I need help with creating an onling text-based rpg!?

ok i need to know everything that i need to learn to create an online text based rpg like http://www.legendarena.com/ .i also need to know a good web hosting server and by the way im running windows xp homeedition.

I need help with creating an onling text-based rpg!?

To create a successful online text based game like legend arena, you need to have a few main skills and tools. I have outlined them below...

1) You need some programming experience in PHP or some other server-side language. You can start your learning of PHP (I prefer this language since it is so flexible) at http://www.php.net and/or reading a book on PHP like %26quot;Visual blueprint PHP%26quot; by Whitehead/Desamero. Another book that is pretty good is %26quot;Programming PHP%26quot; by O%26#039;reilly press.

2) You need a host that offers cron jobs (for timing the execution of scripts and keep track of world time in the game.)

3) Need a host that offers PHP as a server-side language.

4) You need a database to store the information about players, battles, levels, experience etc. Most hosts provide MySQL with their hosting package. It is also one of the better databases to use with PHP. This database is fast and very well documented, plus its stable.

5) Learn about basic game design so you can balance the game a bit and help it grow to the next level.

6) Patience...patience.. and did I mention patience? Games like this will take time. Start small and build up to something bigger.

7) Lastly, you probably will want a good graphics program to make the graphics for the game and maybe flash if you want to make the graphics more animated. I recommend using a combination of Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Maybe some fireworks MX for the animations.

Good luck with the development!

I need help with creating an onling text-based rpg!?

10 years of programing experience is what you need.