I want to create a module system for users on my site. I have a database set up already, but I am stumpped on how to display the modules on the users account page because each user can choose which module they want and users are also able to add modules to the system that others can use too.


This really confuses the hell out of me so can some one please help me with this. And if possible try not to just post ok I'd to google or what ever, actually post some code I'd possible.

Thanks all in Advance!

What *exactly* you cannot perform? Select data from database? Display it? Or you cannot think over how to organize all that sht?

I think that first of all you must decide how is your module presented in your system. Is it a single file with a single class inside or is it a set of files inside a directory?

Then you must decide how each module will interact with the framework. Is it included on start or is it included dynamicaly or is it a standalone script which can be called directly by user as an url on your server?

The framework should detect installed modules. How? Scan through the /modules/ dir and include() some file and call some $module->getname() method?

The framework should detect which of these modules are active for certain users. How? Should a module itself know about his users or should a user know about his modules or should the framework decide which modules are active for who?

The module should know its own settings for the certain users. How? Something like $module->confugure($settings), which are different for each user?

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Here is what i want to do.

Each user has a profile page, on that page i want the modules that they have installed to there account displayed on there profile page. I am confused on how to show all the modules at once. Not only that but i want to know how to do it. Basically a user can create a module by entering the URL of the page for the module, so its kind of like displayed in an iframe. But how do i make it so that the modules are displayed based on what modules they have already, and new modules can be displayed once there entered into the database.

I guess just a simple while from a database where users are linked to modules?

Never mind, i figured an easy way to do it:

PHP Code:

 if ( isset ( $user_module ) )
{
preg_replace ( "#MODULE_NAME#", $module_contents );
}
else
{
return false;
}