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Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 01:26 PM
Listen people..i'd like to do a forum to my website..wich is in construction 
...where do i get one?Help please...
tks
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RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by KeyStorm on 07-17-2004 at 01:35 PM
http://www.mybboard.com - My Bulletin Board
http://phpBB.sf.net - PHP Bulletin Board
http://www.invisionboard.com - Invision Board
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Mnjul on 07-17-2004 at 01:35 PM
Well, myBulletinBoard is great...just as great as the forums you are browsing!
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Mippo on 07-17-2004 at 01:35 PM
You can get the MyBBoard forum software on http://www.mybboard.com (this is MyBB as well). 
EDIT: What the heck?!!
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 01:36 PM
thanks keystorm and mnjul...
quote:Well...There's is no forum as msn plus one
Originally posted by Mnjul
just as great as the forums you are browsing
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 01:39 PM
btw, you will need PHP compatible webspace or a Sever of your own...
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 01:39 PM
kinda...about the login and the registration...is it included in the zip file as for mybb , for example?
by the way does anybody know a god html editor..(a non-code one...a visual one..)
html or php..
mod: use the edit button to add stuff to your posts.
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 01:48 PM
quote:The best out there is Microsoft FrontPage, but I really suggest that you learned HTML at least before making a webpage. Its not hard by any means and there are loads of guides out there, however I used a small book to learn HTML (that was a long time ago so I don't know if that book still exists)...anyway here's a guide http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_www.asp
Originally posted by johny
by the way does anybody know a god html editor..(a non-code one...a visual one..)
Also please could you not double or triple post...if you wish to add anything to a thread and you are the last poster edit your last post yourself, otherwise it is considered spamming in an attempt to raise your post count needlessly...
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 01:51 PM
k sorry i forgot i could edit posts...
...but does the forum work with front page?does front page do php web pages or just html?
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by KeyStorm on 07-17-2004 at 01:59 PM
quote:I disagree. You should use Macromedia Dreamweaver, which will also help you to learn HTML, taking a look at the splitted view (you can't learn HTML with FrontPage, face it).
Originally posted by Anubis
The best out there is Microsoft FrontPage
You can't code PHP visually, that's not possible, so you'll have to learn HTML and PHP.
edit:
quote:no, frontpage is just an editor (as long as you don't use it's
Originally posted by johny
k sorry i forgot i could edit posts...
dodgy extensions). FrontPage can only code in HTML and sub languages like CSS or JavaScript.Dreamweaver can code PHP (with helpers), ASP as well as CSS, HTML and JavaScript.
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 01:59 PM
quote:A webpage editor is not required to edit the Forum in any way, You will need to follow the guide included in the .zip file to install the forum...
Originally posted by johny
k sorry i forgot i could edit posts......but does the forum work with front page?does front page do php web pages or just html?
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 02:02 PM
K 
..i'm kinda silly 'cause i dunno Hit about web editing lol tks...
another doubt...´
in html code what does <head>?
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by KeyStorm on 07-17-2004 at 02:04 PM
Head has all the information of the file which isn't in the body (what you see in the window). That is usually the title, but can also have meta-data, CSS class' declarations, Javascript declarations, etc.
<head> is placed before <body>:
code:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 02:05 PM
quote:The head of the document is primarily used for the page title and putting in JavaScript codes that you want to be loaded before the body or the main part of the document is loaded. Best for variables that you need for any JavaScript scripts that you are using on the page...it has other uses but that's the main uses...
Originally posted by johny
in html code what does <head>?
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Jhrono on 07-17-2004 at 02:14 PM
another doubt..
how do i change the font style?
...
btw that site you gave me is pretty helpfull tks
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 02:22 PM
<font face=""> and inside the quotation marks include the font name...Whatever text you enter after that code will be in the font you chose....
Remember that the quotation marks do not have to be their but it is formal practise to put them there due to some really old browsers that require them.
Also its not a good idea to use a font that is not included on most PC's (if the font is not on the displaying comp it will not be displayed)
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by saralk on 07-17-2004 at 03:10 PM
the best way to change the font is to put this in the head tag:
<style type="text/css">
body { font-family: Tahoma }
</style>
that way if you want to change the font, you only have to change it in there an all the fonts are changed.
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by CookieRevised on 07-17-2004 at 04:03 PM
I strongly suggest you to learn proper html first, before you do anything else... As it seems that you don't know a single thing about html (no offense), you'll encounter many many many things you don't understand. So first learn html, then learn a bit php and then integrate a forum on your website...
You don't run, when you can't walk...
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Johnny_Mac on 07-17-2004 at 04:05 PM
Whats a matter with simple steps hey?
Start with one of these, then work your way up. Very simple and you can have a go changing the colours and stuff.
http://www.proboards.com/index.html
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Anubis on 07-17-2004 at 04:12 PM
Johnny_Mac, I don't believe he'll learn anything useful from proboards...however if he wants a good free forum they are acceptable...but these are better http://invisionfree.com/
They are the more n00bish friendly way of making a forum...
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by Johnny_Mac on 07-17-2004 at 05:31 PM
quote:Well whatever, I wasnt meaning to be specific.
Originally posted by Anubis
Johnny_Mac, I don't believe he'll learn anything useful from proboards...however if he wants a good free forum they are acceptable...but these are better http://invisionfree.com/
They are the more n00bish friendly way of making a forum...
Just everyone started posting complicated phpbb, mybb stuff. If he knew php he'd more then likely already know this stuff is hard to get to grips with if you dont understand languages, servers, etc...I just simply offered an alternative, invisionfree being another...
RE: Forums...Where to get?!? by sasquatch on 07-18-2004 at 06:52 AM
quote:Agreed, cept i also suggest learning CSS b4 u even attempt PHP scripting. it will definetly help with the webpage u r building, also, get Dreamweaver (way better then front page in my opinion and has sum awesome tutorials). But try not to rely on What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editors, try learning how to edit HTML, wut the tags do, and wut not, google is a great helper
Originally posted by CookieRevised
RE: Forums...Where to get?!?
I strongly suggest you to learn proper html first, before you do anything else... As it seems that you don't know a single thing about html (no offense), you'll encounter many many many things you don't understand. So first learn html, then learn a bit php and then integrate a forum on your website...
You don't run, when you can't walk...
but good luck, i'd put ur forums on hold until u get a good grasp of internet coding though, but just remember to have fun, after all, thatz wut the net is built for