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JakL

I posted originally in the Newbie section, so please dont be angry with me for posting here... I realy like this site, mater of fact, I am a trying despertaly trying to build a bullitin board myself, but alas, I am new to php and may not understand all of it, yet.
The question is: Do you have any suggestions to direct me to learn how a bullitin board works, some code I could study, and maybe even your old history logs I could study and learn? Is it possible to buy a bullitin board and modify it for my own needs and get some support with my questions? This site is perfect, I must build one, please help, it would be GREATLY appricated.
a phpbuilder.com fan,
Robert ~VH~

cgraz

I wouldn't attempt to build a bulletin board if you're new to PHP. I've been doing PHP for a while now and I'm still intimidated by the idea of making my own bulletin board.

You can always find pre-made ones that are easy to install. I personally like

http://www.woltlab.info/en/news.php

and

http://www.phpbb.com/ is popular. There are many others, these are the only two I can remember off the top of my head.

Hope this helps.

Cgraz

JakL

Thanx for the sugested sites, I will study them thourly. If I may ask: How difficult is it to maintain phpbuilder.com, like do you have to have a large staff to maintain the site? How large is this site (How many M😎? What kind of bandwidth do you need? Do people distructvly hack the site? How do you defend the site? What the worst thing thats happened? What suggestions would you give to someone trying to accomplis my goals?
Again, Thank you for replying to me.
Robert~VH~

JakL

Is it a advantage to be able to remove the copyrights from a php buliten board you buy to use? I feel like I would like a "cleaner" look with my own copyrights. Does phpbuilder.com use a "bought" builten board and modified the code? Did phpbuilder.com build their own bb? To the individual thats answering these questions; Did you help build this engine? Do you just answer new questions because you just enjoy it or are you getting paid to do so? I dont want to sound rude and if I am please tell me, Im just asking because I dont know, and I would just like to know.. Please.
A phpbuilder.com fan,
~VH~

jstarkey

And I need to add the copyright back. It was accidentally commented out by our forums manager when we converted to vB.

JakL

What do you think of WoltLabs? Have you ever used Woltlabs? What is the best BB for a newbie trying to setup a BB on my site? Like I have learned alot, but Im still not secure what I'm doing, and Im trying to find a BB that has help files or a contact that is paicent with a newbie like me trying to learn how to setup and maintain a BB. Kinda like a hand holding untill I have a clue of whats going on I want to learn, and Ive been reading the newbie sections, but I cant find the same errors that Im having...