Facebook/Bebo Apps

randombar · 28-02-2008 4:56pm #1

Hi Lads,
Anyone know anywhere where I can find good tutorials on where to start with this? Wanna get into it a bit and can't really get my head around their own app docs
Thanks
Gary

Featherl · 10-03-2008 3:21pm

Hey Gary,

I find Bebo very easy to use.

If you need any help just ask..

randombar · 10-03-2008 3:34pm

Hi Feather,

Where's the best place to start I suppose? I know my way around php but classes etc were always above my head.

Thanks
Gary

Featherl · 10-03-2008 4:07pm

Hi Gary,

Have you a page set up yet or are you just getting info first and then setting up?

When setting up page, you must register, give personal details, you must also have a suitable email address. They will take yahoo, gmail and hotmail. Set up an email account.

When you get your page, fill in your information.. Name, age, relationship status, music, sports, etc.. Then go to friends and start typing in friends names to see if they are on Bebo, then will then see your request and accept you as a friend.

Does this make sense?

Featherl · 10-03-2008 4:07pm

GaryCocs wrote: »

Hi Feather,

Where's the best place to start I suppose? I know my way around php but classes etc were always above my head.

Thanks
Gary

Explain PHP and classes for me please?

zAbbo · 10-03-2008 4:09pm

Featherl wrote: »

Explain PHP and classes for me please?

He's talking about app development on Bebo/FB, not about how to use the actual site

randombar · 10-03-2008 4:15pm

Yup, I have a bebo and facebook account i just want to start developing applications for them!

Featherl · 10-03-2008 4:20pm

Go into Bebo applications, each one gives you a description of application. Choose one you would like to use, click add to page and its on your page. If its a quiz then you will have to answer questions, its easy

zAbbo · 10-03-2008 4:23pm

Featherl wrote: »

Go into Bebo applications, each one gives you a description of application. Choose one you would like to use, click add to page and its on your page. If its a quiz then you will have to answer questions, its easy

Swing and a miss, He wants to develop his own application, presumably from scratch. I played around with a simple RSS parser on facebook, will see if I can dig up my old sources.

mazdafarl · 10-03-2008 4:28pm

Featherl wrote: »

Hi Gary,

Have you a page set up yet or are you just getting info first and then setting up?

When setting up page, you must register, give personal details, you must also have a suitable email address. They will take yahoo, gmail and hotmail. Set up an email account.

When you get your page, fill in your information.. Name, age, relationship status, music, sports, etc.. Then go to friends and start typing in friends names to see if they are on Bebo, then will then see your request and accept you as a friend.

Does this make sense?

hahaha what a loser

failsafe · 10-03-2008 4:55pm

Did you not find the facebook "tutorialapp" walkthrough handy? I ran slowly enough through that and found it very usefull for the basics. I then made my own simple iframe app and now i'm working on a slightly more complicated one with PHP and mysql (a comment wall - only for practice)

What I found usefull is writing the application so that it works externally (on my website), then strip out elements like <html> tags etc that facebook doesn't need, and include the basic config (with the api key etc.) and see how it looks in facebook. When that worked, I started working on integrating facebook elements, such as pulling userid, friends lists, interests etc.

To get a better understanding of where you're stumped, how far along that path have you got? Or have you started it? Or are your skills more advanced than mine!?

randombar · 10-03-2008 5:35pm

Just had a go off the tutorial app there and got something working.

Basically my idea would be that the user selects their five favorite pubs or something and this shows up on their site?

Long way to go I suppose?

mazdafarl · 10-03-2008 6:51pm

failsafe wrote: »

Did you not find the facebook "tutorialapp" walkthrough handy? I ran slowly enough through that and found it very usefull for the basics. I then made my own simple iframe app and now i'm working on a slightly more complicated one with PHP and mysql (a comment wall - only for practice)

What I found usefull is writing the application so that it works externally (on my website), then strip out elements like <html> tags etc that facebook doesn't need, and include the basic config (with the api key etc.) and see how it looks in facebook. When that worked, I started working on integrating facebook elements, such as pulling userid, friends lists, interests etc.

To get a better understanding of where you're stumped, how far along that path have you got? Or have you started it? Or are your skills more advanced than mine!?

Where is this tutorialapp, Im in the process of creating something similar

failsafe · 11-03-2008 11:47pm

http://developers.facebook.com/step_by_step.php

misterq · 12-03-2008 1:35pm

Can't speak for bebo but I found the Facebook documentation and wiki very good. You still need to read it though.....:D

failsafe · 17-03-2008 12:32pm

Hey GaryCrocs, how's your application coming along? I'm guessing you're trying to incorporate your site into an app. Sounds like a good idea, could work quite well with some social features, like "your friends favourite pubs are...." or even making pub recommendations! I'm half learning PHP as I go along so my own application is growing slowly!

randombar · 17-03-2008 6:05pm

Coming along slowly thanks

trying to get the time to do it between a million other projects is tough. Once I get the connection between facebook and my database up I was thinking of a top five pubs app, or where I'll be sat night app!

Any tips would be appreciated

failsafe · 17-03-2008 8:41pm

Where I started (and where I might start if I was doing something like you're trying) is by making a page within my own site, and just including it in an iframe on the facebook canvas page.

So setting up a page like www.ratemypub.ie/facebookappfolder/topfive.php, which connects to the database and pulls out the top rated pubs. Then the index.php page of your facebook app would just have <fb:iframe src="topfive.php">

My top tip so far would be to name your facebook folder directory (facebookappfolder in my example above) the same as your facebook app name, because if they're different I find all the links get messed up. So if your app address was http://apps.facebook.com/ratemypub I'd host all the files in www.ratemypub.ie/ratemypub. It took me ages to figure that one out, it was driving me crazy why none of the links were working!

If anyone else is working on one of their first few apps maybe you could post them up? It would be useful for sharing tips & pointers, and could help spread the apps too! Also, I think you need at least 5 people to have installed the app before facebook will list it in their directory!

failsafe · 19-03-2008 1:45pm

Wow....
http://adonomics.com/leaderboard.php

Maybe I might start thinking about trying to develop some proper apps!

Placebo · 25-03-2008 11:53am

quick question so can the apps be hosted on any server or do they get uploaded and arppoved by bebo?
i assume they gotta be flash/swf?

failsafe · 25-03-2008 11:58am

You host them on your own server, and then tell facebook/bebo your url. I'm writing mine in php.

As for approval, you can add it and send it around with no approval needed, but you need to submit it to the application directory. Mine was awaiting approval for a day or two and got listed last night, so I'm not sure what kind of screening it went through, probably just to ensure it has no porn etc.

Nerin · 25-03-2008 9:48pm

is anyone aware of an app,or someone developing an app for bebo that allows embedding stuff (last fm player for example)
i know last fm do apps for bebo but imo they arent as good as just having the little player embedded like i have on my blogspot.

failsafe · 27-03-2008 1:09am

I haven't heard of one, but after I finish my facebook app, I was thinking of trying to build a bebo one, maybe starting this weekend, so I wouldn't mind having a stab at that if it's something you'd like. What exactly is it you're looking for?

Nerin · 27-03-2008 6:09pm

failsafe wrote: »

I haven't heard of one, but after I finish my facebook app, I was thinking of trying to build a bebo one, maybe starting this weekend, so I wouldn't mind having a stab at that if it's something you'd like. What exactly is it you're looking for?

hey there,
the way myspace allows you to use html/whatever codes to embed things is the idea(although i know that can be ridiculous when theres loads of things on a page)
my idea was a little module on bebo where you could enter one or two codes like a myspace page and embed things.
i was surprised this wasnt already an app (when i did a search all i got was flash box apps).
ive no idea whether this is do-able or not.

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