Hello! New here! 1 question..

[b0iNg]

Hello people! I'm new around here! What I want to ask is, is coding forums with PHP VERY VERY VERY difficult? I'm willing to learn php just to code my own forum...

I know nothing about php yet, but like I said I'm willing to learn!

[Ankun]

I dont think it would be wise to jump right into php and start off coding your own forums..but for an expert php scripter i'm sure its not that difficult, whats the point in coding your own forums though, whent here are plenty great php forum scripts already written?

[Nightfire]

PHP's fairly easy to learn. If I can do it, anyone can.

A couple of sites which will give you tutorials, etc
http://www.devshed.com
http://www.phpbuilder.com

You might want to use PHPDev (http://www.firepages.com.au) on your PC to be able to test your scripting too, instead of having to upload the pages everytime.

You may have problems going straight to creating your forums, learn the basics first. Walk before you run, but as said before, there are many excellent free forums out there for download - why try to re-invent the wheel?

[b0iNg]

There is free forum scripts out there?! I don't know if what you are talking about are those free forums, but the main reason I don't want to use free forums are because of pop-ups!

Thanks for your comments! :D

[duniyadnd]

no popups, just the scripts.

check out

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpbb/

that's one of the, i'm sure, many bulletin boards that you have to setup on your webserver and make changes on how you want it.

they probably would ask for a small script saying its powered by phpbb, which is not too much to ask, considering they did all the hard work for free.

duniyadnd

[b0iNg]

HELP!

I downloaded that script, uploaded it into the server, and is now confused on further installation!

I know this is a little off-topic...(maybe) but could someone help me? The installation steps read:

1 Decompress the phpBB 2 archive to a local directory on your system.
2 Upload all the files contained in this archive (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account.
3 Change the permissions on config.php to be writeable by all
4 Using your web browser visit the location you placed phpBB 2, e.g. http://www.mydomain.com/phpBB 2, http://www.mydomain.com/forum/ etc.
5 Fill out all the requested information and hit Submit
6 Change the permissions on config.php to be writeable only by yourself
7Click the Complete Installation button or revisit the location you entered above.
8 phpBB 2 should now be available, please MAKE SURE you read at least Section 8 below for important, security related post-installation instructions.

Firstly, I hope someone can help me! I'm stuck on step 3! Hopefull you have msn! Contact me at jeff_lam10@hotmail.com!

Thanks alot!!!

[Nightfire]

Upload all the files into a directory, usually /forums

When it's all uploaded, find config.php and chmod it to 666

Go to your forums, fill in the details.

[brothercake]

Originally posted by Nightfire
chmod it to 666

The Permissions of the Beast :D

[b0iNg]

Er...does that mean for example I upload all the files of phpbb2 into my server (assuming its name is like "www.thisisfortesting.com")

then I will link to the folder? as in I type in "www.thisisfortesting.com/phpbb2?

Also, how do I "CHMOD" or something? I never heard of this before..how do I do it? Sorry, I'm a newbie..:p