Web Development
Does anyone out there know how to write and implement a message board and forum online and/or know any good web resources for such a project?
Many thanks :)
by gilesguthrie
I've done it!
Did the whole thing in PHP and MySQL. You should get a feel for how these things work by picking through the various forum sites there are out there - have a look at mine at http://forums.giles-guthrie.com if you like.
Make sure you understand session control, and also writing information TO your online database as well as reading information FROM it. Always be concerned about your users' privacy. I spent the longest on the registration forms and handling, and also the user options handling, because if a user cannot register, or does not want to register, your forums will get nowhere.
There are also some very good commercial packages - it seems JelSoft's VBulletin is amongst the cream of the crop.
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