Project: Building a Social Network

So i've decided to build a social-network. Such a grueling task which will probably take a few months to get to a semi-decent stage where it can be tested by users. Currently the idea is to create a simplistic social-network which can be fast loaded and works well with people with slower internet connections.

Currently the feature list is only very small, mainly including the basic features of a social network such as:

• Profile with numerous fields about the Person
• Display Picture
  
• Frients List
• Comment System
• Forum/Community Bulletin Board
  

Later additions such as a photo gallery being added at a later stage if the social-network starts to get members.

A *nix server, Apache, MySQL and PHP will be used to create the project as well as some Javascript for smaller aspects of the site.

The main aim is to provide an alternative to MySpace or Bebo. The GUI will be made to provide customisation on different levels such as basic editing of colours through a form, to full CSS editing as well as Layout Management and which modules are to be displayed. We also aim to comply with the w3 standards for html and css and provide security for people at or under the age of 16 with all details of users being hidden until chosen otherwise, and details of minors being restricted to friends only.