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11-06-2004, 03:05 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Creating a billing/help/control panel!
Hey all,
I'm completely redesigning my billing system from scratch. The first one was good but now I want more features and it seems the way I designed the original database doesn't allow for much expansion.
So, I'm hoping I can get some input on a a new system. What are things to look out for or plan ahead for? And whats the best way to create the database?
Right now the idea is to create a user table in the database, then one for each different product I sell (ie, shared, reseller, dedicated etc.). Each product would have the user id stored with it so all the users stuff can be displayed in one place. I also want to add other stuff such as a table for extra charges, so I could add overages and other stuff to the account.
On top of this I need to intergrate a ticket system, I have no experience designing ticket systems so input on this would be helpfull. I also want to make it a intergrated control panel, but I'll get to that later.
The biggest thing is the database design, I can change coding but once users are in the database its a pain to move them. What are somethings I should know in order to make a good db design? And while I'm askin, what are feature users would like to see in a system like this?
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11-06-2004, 04:42 PM #2Hosting Specialist
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Just a suggestion, you might want to think about port in a pre-existing trouble ticket system (such as Help Center Live) with the billing system you're planning to code. Building the two from scratch and then integrating them seamlessly is a huge undertaking.
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11-06-2004, 07:03 PM #3WHT Addict
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Originally posted by IncognitoNet
Just a suggestion, you might want to think about port in a pre-existing trouble ticket system (such as Help Center Live) with the billing system you're planning to code. Building the two from scratch and then integrating them seamlessly is a huge undertaking.
altho i have build my own billing system ( and still am developing it )
it takes allot of time , but if you want that your customers have a special ID , try
CREATE TABLE `tablename` (
`id` INT( 10 ) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT ,
PRIMARY KEY ( `id` )
);
ID - INT - 10 - AUTO_INCREMENT
everytime a client registers it will get a number starting from 1 to 9999999999
10 - 9's
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