Questions about bookmarking within a website

[sekhmet1]

I am going to try to explain clearly what it is I am trying to do. There are many websites that have this feature, but I am not quite sure what it is called or if it is javascript. I am trying to set up a feature so that when visitors click on an image or article it is automatically saved for them, in their account or designated space(eg. my stylebook,my photobook, my notebook etc.) when logged in.

I believe this feature is bookmarking, but I'm not sure. Any help would be appreciated.

[JeremyA]

there is bookmarking to your browser and bookmarking within an online application.

What you explained can be done many ways, client side or server side, via cookies (which i would not recommend if you want them to permanent) or databases, which would require some sort of identification on each user, which can be done via cookies, sessions, or IP tracking.

If you want them to bookmark your webpage that's a simple javascript function.

Jeremy

[sekhmet1]

Thanks for your reply,

Its not really about bookmarking a page, I know how to accomplish this. I don't think I'm providing the correct description of what I am trying to do. Let me offer links to a couple of sites.

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/2009RST/review/BURBERRY
If you click on the image a popup will show and ask you to add the image to a lookbook or your account within the website.

http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/womens-clothes
If you click on any of those images it gives you the option to add to a lookbook, within the website.

How do I accomplish this?

[JeremyA]

ahh so an onsite favorites....

well the shopstyle website uses sessions, so once you close your browser its gone.

do you have any experience with php and session variables?

[sekhmet1]

I have experience with php, not session variables, perhaps I am looking for something more permanent I guess like the style.com site where visitors come back log back in and still find their favorites.

[JeremyA]

Well if you use cookies its a bit more permanant until the cookies get cleared, but this is assuming cookies are enabled.

you could also ID the users via their IP address and store them and their favorites into a database, this would work until their IP gets refreshed.

The only completely permanent way is to have a member system where the user logs in (like the Style site).