paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Hi everyone, I am looking at building a complete booking system (not one from the web). I was wondering if anybody had any information with regards to how they are setup, also what would be the best language to use for the best results, I am looking for a booking system that can take multiple items for different days, most I have seen are just like a contact form with a calendar attached. I would like to build one that could be use for maybe a hire company, were you have multiple products that can be hired out for different days. Or does anyone now where to go for bespoke systems and if so what type of price would I be looking at for this type of system. Also the problem I am have is the coding in the background, the forms and visual information is fine, but how does the system say that this item is booked for the day. Thanks for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescientist Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 what is your experience with development/programming in general? This is a project that requires extensive knowledge of client and server side code interaction, databases, architecture planning, testing, and more. Do you have any educational background in development? Even for a skilled developer, this would be a few month project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Well lets say that I am not the person for this job, the level that i am at is html, css, slight php. Never got to MySQL. What would you suggest the best option for me to take. Also what price would this type of system cost me. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 It's hard to estimate a price without seeing an actual design document specification that lists every feature you want, but it would probably take an experienced developer between 100 and 300 hours based on what you've said so far. They might charge from $50-$125 per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 I have seen a system that is perfect, i can only show you the site for you to see the booking system, http://www.gobouncy.co.uk/booking.aspx?id=34#bookingForm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 It would take a while to go through that and list all of the individual features, but yeah it's going to require several hundred hours to build from scratch. If you want to make sure you're going to get what you want you need to write up a specification though, to make sure that every feature you want is going to be included in the price and to make sure that it looks and acts the way you expect it to. You can go hourly if you want, but it's pretty easy to rack up a big bill when you keep finding more things you want to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 How much would you say at a glance, this would of cost him to setup, i also know this guy and he owns a network where he sets up websites for bouncy castle operators world wide. This is sort of what i am looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 If he's installing software that is already written then it shouldn't be much, maybe 40 hours tops, more likely less than 10. If he's creating new software then you're within the hundreds of hours range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 So all in all if it is written new, we are talking a lot of time and if some one takes open source and paid software, re-jigs it to work together, this method would be a lot cheaper. Are there pitfalls to using other peoples work, like we have to pay them to use the wares, and if so, can you buy the programs out right or is this always on subscription, and also can you use this software to build sites for multiple businesses or each time a new site is built a new payment is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 It depends on how the author decides to license the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Well always the best place for advise, and keep up the good work, and thank you for your time, regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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