Need help with a PERL forum!

[manganian]

Hi everybody,

I am working on a new site and I want to install a forum on it. The only catch is I need help forming the more advanced side. I have the basic backbone of the script (the login and posting), but that's it. Can someone help me with the advanced techniques used in forums? I don't want the entire code, just the basic structure.
Thanks

[mlseim]

You'll be better off downloading a whole PHP/MySQL forum package,
just like the forum you're viewing now. It will be far too much work
to re-invent your own forum, and way beyond the scope of this thread.

[manganian]

What about Java? Would it work or would it be overkill? I know I could do a lot with that I couldn't in php. Thing is, I WANT to create the code.