This page is linked to some Band & Club Calendars we have designed. Some are calendars that are currently in use in the PHP format. Others are are shown in HTML, the design phase.

    If you want to view an example calendar, remember to use your browser's [back-button] if you want to return to this page.

    simple 3 column band calendar

    simple 3 column band php interface

    3 column long band calendar

    3 column long band php interface

    3 column club interlink calendar

    typical 3 column club interface

    low input club calendar

    low input club interface

    2 row band iframe calendar

    2 row band php interface

    Typically a calendar is first designed in HTML using a table structure to handle the variable date entries. Then the table portion of the HTML is converted to the PHP format and surrounded by PHP lingo that links the table to a MySQL database which contains the entries for the table to display. Entries in the MySQL database are added or edited via a PHP interface. The advantage of this system is that updates can be made online anywhere and the calendar entries sort themselves. A disadvantage is that spammers will undoubtably try to subjoin their nickel & dime links into these handy calendars.

Customising The PHP Interface
All of our example Calendars & Interfaces were built upon the freeware Showlister system. The "out of the box" showlister php band calendar involves a minimal number of variables: date, venue, location, & details. Adding more data fields allows for more flexability in determining your optimal layout. Including additional variables in your database allows you to use different fonts for paticular entries, abbreviate lines, make unusual entries, add calendar divisions, show images, and vary or add to the space between events.
      After determining what new variables need be added, you must include their names to your server's MYSQL database, via a SQL or text file upload, and add their names into all the Showlister program pages everywhere variables are listed. These Showlister pages include: add_artists_02.php, add_shows.php, edit_shows.php, edit_shows_02.php, index.php, & manage_shows.php
      If you want a neat looking interface, you may want to reconfigure the tables & entry box demensions on pages: add_shows.php, edit_shows.php, & index.php. (The example interfaces shown above are custom versions of Index.php.) The the table layout & entry box sizes of Edit_shows.php is closely similar to Index.php.

    The pages which follow contain:

                 Some PHP "tricks" for calendar designs
                 Some PHP for use with twinhelix designs' "tipster"