Help making a Fourm like this!

Talimore

Hi everyone Im a good HTML coder and I have done some PHP / MSQL work in the past. I did a simple search engine for my site and a few other little tricks with PHP and what not but I really want to make a truly simple messeage boar / forum thing like th one found at this link:

http://www.mapleglobal.com/community/forum_list.aspx?F_id=1&T_id=1

If anyone could help me please!

Talimore

http://www.mapleglobal.com/community/maplestory_forums.aspx?4

thorpe

there is a tutorial on making a board here

Talimore

Thanks ill go at it now!

Talimore

There is a problem my post.php wont work, everything else will though.... code is:

<?php
    if (!isset($_REQUEST['MBID'])) exit;
    if (!isset($_REQUEST['Parent'])) {
        $Parent = 0;
    } else {
        $Parent = $_REQUEST['Parent'];
    }

if (isset($_POST['Title'])) {
    mysql_connect("localhost", "USERNAME", "PASS");
    mysql_select_db("DATABASE");

    $Name = addslashes($_POST['Name']);
    $Email = addslashes($_POST['Email']);
    $Title = addslashes($_POST['Title']);
    $Message = addslashes($_POST['Message']);
    $CurrentTime = time();
    $Password = sha1($_POST['Password']);
    $Name = str_ireplace("dog", "***", $Name);
    // other filtering here...

    $result = mysql_query("INSERT INTO mbmsgs (MBID, Parent, Poster, Email, Title, Message, DateSubmitted, Password) VALUES ({$_REQUEST['MBID']}, $Parent, '$Name', '$Email', '$Title', '$Message', $CurrentTime, '$Password');");
    if ($result) {
        echo "Your message has been posted!<BR /><BR />";
        echo "<A HREF=\"mbindex.php?MBID={$_REQUEST['MBID']}\">Back to messageboard</A>";
        exit;
    } else {
        echo "There was a problem with your post - please try again.<BR /><BR />";
    }
}
?>

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="post.php">
Name: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Name" size="20" /><BR />
Email: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Email" size="20" /><BR />
Message title: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Title" size="20" /><BR /><BR />
Message:<BR />
<TEXTAREA NAME="Message" ROWS="10" COLS="40"></TEXTAREA><BR /><BR />
Password: <INPUT TYPE="PASSWORD" NAME="Password" size="20" /><BR /><BR />
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="MBID" VALUE="<?php echo $_REQUEST['MBID']; ?>" />
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="Parent" VALUE="<?php echo $Parent; ?>" />
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Post" />
</FORM>

halojoy

Hello!

At my little nice forum, which I have modded quite a bit,
I use this little free script from FREE PHP Message Board

Works great! And no fuss with MySQL.
Stores topics and reply in HTML pages. HTML is used as Database.
Which can be linked to, deleted, or edited very easy. Using Notepad editor.
Makes this board extremly FAST, as every page is ready for ECHO.

Try out! My bulletin board: http://213.100.118.115/bb/mboard.php

My modded 'mboard.php' starts like this. CODE:

<?php
/*** PHP message board (MBoard) Version 1.21 (2005-04-19) http://www.phpjunkyard.com ***/
error_reporting(3); // Only error and warning
require_once('settings.php');

printTopHTML();
// set diffrent newline for Windows or Mac or Linux system
if($settings['system'] == 2) {$settings['newline']="\r\n";}
elseif($settings['system'] == 3) {$settings['newline']="\r";}
else {$settings['newline']="\n";}

if(!(empty($_REQUEST['a']))){
   $a=$_REQUEST['a'];
   if ($a=="delete") {confirmDelete("$_REQUEST[num]","$_REQUEST[up]");}
   if ($a=="confirmdelete") {doDelete("$_REQUEST[pass]","$_REQUEST[num]","$_REQUEST[up]");}

$name=htmlspecialchars("$_REQUEST[name]");
if(empty($name)) {problem("Please enter your name!");}
$message=htmlspecialchars("$_REQUEST[message]");
if(empty($message)) {problem("Please write a message");}
if(!empty($_REQUEST['email'])){
  $email=htmlspecialchars("$_REQUEST[email]");
	if(!preg_match("/([\w\-]+\@[\w\-]+\.[\w\-]+)/",$email))
	   {problem("Please enter a valid e-mail address!");}
   $char = array('.','@');
   $repl = array(".","@");
   $email=str_replace($char,$repl,$email);
}

?>

Maybe you could try somthing like this BB.
Does not need to be complicated as them phpBB or vBulletin Board

/halojoy
small and simple php scripts, working perfect and fast !!!
🙂

thorpe

my post.php wont work

what does wont work meen? are you getting any errors? we need details if we are to help (where not mind readers :-P), the more the better.

Talimore

I try to post a message and i goes to a blank screen with nothing on it and the message doesnt get psoted...

thorpe

try using the mysql_error() function after your query to see if there are any errors. eg;

$query = mysql_query() or die(mysql_error());

Talimore

nope still goes to a screen of nothing... no error or read out.....

thorpe

what happens if you remove the exit from the first line?

if (!isset($_REQUEST['MBID'])) exit;

Talimore

same thing, screen of nothing and MB has no posts

thorpe

what is the name of the file your using?

Talimore

post.php

thorpe

well... the only way i can see a blank page appearing from this code is if you dont have $REQUEST['MBID'] or $POST['Title'] set. where is $REQUEST['MBID'] comming from? (i would avoid $REQUEST it just confuses things), are you filling in the Title in your form before posting?

Talimore

Ya... Man this stinks hehe

thorpe

at the very least you should see the form again. i dont get it. you sure you removed the exit from the first line and ran it?

Talimore

ya i cans ee post.php but when i submit i get blank screen

thorpe

now im lost. is this code all in one file called post.php?

Talimore

ya all one file