Comment box

zigvab75 · 02-24-2012, 04:56 PM

Hello all,
I'm not sure how to word this because I'm still new to the HTML scene but I was wondering if there's a way to make a comment box where it leaves a comment on your site as soon as you post it. Kinda like how Facebook does it but I don't need anything that fancy. Also, does the action that submits the comment have to be server-side? And lastly; which script (if any) does it take to make that action happen? For example; does it use PHP, JS, Javascript and does it use MySQL?

Thank in advance

VIPStephan · 02-24-2012, 10:45 PM

Yes, this kind of functionality is done server-side (e. g. PHP/ASP.NET/JSP) and it requires a database (e. g. MySQL) to store and retreive the comment. I’m not on Facebook but I suppose you mean that when you post a comment it shows it without reloading the page? For this enhanced functionality you also need JavaScript (cue: “AJAX”).

But this is quite advanced for someone that’s “new to the HTML scene”. Your best bet would be to familiarize yourself with a CMS like Wordpress where such functionality is already built in. Why reinvent the wheel?

elitis · 02-24-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by VIPStephan

Yes, this kind of functionality is done server-side (e. g. PHP/ASP.NET/JSP) and it requires a database (e. g. MySQL) to store and retreive the comment. I’m not on Facebook but I suppose you mean that when you post a comment it shows it without reloading the page? For this enhanced functionality you also need JavaScript (cue: “AJAX”).

But this is quite advanced for someone that’s “new to the HTML scene”. Your best bet would be to familiarize yourself with a CMS like Wordpress where such functionality is already built in. Why reinvent the wheel?

In my opinion its not really "advanced for someone that's new to the HTML scene". Excluding the ajax its fairly easy and as long as he knows at least the basics of PHP and mysql he should be able to make a basic comment box.

zigvab75 · 02-27-2012, 04:18 PM

Okay, thanks guys. I really appreciate the help. It looks like I may have to familiarize myself with PHP, too. No problem, though. I just like to know how things work so if something goes wrong I can look at the code myself and fix the problem if need be.