everywhere i go.. register for this.. register for that... and in the end get nowherei mean like damn!

trust me, i know there are codes that one can alter... believe me when i say "i know", so far the best script i have come across so far is: Jcink News: A simple news script in PHP and MySQL - it required some (but not too much), to alter for my needs and it works great!

but can ANYONE find (or dare to), a forum script such as i asked? i doubt it! - a registration script anywhere like the one i need (atleast with an email activation link), no... cause if it was out there - i would have found it by now.... and i sure wouldn't be asking for help!

so you all can tell me to search here/there - read this/that - but yer not helping as i already do that. :mad: i own: PHP 5 fast & easy web development by:thompson (tho i am dealing with php4.1) :glare:

i agree this is a php help forum not a script request forum

Did you even look at the link I sent you? Everything you just asked for plus some are in that book.

give it a shot, expand your mind a little and learn something.

Have a great day - I tried to help

best-
j

I agree this is a php help forum

if so, why hasn't anyone (anybody), posted a piece of coding to help? obviously i asked for help and you know what i want help with... :bemused:

all i get is ALOT of help being REDIRECTED to somewhere else!

look, i know you don't get paid to be here.. and doubt i'd get a real estimate of what it would cost me to have what i want made EXACTLY to my specifications... but geez.... i help people all the time and i don't get paid for it - i trade and what not - you know... 1 hand washes the other! money is not everything (tho it does make things go smoother in some cases).

Did you even look at the link I sent you?

give me a bit.. i am looking into it as of now.

GPC:
I helped you. SEARCH THE FRIGGIN FORUM!!

You ask why you don't get the help you seek. I say for two reasons:
1.) You didn't show that you searched the forum
email_verification posted by music_man
Found from THIS SEARCH ON THIS BOARD

2.) You never really asked a question, or you posed your question in such a way that we require more information.

You said can i find a forum that does this? Pointed us to an image that looks like ANY forum software (some of which I listed). I'll say this again: ANY piece of forum software can do that. What specifically are you looking for? Cash mods? User levels? Coding stuff? What? You don't get specific!!

phpBB has a huge user-base, and some great styles. It also has some really awesome mods for it, and they just keep getting better. If you can't find what you need in phpBB, there's always Simple Machines Forum (SMF) or Invision Power Board (IP. Your solutions are out there, it just seems you don't want to look.

We here at PHPBuilder are a help forum, not a go to for all needs. We won't write entire scripts. You have to show that you are willing to learn, and have already started something for us to help. The only time we really help otherwise is during conceptual design phases, and even then the reader says: "Here's my idea, and here's how I want to go about doing it. Am I on the right track, and is there anything I should read up on?"

The reason you're told to read up is because we aren't here to teach you the basics of PHP. If you want that, go enroll in a class. If you want a load of tutorials, go find them online. GOOGLE is your friend.

Personally, to me, you seemed like you didn't want to help yourself. But I did help you out. I linked to an already published tutorial for you. I even linked to the manuals and such. What more do you want from such a vague question?

me wrote:

And? There are plenty of forums out there to achieve this (MiniBB might be what you're lookin for).

Go to HotScripts.com and search for "Forum" in the PHP category... plenty of software gets shot back including:
phpBB
miniBB
FlexBB
VUBB
myBB
navBoard
freeForum

and more.... it's like 30 pages or so of scripts....

Take your pick...

That was in response to this question:

GPC wrote:

hi again,

i am looking to create a board similar to the one found below:

http://www.thecartelproject.com/board.jpg

it was explained to me as follows:

[02:29] Charles: UnseenXS says:
Ok im ready
UnseenXS says:
I have a database... it's got
poster, title, body, time, alliance
UnseenXS says:
and category
UnseenXS says:
and umm depending where they're posting from/to the alliance/category is different - when viewing an alliance forum it gets the name of alliance and gets the moderators of that alliance - mods then have mod power over the forum if it all matches up
UnseenXS says:
im making no sense?
UnseenXS says:
well anywayz - for whenever u get back from wherever you are...

I think what needs to be understood is that it's not 30 different pages - just one page.

if say the variable $view_alliance is set then your viewing your alliance forum so you select the posts from where Alliance='your alliance'...

if category is set you select the posts from your category else you just select posts from 'main'...
[02:33] Ruffsta: so aliance = crews and 1 spot for main forum correct?
[02:33] Charles: yeh
[02:33] Charles: well wat u mean 1 spot for main forum?
[02:34] Ruffsta: well, you have a main forum
[02:34] Ruffsta: and i have 30 crews
[02:34] Ruffsta: so it would contain 31 spots/alliances
[02:34] Charles: yeh
[02:34] Ruffsta: k
[02:34] Charles: except - leave it optional so you can add more crews easily
[02:34] Ruffsta: yeah, was thinking that
[02:35] Charles: it's just one forums.php page
[02:35] Charles: then the mysql database has all the rest

[02:39] Charles: and have it so you can go forum.php?alliance=1
[02:39] Charles: which will change it to your alliance forum.. which i explained above
[02:40] Charles: i'm messy at explaining tho

You got a really good response... first from thorpe asking you to clarify your question. Then you said "i was wondering if someone could help me build one". Why re-invent the wheel? There are plenty of open source solutions out there. Use them. If you want someone to build it for you, or with you, rent a coder (a.k.a. Freelancing).

In your other post, you asked (well, not really asked, more like told or stated) that you wanted a user verification system with emails. I told you to search. You said you had.... I posted a slew of links to give you answers.... what more do you want? I'm not going to give you code.

This is a learning board. You have to have some idea of a starting point, and show us code first. It's not our job to give you full working scripts just because you're new. How would you learn? You wouldn't. You need to suck it up, read a book, and just start coding.

Oh, and don't forget to read our forum rules (pinned at top of almost every category) and read up on netiquette.

I may have said some harsh stuff, but it seems you're looking for a freelancer, which you won't find on this board (mainly because we don't allow it). If you want help, create some code (from tutorials online) and when you run into issues/problems or you need clarification, that's when you ask.

Sorry for my "high-horse" attitude, but really this thread wasn't needed. Most new PHPers will do exactly as you did, but most won't complain when we tell them to read something....

2.) You never really asked a question, or you posed your question in such a way that we require more information.

You said can i find a forum that does this? Pointed us to an image that looks like ANY forum software (some of which I listed). I'll say this again: ANY piece of forum software can do that. What specifically are you looking for? Cash mods? User levels? Coding stuff? What? You don't get specific!!

wow, i thought i was exact on detail.. did i ask for cash mods? no! user levels? no! what i did ask for help with - (i did i thought i asked CLEARLY).... is: http://phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10318043 - if you needed more infor all one had to do was ask...(but i thought the explaination that was told to me was clear in itself). secondly, i do NOT know of any "forum software"... is there such a thing that you can create your own forums?

UnseenXS says:
I have a database... it's got
poster, title, body, time, alliance
UnseenXS says:
and category
UnseenXS says:
and umm depending where they're posting from/to the alliance/category is different - when viewing an alliance forum it gets the name of alliance and gets the moderators of that alliance - mods then have mod power over the forum if it all matches up
UnseenXS says:
im making no sense? I think what needs to be understood is that it's not 30 different pages - just one page.

- with his last part.. i'm lost! so i asked for help...

Your solutions are out there, it just seems you don't want to look.

wrong again! i am always looking, just never find what i am looking for not even anything close!

PS: yes i have the design of the forum i want... i just don't know it works! http://www.thecartelproject.com/gameforum.zip

read your post man.... you never ask a question:

i believe that's about it, i hope someone finds it in thier hearts to help a very newbie to the world of php - thank you all in advance!

NOT a question

i need help creating a complete registration system with the following requirements:

NOT a question (more like a request)

The forum software is IPB, phpBB, SMF, MiniBB, YaBB SE, etc.
The theme/skin is what gives it a look.

wow, i thought i was exact on detail.. did i ask for cash mods? no! user levels? no!

That's the problem, you didn't ask ANYTHING!! Read your post, I see no question posted, I see no question marks. Do you? Do you realize that you requested help in creating it, never asked where to start, where to look for information, never asked anything.... just request help. That's too vague. You have to be specific if you want help.

As for what UnseenX said, ask him!! I can guess that he's saying that you would go to index.php?page=XXXX (where XXXX is replaced with a module name like login, viewtopic, viewpost, reply, create and so on). Well, you could find something similar, or you could just use phpBB which uses an easy templating system. Yes it's 30 pages (or more) but it works and does what you need.

fine fine fine...

i am creating this forum... takes no software to make.. here is the design... http://www.thecartelproject.com/gameforum.zip - will somebody please help me make it work?

make it work how?

I see a frameset page, and it calls other scripts.. but no PHP.... I'd suggest you drop this, and use a pre-built forum. Much better, and more support.

But you have no PHP code in those scripts. Do you have a database design? Are you tring to create your own forum from someone elses script? If so, can you ask them for their scripts?

Once again, since you're new I'd suggest you just use phpBB as the solution. And then start on something smaller (as this can get dirty quickly) and when you're ready, you code your own forum.

[Edit] On second thoughts, I have no comments to make.

@:
maybe not.. but I have your original comments in my email... [ evil grin ] hahahaha....

@:
It's kool that you want to use this, but you're going to essentially re-write another forum. There's no need to. Just use phpBB. It's much better than anything a newb can code. Even I couldnt' code what's in there right now.

As for what he's talking about, I wasn't in the convo so I can't say but I can't really follow it either (so it's not just you). He has something in mind, and he seems to be the only one that knows how to implement it....

No you don't, because I erased them before posting... but I wanted to show that I'd read the situation... and yet have no comment on it, because it's kinda stupid.

Was my message not asdasfadas ?

afdsfsdf

That was your message....

It was originally a really long message, but I got frustrated, as I usually do, so replaced it with that, and hit submit.

I'm sorry, for I have sinned.

A kind word to GPC: come back when you have more knowledge.

I'm sure I played a game that told me to do that once...

yeah i have several phpboards that i run myself, and honestly.. it's NOT what goes with what is intended for it's use... even other gaming sites realized that..

basically what he's saying is that there is a table with:

poster, title, body, time, alliance

but an aliance is as many crews i have/allow to be created... if that helps and there is a spot for a main forum - which everyone can post to... aliances - only members of an aliance can post to them and view them. pretty hard to explain i guess...

If you want to write a forum, or even just customise scripts, your going to need to learn php. Php is a programming language and is going to take some time to learn, just hacking away at other peoples scripts not really understanding what your doing will only inevitably lead to an insecure and unreliable web app.

I pointed you to a really good free online book. here it is again. If you read that (as I did) from start to finnish, you will be able to do all that you want without to much assistance. When you get stuck, you can come here and ask for help with that particular problem.

I dont know what you expect from us. Why should we hand out code to people who aren't here to learn?

Have some patience, read that book Ive shown you, and come back when your stuck.