Have You Ever Built A Forum Software

Have you ever built a forum software? My friend built one but it wasn't advanced so he closed it down. I have been searching like crazy to find some one who wants to make a forum software with me.

Hey, you can see your myCENTS now!!! I told you it would be quick... No need to worry about it. But just remember to post longer posts and you'll be fine. At least this post isn't a one liner. You're learning. :(No, I Haven't you ever built a forum software before, though I would like to help, but with my bad knowledge in php I wouldn't be much of a help. But if you let me tag along I will be willing to learn from you and from w3schools, in which I am intending of learning soon anyway after my site is up. I am not advance... but I know a little knowledge. If you want though, you can ask more advanced members like jlhaslip or truefusion or inverse_bloom to help you... they are rather advanced in making sites and I am sure that PHP should not be a problem for them... I would be interested in your progress for it. But why not ask your friend to help you? If he has made a forum software before, then he should have some knowledge about making forums... Go and ask him and you might learn a thing or two yet.

we want a group so it will be better

we want a group so it will be better

Really? Then that's great then. And I am assuming that your friend is also in this group? Then that is really good because there's an expert in this group. I mean, I'll be really happy if you agree to let me help... and learn on the way as well. I don't know, like check the scripts or something like that? How many people do you think you will need? And is this going to be an open source forum software like SMF and phpBB, or is this just a general small project thing that you are going to work on?

In terms of making a software there are many things to think of as well. If this is going to be an Open source software, or even if it isn't and it is going to have to be brought by customers, if it is going to be used my the online community then you will have to update it every so often and get different versions like 1.1, 1.2 and work your way up.

But if it is just a general project, then you will be able to take your time, work when you will, and do things slowly as well. Of course, as a group though, there will be some pressure and motivation, so the job will get done more quickly, and you can use every one's strengths to the advantage of the project. Just a thought.

I thought I'd learn php back in the spring of 2003. I built a forum over the summer.It was about as advanced as most, back then. I had it up on a site, but couldn't reallygenerate much traffic, so very few people used it. It worked really well though. The thing about building something like a forum now is that from a client side,itwould be much more involved. All the different browsers have made things alittle more frivolous(Internet Explorer, Mozilla,Safari.Opera,Chrome etc). In 2003 the only competition for Internet explorer appeared to be Netscape,which was fading fast, so it wasn't so difficult as far as the client side went. Now though, the html displays differently in many browsers, and that's noteven taking into account the fact that any javascript you use will be different for any browser.Yes I know, one should stick to the rules of the world wide web consortiumand follow them strictly. It goes some ways towards helping, but won't even come close to alleviating all headaches.

if you want to help please ask. We want to make a lot of features for it. So it will be great. I want to make a big software. But I want it to be open source. So please help.

There are already more than enough Forum Software packages available. Open Source and otherwise.
One way to learn is to install a Forum package, then add some Mods and then write a few hacks/mods for it. It will teach you lots of stuff by doing that.
Check out http://anelectron.com/ as a Forum software and anelectron.com/board/ for a demo. That second link is also their support board.

if you want to help please ask. We want to make a lot of features for it. So it will be great. I want to make a big software. But I want it to be open source. So please help.

It's good to get some members in your software group... but you'll have to clarify how we are going to start on it, what roles we'll play and everything else. Let's say that it is successful in the end. How are we going to promote it? How to be make people use it? How do we maintain it and make new versions?

There are still many things to decide before you start... also, if this is going to work you will also have to get a domain name just for this software, get up hosting and everything else... and promote it, of course... Oh, and one request... can the smileys be like SMF's smileys? Thanks... sorry, I just like them so much better than the other kinds.

There are already more than enough Forum Software packages available. Open Source and otherwise.One way to learn is to install a Forum package, then add some Mods and then write a few hacks/mods for it. It will teach you lots of stuff by doing that.
Check out http://anelectron.com/ as a Forum software and anelectron.com/board/ for a demo. That second link is also their support board.

That forum softwares looks very good, rather similar to Xisto, I must say, though I don't really like the fact that the sections spread across the whole entire browser (like Xisto again)... but anyway, I believe that this is a good way to learn the basics of a forum software as well...

I'll download it and have a look at its components and start my forum studying... Thanks, jlhaslip.

I haven't and wouldn't advise many people to do so. There are already a ton of forum software out there that you can either use or build upon. Building your own would mean that you would have to fix bugs and security updates. You would need a ton of SQL and PHP knowledge to say the least, and many companies are already much further ahead than you would be if you were to start now.I'm not telling you NOT to make one, I'm just instructing you one some of the realities of making a forum software.

I know advanced electron. I have used it before. The problem is the if I have a group with no one knows php, it will fail. But if i have knowledge it would be easy.Thats exactly why I have my friend and I want to learn php.

I know advanced electron. I have used it before. The problem is the if I have a group with no one knows php, it will fail. But if i have knowledge it would be easy.
Thats exactly why I have my friend and I want to learn php.

great you should...i also wanted to start a forum long back, but decided to go with something a bit more open source and free so i started off with phpbb..

After working with it for a while, i wasn't impressed so i made the switch to SMF which is very flexible and makes learning php easier, now I just finished creating a modification for it! when i started off i knew jack about php btw

i would advise you to go with it then learn along the way. creating from scratch is a tall order because of security holes and stuff like that, even advanced softwares like Vbulletin, phpbb, smf are hacked from time to time but they have teams of experienced developers so give it some good thought.

you don't want to create a forum then lose everything in one night do you?

I am in your group, Taz :)Me personally, I rate myself pretty well in case of knowing PHP and implementing it. I am a smart guy, so putting things together is quite easy, just remembering most of the advanced PHP code can be quite a challenge. I myself am looking forward to working with Taz, as the software we are building will be first major project, having only founded and run very minor ones. Like TheDisturbedOne said, there are many forum softwares out there, but hey, they had to start sometime as well. The thing is, if you code your own, you know the ins and outs, that is why the creators and long term supporters of phpBB are the ones constantly answering the support questions, because they have been there since day 1.

I am in your group, Taz
Me personally, I rate myself pretty well in case of knowing PHP and implementing it. I am a smart guy, so putting things together is quite easy, just remembering most of the advanced PHP code can be quite a challenge. I myself am looking forward to working with Taz, as the software we are building will be first major project, having only founded and run very minor ones. Like TheDisturbedOne said, there are many forum softwares out there, but hey, they had to start sometime as well. The thing is, if you code your own, you know the ins and outs, that is why the creators and long term supporters of phpBB are the ones constantly answering the support questions, because they have been there since day 1.

alright, now i get your drift you folks!

i wish you luck in creating your own forum software. its a nice challenge and if its innovative, you'll have a large following.
what group are you guys talking about, maybe i could join as well and see if i can help out in anyway, got too much free time

Good luck gents and update us on the progress. if this group has newbies and intermediate guys, i really want to sign up

Have you ever built a forum software? My friend built one but it wasn't advanced so he closed it down. I have been searching like crazy to find some one who wants to make a forum software with me.

Dear friend I am developing my own right now for my website. And soon I will finish working on the project and I would like to know here that which type of help do you want. By the way feel free to ask any help.?

I had thought about building my own forum to advertise a package on my site as a combination of CMS, shoutbox, image gallery and forum, but decided not to, and i don't plan on attempting any time soon. While i wouldn't have any difficulty making one, it is too time consuming for me right now where i would rather spend that time finishing up the projects i already have. Plus, i don't really like working in groups.If you want to code one, i would suggest just finding one that is "good enough" and just joining in the development of theirs if they allow community support.