Mystical Angels

PHP question with calls and money things please help?

Okay, I want to clone www.keen.com, however, I'm having trouble. The trouble I'm having is that I don't know if PHP alone can solve the Call button... (Obviously) Point me out to somewhere that can. Ingenio is to sophisticaed they're asking about C# I just want to know how to do it. Also, one last thing, how would you deduct from the clients account to the Psychics during the call... OMG, I need your help. Thanks and Happy Holidays! Okay, if you want more info. When you log into your advisor account (I am an advisor) you can add money, place a bid so you can be on front page or so... Then, when somebody clicks your call now button (Assuming they pay the same as me) The way we pay, is with credit card, and it verifies to the account and that's how many credits you have. I'm pretty sure the site is using ASP.NET but somehow I heard that they're using C#, too. I don't know how C# works. :S There's a couple of little things as well, but for now, that's my issue. How do they take calls... Are they using some kinda special software, or an arrangement with a phone company..?

Public Comments

1. They probably have a "live support" kind-of-thing going on, and each "psychic" is using that to talk to the visitors. If that's the case, then yes, you can use PHP for this. I have not actually used their site before so I can't say exactly how they have it setup. If you could describe the process more and give details, it would be easier to give an answer. Like, from when they click the call button to when they "hang up", and details about everything in-between. Is it VoIP (voice over IP)? Or a text-based thing? Actual VoIP will also require something to run client-side (software that runs on the visitor's computer). Since PHP is a server-side scripting language, it runs on the web server, the visitor never sees it. So, for that, you would need something client-side like a Java applet, Flash, ActiveX control (Internet Explorer only and not recommended). About deducting from their account, as far as I know, you can't do that automatically...if it were that easy, no one would give their credit card info out on the internet. It will depend what kind of payment system you have up (like PayPal, etc.). So, for everything besides actual voice over IP (talking to the psychic), you can use PHP...creating member accounts, tracking how long someone was on a call with a psychic, determining how much they owe, and billing their account accordingly.