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Designing a message board..
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| UglyDave |
Hello everyone,
i know this question is completly irrelevant to trance or anything on this site, but you guys have been soo responcive in the past and helped me out in many ways, so i've got all confidence that you'll answer my question this time!!
Right, there's lots of free message boards on the net, but a lot of them are e or have lots of crappy lookin banners etc..
So, I've decided to make one of my very own :D
I'm gonna use ASP, and a mySQL database.
I'm just not 100% sure about how to store information in a database, like, would storing a string (under the message field) of 50000 characters in a database column be a wise idea? Or i guess i could just point to a filename.
Also, not 100% sure about lots of messages under one thread, but what i plan is to have a boolean variable to determine starter threads then a parent attribute for replys etc..
Anyone have any ideas or comments before i go?
Anyone done anything like this before? Any problems i might run into??
Ok, well, i know this is the completly wrong forum, but i have faith in u guys!!
Right folks, be good!
David |
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| ampburner |
or go to phpbb.com ;)
don't try to invent the weel all over again, just use phpbb or another free forum software.
these use so called editable templates/styles... essentially, you can use the phpbb software/database as a backend, and download or make aditional html(-ish) plugin user interfaces for it, so you can adjust the looks. I've seen phpbb userinterfaces modified so heavily you couldn't tell that it used to be a forum! |
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| UglyDave |
Yeah I already have phpbb but i'd kinda prefer to make it myself :) ..more of a challenge i guess :) I WANNA DO IT FOR MYSELF!! ..something alone those lines.. maybe even make one, then just use another one like phpbb as i'm sure it's better than the one i'm gonna make.
thanks for the help anyways! mucho appreciato!!
David
Plasticboy - silverbath ..cant help but love that tune :) |
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| DJ RozzeR |
| you must lots of time on your hands , i suggest you use php and sql check out HERE This should be everything u need. id suggest you get one already and modify the layout. |
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| UglyDave |
thankin you!
DJ RozzeR - ur sig looks like the view i have from my house :) |
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| pumavisor808 |
Yeah just use PHPBB.com or something like it.. the software is free and you can change it to do what you like... I have a small messageboard on my website and it took me 10 mins at most to set it up....
NO need to start from scratch...
my board does just as mouch as this board...and most others..... |
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