Building a forum

[emekadavid]

can someone give me php code i can paste on a site such that where the user submits a textarea text it just fixes itself on the page, just like this message you're reading and the text is persistent?
i don't know php but i know php is what most forums are written with.
thanks

[nathj]

can someone give me php code i can paste on a site such that where the user submits a textarea text it just fixes itself on the page, just like this message you're reading and the text is persistent?
i don't know php but i know php is what most forums are written with.
thanks

Hi emakadavid,

The best thing to do is to read over and possibly work through the php tutorial from W3. This was where I started out, only 2months ago.

Then try the various different things that you learn, something will jump out at you as being what you're after. If, after having a go, you get a bit stuck post some code and some questions and we'll all try to help.

Cheers
nathj

PS a forum won't wrote your code for you, it wouldn't be muich good if it did - you have to understand how and why it works.

[emekadavid]

thanks. i understand

[pbmods]

Heya, emekadavid.

An article that I recommend is this one. The documentation is a bit terse, but if you take it slow, it will really help get you started.

[kovik]

A much easier method would be the road most traveled: Just use phpBB.

[nathj]

A much easier method would be the road most traveled: Just use phpBB.

This sounds good, but it would also be beneficial to have an understanding of PHP and what it can do and how. I always find a bit of extra knowledge helpful.

Cheers
nathj