thread problem?

[pnxi]

Hi, I'm writing a php forum, which is very basic and simple, I just use text file to store thread, and I have no idea how to create reply function, say I can display a thread on the page, and how to implement a function let the title be clickable so that it can display the content?
please help!🙁

[Wynder]

Using a flat file to store discussion threads is horribly inefficient and overly complicated in dealing with the issues you're having. You have to have a set format for the file and reference the thread by number -- this number will be the common relationship between the threads/replies.

You'd have much much better success in implementing this with a database.

G'luck.

[DigitalExpl0it]

the basic idea behind the forum is this

you need to give each forum, forum title, and forum posts a id, here is a basic idea on how to do this.

List Forums -

Foobar1 (ForumID = 1)
   |- BarTitle1 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 1, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 1, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 1, FooPostID = 3)
   |- BarTitle2 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 2, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 2, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 2, FooPostID = 3)
   |- BarTitle3 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 3)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 3, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 3, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 1, BarTitleID = 3, FooPostID = 3)
Foobar2 (ForumID = 2)
   |- BarTitle1 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 4)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 4, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 4, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 4, FooPostID = 3)
   |- BarTitle2 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 5)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 5, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 5, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 5, FooPostID = 3)
   |- BarTitle3 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 6)
   |  |- FooPost1 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 6, FooPostID = 1)
   |  |- FooPost2 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 6, FooPostID = 2)
   |  |- FooPost3 (ForumID = 2, BarTitleID = 6, FooPostID = 3)

and so on.....

there is a basic setup how how a forum links it self

Foobar1 and Foobar2 are the main forums
BarTitle1, 2, 3 are the user posts titles
FooPost1, 2, 3 are the users post