WACS-Php Applications (Optional)

In addition to the standard search functions listed above, the Wacs-Php package now contains at least one useful search application which can be easily integrated into the main WACS environment. This is a very different approach and uses the AJAX web 2.0 technologies to provide a dynamic interactive searching experience. In order to use it, you will need to install the optional Wacs-Php libraries and applications. You will not however need the simple skin package as that is seperate.

modelsel.php

This command is a totally different approach to searching for models as it offers a number of icons and as each is selected it interactively updates the page with those models who match. It does not (at present) produce a saved search as a result. For more details, please see the chapter on it towards the end of the WACS User Guide. It can only be linked to and doesn't take any arguments at present.

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Further PHP-based sample apps like modelsel are planned for the wacs-php 0.9.2 version which will be released shortly after the main release. Please see the appropriate release notes for wacs-php for more information

The Simple Skin

In addition to the web apps written in PHP in the style of and integrated with the normal WACS applications, the wacs-php project includes a demonstration web site written in PHP using WACS. Included in this are a number of search apps including one that combines attributes from both sets and models to allow for very advanced searches to be constructed. For more information, please see the documentation on the Simple Skin in the wacs-php package.