[Q] Opinions on this site design

From: Eric (egDfAusenetE5fz_at_verizon.net)
Date: 11/02/03

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    This is just a thought in my head at the moment and I wanted to get some
    opinions on an idea on how to design my web site.

    First, it would be a 100% (or very close to it) PHP site.

    The best way to descibe this thought would be to give a specific
    example.

    The site would revolve around a single .php file...index.php.

    It is a two column site. The left column is a common navigation column
    and the right column is (obviously) the content column.

    The site also involve user registration and login for access.

    So, if a user is not logged, the left column would contain the common
    username and password fields. Just below these are two links 'Register'
    and 'Forgot Password'.

    Assume that a new user needs to register. They would then proceed to
    click on the 'Register' link.

    What I have found that most sites do would be to take the user to, for
    example, http://>/register.php

    Here is the meat of the alternative I was considering.

    The 'Register' link would be:

      http://>/index.php?func=register

    Now, my php code would then see that 'func' was assigned and would call
    a function that would put the appropriate content in the right column.
    In the 'Register' case, it would be the standard request items ask of
    users (e-mail, desired username, desired password).

    In the same manner, the 'Forgot Password' link would be:

      http://>/index.php?func=forgotpassword

    Now, func would essentially represent top level sections of my site.
    The top level sections will have sub-sections. I would handle this by
    essentially doing the following:

      http://>/index.php?func=<majorsection>&param1=someinformation

    To keep index.php from growing just far to big, the major sections would
    be handled in their own .php files. index.php would basically be just a
    large if/elseif statement based on what func said (or did not say).

    If a user, who wasn't logged in, attempted to access part of the site by
    providing a 'func', access would be denied via the common session
    management provided by PHP.

    What do people think? 

    -- 
== Eric Gorr ========= http://www.ericgorr.net ========= ICQ:9293199 ===
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