By zzJames on

Hi

I am making a site with the exact same functionality as Internet Movie DataBase (imdb.com) - a database of movies which users can add reviews to.

I had a problem which was answered before in the forum, http://drupal.org/node/101745 which has left me a little confused.

also this previous forum post about LibDB module seems to suggest this is not the kind of site Drupal handles easily
http://drupal.org/node/70935 however this post is from June 26th.

I am not looking for very technical guidence here, but I am having trouble understanding in which direction to move next. So I have a couple of questions:

1) does anyone know of an example site built with Drupal which is like IMDB?

2) if I was to construct my own DB in MYSQL how difficult would that be to integrate into drupal, worth it, or should I just try a CMS more suited to doing straight online Databases with cross referencing?

Thanks for any hints/tips/pointers you have

zz.James

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zzJames commented

Would Views module be the place to start?

Thanks again.

James

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alexmc commented

Am happy to discuss this by email. I am looking at doing something similar and maybe we could work together on this.

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rszrama commented

Seems like you'd get the best performance just making your own module to define a simple node type... But I just love writing modules, so it's not a big deal for me to say. Anyways, adding your own tables to the DB is no problem, and searching will be a lot easier if you're in control. CCK is just storing that data to the DB in its own tables, anyways, so you wouldn't be doing anything outlandish here.

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seanenroute commented

The lethal combination of Views and CCK will give you a great start in creating the site of your dreams. Also, do a search through Drupal for "Wikipedia" or "Wiki" style websites, you'll find a ton of information on what other modules to use, as well as a general idea on how to put it together.

Good luck, we've all been there when it just seems so huge. Best advice, take it bit by bit and give yourself lots of time to get it up and running.