Hello great programmers, i have a bit of a challenge and i figured there is no better place to ask such questions then here.

I plan on building a virtual currency, not a cryto-currency.

A virtual currency is like a money that is use in game and other platforms it is controlled and isn't back up by anything. Unlike bitcoin which is a cryto-currency.

but the problem is which programming language can i use, and even if get one i will need something like a template to follow.

The essence of this is that i wish to implement it into my website, please let me make this into a reality.

Dude just go with the language your site is currently running on, if I understand correctly, it is something like say chips in casinos. The user pays you real money and you credit their account with the equivalent in your currency, just like nairaland ads where you buy ad credits to run your ads on nairaland.

losprince:
Dude just go with the language your site is currently running on, if I understand correctly, it is something like say chips in casinos. The user pays you real money and you credit their account with the equivalent in your currency, just like nairaland ads where you buy ad credits to run your ads on nairaland.

CORRECTLY but i plan on using WordPress to build the site, how can i implement that on WordPress please.

Make some one answer me na

wamiikechukwu:


CORRECTLY but i plan on using WordPress to build the site, how can i implement that on WordPress please.

Virtual Currency or a Wallet System. Where they pay cash for points.

pcguru1:

Virtual Currency or a Wallet System. Where they pay cash for points.

Virtual currency and maybe a wallet to hold it. But the wallet will be like a user page displaying the amount they have.

This is my good and honest advice.

1. Scrap WordPress in the future
2. Look at Exisiting solutions around to see what common features or specification around building a Wallet System

Here is some Github links there's nothing more to a Wallet other than the digital representation to real money, the main issue is security and also records and logs.

When i was paying my school fees, a particularly code was send to the student's email and you use that code to pay the fee.

i want something like that were a user can exchange a particular currency for this code, the code remains valid and there will be a page on the website where he can check the current value of it and to know whether it's still used or not.

I know during my first semester while we were learning python, we learnt how to generate random numbers and am thinking whether i can use python in doing this, but you know education in Nigeria, we were never taught on how to implement it as a 3rd party.

pcguru1:
This is my good and honest advice.

1. Scrap WordPress in the future
2. Look at Exisiting solutions around to see what common features or specification around building a Wallet System

Here is some Github links there's nothing more to a Wallet other than the digital representation to real money, the main issue is security and also records and logs.

Thanks bro, but where are the links.

wamiikechukwu:


Thanks bro, but where are the links.

lol no vex
https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Wallet+System&type=Repositories&ref=searchresults

wamiikechukwu:
When i was paying my school fees, a particularly code was send to the student's email and you use that code to pay the fee.

i want something like that were a user can exchange a particular currency for this code, the code remains valid and there will be a page on the website where he can check the current value of it and to know whether it's still used or not.

I know during my first semester while we were learning python, we learnt how to generate random numbers and am thinking whether i can use python in doing this, but you know education in Nigeria, we were never taught on how to implement it as a 3rd party.

that's a Voucher then not Wallet

pcguru1:

that's a Voucher then not Wallet

Can't you help me out.

wamiikechukwu:

Can't you help me out.

You are a developer nau, gather information and get what you need then code it out, am using the same internet to search Google

1. But this is the main thing, you need to write a code to generate *unique* vouchers, and by unique i mean unique meaning you have to use current time and some other factors so that the numbers can't be predicted

2. As you generate them store them in the Database with the information about it, like the amount, expiration date and others,

3. Once someone pays tie the voucher to the that user and also have a separate table for vouchers used or expired.

pcguru1:


You are a developer nau, gather information and get what you need then code it out, am using the same internet to search Google

1. But this is the main thing, you need to write a code to generate *unique* vouchers, and by unique i mean unique meaning you have to use current time and some other factors so that the numbers can't be predicted

2. As you generate them store them in the Database with the information about it, like the amount, expiration date and others,

3. Once someone pays tie the voucher to the that user and also have a separate table for vouchers used or expired.

Chia i am finished,

wamiikechukwu:


Chia i am finished,

it's not that hard, the only place where you will take consideration into, is the seed used for generating the voucher

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4713584/how-to-generate-a-voucher-code-in-c
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3521621/php-code-for-generating-decent-looking-coupon-codes-mix-of-alphabets-and-number

This is C# but the concept is similar