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| SkyB0lt |
 Sep 27 2006, 09:42 PM
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Ok, hey all! I am completely new to the website creation field by I learn quick. I just hope quick enough.
I am working on a project to make a very large, intricate webpage. I think one of the toughest parts of it is going to be the message board section (the biggest part of the site). An example of the msg board is one almost like this, but with a lot more functionality. I will have all the formatting but there will need to be a lot more user functionality. This brings me to my question. What language do I need to start learning to do this? If I wanted to write a message board like this one what should I learn first, second, and so on. I know this can’t be done over night, or anytime soon but I truly do learn very fast. Any shove in the right direction would be great! Thanks in advance! Shawn |
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| jimlongo |
Sep 27 2006, 10:18 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
You would be much better off finding one of the many bulletin board packages already made and available and trying to install that. Sometimes that is hard enough and you need to know a bit about servers and permissions and that kind of thing.
Many hosting services have them available and they can be installed with one "push of a button" so to speak. Check with your provider. |
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| jimlongo |
Sep 27 2006, 10:33 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
If you really want to write one yourself I'd say PHP is the most popular language currently used to create these forums. They have a really extensive documentation section.
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| SkyB0lt |
Sep 28 2006, 10:37 AM
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Thanks! I will get a php book today. I have a server here at the house I have been playing with and I have already tried a few of the free boards that are out there. They are as you say tough enough but they also dont seem to do what I need them to.
I'm not in a huge rush to get the site built I just want to get it right! What program do you suggest I use for php and what server software is the best? mysql or sqlserver? Windows 2000? What is going to be the easiest to use? Thanks again for all your help! Shawn |
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| jimlongo |
Sep 28 2006, 12:07 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
Well I'm no expert in this area, but I'd say Apache and mysql on Unix (linux) for the server end since they're open source and somewhat free. Others may chime in with better advice.
As for text editors and IDEs it depends on your OS. |
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| SkyB0lt |
Sep 28 2006, 12:29 PM
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QUOTE(jimlongo @ Sep 28 2006, 01:07 PM)  Well I'm no expert in this area, but I'd say Apache and mysql on Unix (linux) for the server end since they're open source and somewhat free. Others may chime in with better advice. As for text editors and IDEs it depends on your OS. I have XP. I also have access to Macromedia 8 studio and adobe suite. Will one of these work? |
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| jimlongo |
Sep 28 2006, 12:42 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
See if you can find anything at Versiontracker or Download.com
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| SkyB0lt |
Sep 28 2006, 02:09 PM
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Hey thanks for the links, this give me something to get started with!
I am going to goto barns & noble and get a php and mysql book today. I think there is enough on apachee on their site to get that started so I can start playing around on my own dummie server until I figure out what I am doing. Thanks for all the help! |
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| jimlongo |
Sep 28 2006, 02:42 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
Your welcome!
Don't forget to come back and get some help in the Database and Server forums from some people who might really know what they're talking about.  |
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| SkyB0lt |
Sep 28 2006, 04:12 PM
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QUOTE(jimlongo @ Sep 28 2006, 03:42 PM) Your welcome! Don't forget to come back and get some help in the Database and Server forums from some people who might really know what they're talking about. Lol, I am going to need it, but starting with all of this I imagine it will be months from now until I am back. Haha *oY! |
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| authoring78 |
Oct 11 2006, 09:38 AM
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Hi, I bought an O'Reilly book to teach myself perl & it was great. Speaking of Learning PHP 5, this is definitely not a book for the experienced PHP developer, but for a beginner this is one of the best. Addtional resources: http://www.php.net (web server scripting -freeware) http://www.analogx.com/CONTENTS/download/network/phpconf.htm (PHPConfig -freeware) http://www.right-web-tool.com (useful resources) Cheers, Samantha |
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| SkyB0lt |
Oct 12 2006, 08:46 PM
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Thanks for the advise Samantha! I am going to head over to amazon and pick one up used right now!
It cant make things any worse I am so lost lol. Shawn |
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