How to Code Forums

[funnk]

I just recently got into coding...i'm using HTML and i was wondering if theres a way to code forums like these using it...i know how to code tables and forms and stuff but is there and easy way of coding a forum? (i know i'm a newbie)

[redhead]

Look at SQL (http://mysql.com) and PHP (http://php.net) most forums are a combination of those.

[someone_somewhe]

redhed can you explain how it works? and what to do when on those sites? i was ont here and i still dont get it..

[teknomage1]

The basic idea is that you define a structure for all the posts and categories in the database and interact with that structure through Structured Query Language. Since SQL is only for generateing groups of data, you need some sort of logic to control what queries to generate and to keep the new data structured. On the web PHP is the most popular choice for this sort of thing. A well designed forum is more complicated than you'd think tough. You have do deal with making posts, editting posts, deleting posts, protecting passworrds, etc. You might want to start a little smaller and work your way up. Or you can check out an existing open source forum solution, and start by modifying it until you get comfortable enough to build your own.

[falsepride]

yea a forum will be very difficult, even for someone as myself with a basic knowledge of php and experience setting up a edit and delete system of things. start out making your own news system, where you can edit and delete posts and all of that. get some experience with multideminsional arrays, and mysql(im one to talk lol. i never learned mysql). php is an easy language and you should catch on pretty quick