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	==See ~~Also~~==		==See also==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug] (Software bug)		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug] (Software bug)

	== External links ==		== External links ==

	* [http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp] (Php language tutorial)		* [http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp] (Php language tutorial)

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Interactive

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	To really get an online game started and fully functional, creators will have to resort to making their game interactive. This often requires access to a database and hence knowledge of a language like sql is required.		To really get an online game started and fully functional, creators will have to resort to making their game interactive. This often requires access to a database and hence knowledge of a language like sql is required.

	Storage of variable values or string values is the requirement of interactivity, without it there can be no interactivity, since the page will either reload to the exact same default stage, or only be dynamic. An actual massive multiplayer online game therefore ~~has~~ to be both dynamic and interactive.		Storage of variable values or string values is the requirement of interactivity, without it there can be no interactivity, since the page will either reload to the exact same default stage, or only be dynamic. Many of the pages or files of an actual massive multiplayer online game therefore have to be both dynamic and interactive.

	==Validation==		==Validation==

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Getting Started

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	Many online gamers have often wondered how to create their own game or browser based game. It may happen that a professional programmer will start to create or code a game that suits their interests, often with the intention of gaining commercial success, but sometimes people create online games as a hobby.		Many online gamers have often wondered how to create their own game or browser based game. It may happen that a professional programmer will start to create or code a game that suits their interests, often with the intention of gaining commercial success, but sometimes people create online games as a hobby.

	Online game development has similar roots with video game development, however most early ~~games~~ browser based made in the late nineties of the 20th century were developed by amateur developers, often the current game ~~would~~ be the result of laborious ~~development~~.		Online game development has similar roots with video game development, however most early browser based games made in the late nineties of the 20th century were developed by amateur developers, often the current game will be the result of a laborious process, since a single page can have hundreds if not thousands of lines of code.

	==Learning a language==		==Learning a language==

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	To really get an online game started and fully functional, creators will have to resort to making their game interactive. This often requires access to a database and hence knowledge of a language like sql is required.		To really get an online game started and fully functional, creators will have to resort to making their game interactive. This often requires access to a database and hence knowledge of a language like sql is required.

	Storage of variable values or string values is the requirement of interactivity, without it there can be no interactivity, since the page will either reload to exact same default stage, or only be dynamic. An actual massive multiplayer online game therefore has to be both dynamic and interactive.		Storage of variable values or string values is the requirement of interactivity, without it there can be no interactivity, since the page will either reload to the exact same default stage, or only be dynamic. An actual massive multiplayer online game therefore has to be both dynamic and interactive.

	==Validation==		==Validation==

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Example of a dynamic page

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	Other common problem or bugs are fetching errors, where a variable is not fetched from an sql table, or bad references where a new variable's name is referenced the wrong way.		Other common problem or bugs are fetching errors, where a variable is not fetched from an sql table, or bad references where a new variable's name is referenced the wrong way.

	==Example ~~of a dynamic page~~==		==Example (php snippet)==

	~~<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">~~
	~~<HTML>~~
	~~<HEAD>~~
	~~<TITLE>actions</TITLE>~~
	~~<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="merchant">~~
	~~<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles/gamestyle.css"/>~~
	~~</HEAD>~~
	~~<BODY><H1>Merchant</H1>~~
	~~<P>~~
	<?php		<?php
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	~~</BODY>~~
	~~</HTML>~~


	==See Also==		==See Also==

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==Getting Started==

Many online gamers have often wondered how to create their own game or browser based game. It may happen that a professional programmer will start to create or code a game that suits their interests, often with the intention of gaining commercial success, but sometimes people create online games as a hobby.

Online game development has similar roots with video game development, however most early games browser based made in the late nineties of the 20th century were developed by amateur developers, often the current game would be the result of laborious development.

==Learning a language==

One of the requirements for creating an online game is to have working knowledge of at least a scripting language such as Php, Javascript, Python or Perl. Programmer languages like C++ are not necessary to create online games, since most hosted domains include php of some form (usually php5).

The most common used language in online games is php, but there MMORPG's present who run on perl or python.

Flash is often used for point and click games, which are dynamic, but not necessarily interactive.

==Interactive==

To really get an online game started and fully functional, creators will have to resort to making their game interactive. This often requires access to a database and hence knowledge of a language like sql is required.

Storage of variable values or string values is the requirement of interactivity, without it there can be no interactivity, since the page will either reload to exact same default stage, or only be dynamic. An actual massive multiplayer online game therefore has to be both dynamic and interactive.

==Validation==

Players are prone to cheat and will try to gain an advantage in the game. As such a good developer will have to take measures against hacking and behaviour that is not compliant with the rules of the game. The most obvious way is to resort to validation of any external variable in the scripted page, hence a large part of a php file or any other language that may be used, is taken up with form validation.

==Bugs==

Debugging is an important aspect of online game development, without it no game will function properly.

Errors in the script syntax are the most common bug to be found, but most syntax errors can be easily spotted with compilers, like for example Winsyntax.

Other common problem or bugs are fetching errors, where a variable is not fetched from an sql table, or bad references where a new variable's name is referenced the wrong way.

==Example of a dynamic page==

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>actions</TITLE>
<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="merchant">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles/gamestyle.css"/>
</HEAD>
<BODY><H1>Merchant</H1>
<P>
<?php
/*FILTERING AND VALIDATION*/

if (isset($_COOKIE["person"])) {
$player = $_COOKIE['person'];

if (isset($_POST['sale'])) {
filter_var($_POST["sale"], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);

$int_options = array("options"=> array("min_range"=>1, "max_range"=>190));
if(filter_var($_POST["sale"], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, $int_options)){
$townnum = $_POST["sale"];

/*DATA COLLECTION*/

//CONNECTOR
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","username","password");
if (!$con)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db("localhost", $con);

//FETCHING MONEY AND SILKS
$resultmon = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM persons WHERE Clan='$player'");
$rowmon = mysql_fetch_array($resultmon);
$oldfunds = $rowmon['Coffer'];
$oldsilks = $rowmon['Silks'];

//FETCHING MARKET DATA
$resultprov = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM Castles WHERE CastleID ='$townnum'");
$rowprov = mysql_fetch_assoc($resultprov);
$marketpres = $rowprov['Ichiba'];
$marketowner = $rowprov['Castellan'];

//CHECK FOR OWNERSHIP AND MARKET PRESENCE
if ($marketpres >=1 && $marketowner ==$player){

//FETCHING MARKET DATA
$resultprice = mysql_query ("SELECT SilkPrice FROM Yearchecks");
$rowprice = mysql_fetch_assoc($resultprice);
$marketprice = $rowprice['SilkPrice'];

//CALCULATING MONEY
$proceeds = $oldsilks * $marketprice;
$newfunds = $oldfunds + $proceeds;

//UPDATING DATA
mysql_query("UPDATE persons SET Coffer ='$newfunds', Silks ='0', Tea ='0' WHERE Clan ='$player'");
echo "<P>You have sold your goods";

/*ERROR MESSAGES*/
}
else {
echo "<P>Not possible";}

}
else {
echo "<P>Not valid";}

}
else {
echo "<P>You can not do that";}

}
else {
echo "<P>No cookie was found";}
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

==See Also==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug] (Software bug)

== External links ==

* [http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp] (Php language tutorial)