Calendar using Javascript/ PHP/ mySQL

Question

for a current webapp i need a "outlook-like" calendar... Here are some requirements for the calendar:

• week-view for the appointments
• different appointment types
• direct display of the length and time of the date (like in googleCalendar)
• multiple appointments for the same time
• only using javascript, php and any DB

We need the calendar for the Zend Framework, so if the Calendar doesn't already support the ZF, the source needs to be editable!

do you know any calendar which fits my needs? or do you have any tipps for developing one by myself?

Answer 1

Top tip for developing your own calendar: don't. Calendars are such a time sink, and non-trivial to write. If you need to ask for tips you'd be better off with an existing library component like you'll find in jQuery, dojo, etc..

This question has been asked many times here, links abound on other questions.

• Best JavaScript Calendar control

• What is the best calendar pop-up for populating a web form?

• Creating A Javascript Calendar (Full, not pop up)

etc, etc...

Answer 2

Nothing to say about it, as I've not yet used it, but saw this on Twitter the other day, and I think it may fit at least the Javascript part of the bill.

http://arshaw.com/fullcalendar/

Its a jQuery calendar, came over Twitter from john resig - who writes jquery.

Answer 3

One more Outlook-like Javascript calendar that you might consider for your future projects is dhtmlxScheduler. It supports the features you mentioned and comes with the server-side PHP connector, a special layer that manages client-server data connection. dhtmlxScheduler is dual licensed: GNU GPL and commercial.

http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxScheduler/index.shtml

(disclaimer: I work for DHTMLX)