=20=

>> DB class from PEAR (pear.php.net), you can use almost any database=20
>> you like.
>> I have myself the possibility of testing at least MySQL, PostgreSQL=20=

>> and Oracle.
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> Sure! MySQL was just a suggestion.
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>> Of course, using XOOPS would help us in that way that we wouldn't=20
>> have to write the code for user management ourselves.
>> I don't see any further benefits from using XOOPS, but please correct=20=

>> me if I'm wrong..
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> You are right in Getting benefits. I would just like to use this as a=20=

> module in XOOPS in the future, if possible. Giving XOOPS the benefits=20=

> of PHP iCal.
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> 	Jakob Peterh=E4nsel
>
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