roma2509

help please! how can i create a forum from zero.i want to create him alone.can any body help me?please send me any information to roma2509@yahoo.com. i don't want to install any kind of forums. thanks very match.

kruptof

You can't create him alone, it takes two.

phpBB is a good example of a php forum system, you might want to look at that for inspiration. I think it's also opensource so have a look at their code.

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grimpirate

Creating a forum by yourself isn't easy (and is likely far more involved than you'd like to think). I myself started a similar project a ways back (and since then have been working to improve it, or rather get it to work at all). Since you've apparently chosen PHP as the web language of choice, your first step would likely be to decide what database you'll be using for your forum. Typically this tends to be a flat-file database or a relational database.

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Apophis

i was making a php based forum- it is a lot easier than you initially think to make a basic one- but all the other stuff is really hard

derzok

haha, don't use flatfiles. It's incredibly obnoxious to code (what with having to seek around files) and it's generally slower than relational databases (especially while performing searches). Flat files are also infinitely more annoying to manage when you've got a few thousand active posters on your BBS. I ran a UBB Classic BBS with 50k+ registered members - terribly slow. Searches were impossible.

Making a the shell of a forum is not difficult. Making the work flows, forms, and whatnot is typically rather easy. Securing your code for public use, making it the site look pretty, and writing it in an OOP paradigm (for modularity) can be more challenging.

My suggestion is to just start. Write it as poorly/sloppily as you like. When you've got mistakes or design flaws you'll figure it out and you won't do it again. If you run into something you can't figure out, just ask here. The best way to learn is from experience.

grimpirate

Flat files aren't generally slower with searches. Google is a shining example of that. All a standard database provides is a controlled method/wrapper for how to access what is essentially a flat file. Dependent on the application and how you use it, flat files may be easier to code than a standard database. For instance, pmWiki.

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