Forums

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hi everyone,
i dunno if this is a stupid question… but… ok…
how do i put up a forum for a website im designing.??

thanks

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Well you can have one if you are on a server that has a mySQL database, but if you aren’t then there is another way. You can create a messageboard(forum) at http://www.ezboard.com/ and link to that through your site. A lot of fan sites use this to create messageboards.

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Hey denivri,
Yeah, ezboard is good for starting out with a forum. The current forums were located on ezboard for about a year before I decided to switch the cooler features of vbulletin. Btw, if you are considering taking the vBulletin route, you can get an inexpensive $19 a month ASP solution with vBulletin preconfigured at: http://www.vbulletinhosting.com They are pretty good and their service has improved considerably in the past few months!

Cheers!
Kirupa :pirate:

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you could try http://www.phpbb.com

its very easy and its free also
a great deal

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seems like both of them are really good deals…
thanks

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by the way…
i was just wondering… what does SQL stand for?

heheh thanks

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GREAT QUESTION! And yes, it does have an answer. The SQL in mySQL stands for Structured Query Language.

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for the phpbb bboard it says that it requires…
A SQL database system, one of:
-MySQL (3.22 or higher)
-PostgreSQL 7.0.3 or higher (preferably 7.1.x or 7.2.x)
-MS SQL Server (7 or 2000) directly or via ODBC
-MS Access (2000 or XP) via ODBC

and on the hosting compannies website. it says it provides…
-Microsoft Access Databases
-Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (at extra cost)
-ODBC / DSNs

so i was wondering… do i need to buy the one with the extra cost? or will ODBC/DSNs alone work? i think it does… but i just want to make sure… im new with all this … so if anyone could help me i would be greatful!!

thanks

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Yes, you need to get the one with extra cost. (unfortunately)