I know how to do it in two

JeevesBond — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:07:51 +0000

I know how to do it in two steps!

Download some very simple forum software
Read the source code until you understand how to make a very simple forum!

But seriously, explaining how to make a forum, even a very simple one, is a big task. It's too much for a forum post, too much for an article, probably too big for a series of articles!

Also, I don't think we would get many links even if we did write it. 1) everyone has different ideas on what constitutes good forum software (there would be framework flamewars, software design bike sheds and much more); 2) barely anyone bothers looking up how to build forum software, they just go and download some instead.

I do think Greg was perhaps a little grumpy though. You'll learn this stuff soon enough.

Kazimmerman you have made it

zerocool — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:05:05 +0000

Kazimmerman you have made it easier for me , to say that if we post like a tut on how to make a forum though its impossible our forum can be famous .. many links would point here ...

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I think the problem here is

kazimmerman — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:21:00 +0000

I think the problem here is that anyone who could offer some help on how to create a forum in PHP with MySQL does not have time to ramble through EVERYTHING necessary to do so. If you are the one asking the question, you should have some knowledge of how to work with PHP and MySQL and ask some more specific questions to receive the kind of help you're wanting. While philanthropy is a great thing, I don't think you really intended this topic as help for "other (sic) who need help in making a forum." If you really want to get some help with PHP and MySQL or want to help others, try asking more specific, problem-specific questions rather than expecting so much about such broad, general topics. It's not that no one wants to help; it's just that "How to Make a Forum in PHP using MySQL" could literally be the title of a book.

Greg Even if i didnt

zerocool — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:56:35 +0000

Greg Even if i didnt understand any of what people wrote atleast it will help other who need help in making a forum.

To make a forum requires a

greg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:44:00 +0000

To make a forum requires a lot of knowledge in PHP and a great deal in MYSQL too.
If you are wanting to learn how to make a forum, you will need to learn PHP and MYSQL first (and of course HTML and CSS to create and style the layout).

As has been asked a few times, why do you want to discuss how to make a forum from scratch? If you need one, there are already plenty of pre-coded solutions out there.

If this is purely out of interest, then you still need to understand PHP and MYSQL first really.
As even if people started producing code in here for the various requirements, you wouldn't understand it anyway.

i have a very littler

zerocool — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:38:26 +0000

i have a very littler understand of php and none if you ask me about mySQL and i understands that mysql is very important because i get allot of php tuts but when it comes to MySql i always get confused

But I am still curious why

MGadAllah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:26:41 +0000

But I am still curious why to build something from scratch and do not use something pre-made?

Also you can customize the pre-made forum as you prefer which will make it very good indeed.

Also if you consider the time you spend for coding a forum from scratch to put it into customizing a pre-made forum you will end up with amazing looking forum.

Just IMO

zerocool wrote: ok how to

greg — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:24:00 +0000

zerocool wrote:

ok how to make a registration page

You will need a form to take details - username, password, email etc
And store their inputs in the DB when you have checked they are ok.
When they want to login you check the username and password they enter is in the database.
If found, log them in, else message "incorrect login".

zerocool wrote:

this post i made is for everyone to come and contribute in making a forum , by what ever knowledge they have..

I, as do many others here, have the knowledge needed to make a forum from start to finish. But as I said, it's a LOT of work, so listing every detail of everything necessary is not really practical in a forum.
It's not even practical to make a tutorial on it.

Do you have any PHP/MYSQL coding knowledge?

ok how to make a

zerocool — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:23:20 +0000

ok how to make a registration page , guys this post i made is for everyone to come and contribute in making a forum , by what ever knowledge they have..

zerocool wrote: yeah what

greg — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:22:35 +0000

zerocool wrote:

yeah what next ?

I'm not sure what you are wanting.
I've listed everything you need to make a forum, other than making you an actual 100% design plan with EVERYTHING you will need to do and how to do it, there is "nothing next".

For someone with a good understanding of PHP, MYSQL, HTML and CSS, who's a relatively quick coder, to make a "basic" forum - about 6-8 weeks from coding 10 hours a day 6 days a week.
And that would give you a "basic" forum with some "basic" functionality and simple styling.