I’ve been thinking about and tinkering on a movie database project for the last couple of years now. I want something that can catalog and display my movies, all the relevant information, movie posters, and also allow me to play digital copies of each movie.
I’ve looked at ALOT of different software packages to help with this. Every one of them has had a piece that I wanted, but not everything at once. For example, I also want to be able to add custom information besides the standard information (title, cast…). I have the tools to write the program, I have the desire, now I just need some new ideas.
I’ve tried writing the program before but always get side-tracked or I have to work on other things instead. But I am adamant that this time will be different. Plus hopefully I can get some help and ideas from my readers.
I want to write it in ASP and PHP. I don’t really like ASP.NET or C++ or Visual C. Menu structure is very important and ideally I want to split it into a front-end that can be ported to any PC and a back-end that runs on a server and coordinates the distribution of movies around a home. Oh didn’t I mention I want this to be run from every room in my home? Every user needs to see all movies and their availability, and be able to pick one to watch, then watch it; all without using a keyboard.
Give me ideas in the comments!
