Open thread on Like functionality on scripting.com

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
mysql
Domain
backend, database

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the Like implementation and its MySQL storage, then verify the three stored fields and determine what release and documentation work remains.

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Description

I wanted a Like function on my blog, for a long time, so I finally picked it off the todo list and implemented it.

Yes, I do plan to release the code and document it. The goal is to create this functionality outside the commercial social nets.

I use Twitter ID so we have a name to associate with every user. It does not post anything to Twitter.

The backend is a MySQL database. It keeps three bits of info on each Like:

  1. screenname

  2. URL

  3. timestamp

1 and 2 are the key.

If you have questions ask them here.

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HTML
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Forks
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