Re: [PHP] related products, how to's best practices

From: Richard Davey (rich_at_launchcode.co.uk)
Date: 12/04/03 

Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:46:04 +0000
To: Jon Bennett <flashcoder@jben.net>

Hello Jon,

Thursday, December 4, 2003, 12:42:28 PM, you wrote:

JB> I don't think getting the info into the db will be a problem, what I
JB> see as a problem is how an admin will select 3 out of 200+ products.
JB> Obviously a drop down is a bad idea, but so would a alphabetical list.
JB> has anyone got any insight into the best way to solve this.

When they add the products in the first place, couldn't they put them
into groups? You could then code something to select 3 random products
out of the same group, they would, by their grouped nature, be
"related" and no-one has to admin anything. 

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Best regards,
 Richard                            mailto:rich@launchcode.co.uk