Setting Up A Directory: My Adventures

[Xeno]

I just happen to catch this thread and one thing in regards to link scripts, is to make SURE whatever script is chosen, is the one you will use long-term if not the life of the link site. If something goes wrong down the road and a person has to change scripts, ...well....all I Can say is "What a mess" to do a complete change over. Been there, done it....lol

Truthfully though, there are many factors in choosing the right script:

1. What features you absolutely cannot do without
2. What features do you think you will need or want later in time
3. Is there good support for the script(s) you are looking at
4. What kind of "honest unbiased" reviews are available for selected scripts
5. ASP, PHP, or CGI scripting choices
6. How well is the admin section designed...messy? Efficient? detailed?
7. How often is the script upgraded, versions, bug reports and fixes, etc
8. Are the templates easy to modify, or are they template hell
9. Will you be running a link list, portal, or directory
10. Do you need mod_rewrite, HTML generated pages, or is dynamic ok?

There is more I can put here but Im hungry and need some dinner....just wanted to toss my two bits in