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Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 12:45 PM
All you lovely people who kindly offered to help with my site should I need it are about to regret those ill-spoken words. :evil:

I'm planning to add a shoutbox to the homepage in PHP, kind of like the one on deviantART on the right hand side.

I've got the basic code for this (though it's probably a bit scrappy) so no need to worry about that. It's more the database / SQL side of things that I'm not so sure about. What DB do I need, what kind of program I'll need to set it up, requirements for the web server... That kind of thing.

Can anyone give me a few pearls of wisdom please? :)

Thanks guys. :beam:
s-fx
May 27th, 2003, 02:47 PM
I suggest MySQL because it's free, easy and anyone can work with it :P

There's no special requirements on the server except the extra space thats needed for the install bit.

I've worked with MySQL, PHP and Apache. Stuff like forums/guestbooks/shoutboxes can easily be configured to work with MySQL. If you need any specific help, just ask me.
asphaltcowboy
May 27th, 2003, 03:32 PM
well.. MySQL is only free if you can find a free web hosting company that provides them... Kit: there are text version shoutboxes available as well (that use only txt files and whatnot)... I found a flash one the other day... but I can't remember where it is! sorry! (but I *think* I ran a search on here which might haven thrown up a few links). sorry i cant be more useful!

:sigh:
s-fx
May 27th, 2003, 03:48 PM
Or why don't you set up your own server, it's easy, it doesn't cost YOU anything more than the monthly bill from your ISP.
That is if you are on 2.5 mbps or more.
Jubba
May 27th, 2003, 04:25 PM
many hosts offer mySQL becuase it is opensource and easy to use. I suggest that with PHP for a simple shoutbox. Let me know if you need help cleaning up your code or anything like that. :)
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 04:44 PM
Cool, I'll check with the people who host my site whether they've got mySQL support or not. I wanted to go down the PHP route anyway.

I'm going to sound so dumb now, considering that I'm supposed to do this for a living, but where do I get all this stuff from? :blush:
Jubba
May 27th, 2003, 04:47 PM
Everything you need: http://www.webattack.com/get/phptriad.shtml

Edit: Contains PHP, mySQL database, and the apache server to test the files on your local machine.
s-fx
May 27th, 2003, 04:47 PM
MySQL: www.mysql.com
PHP: www.php.net
s-fx
May 27th, 2003, 04:48 PM
Oooh, I wouldn't go with that PHP triad thing... I've tried it, some say it's simplier but I just find it more complicated, go the normal way! :)

Anyways, if you the people who host you are supporting MySQL you prob wont have to download the program yourself, they probably have it installed on the server. Just ask them for the database name and your user/pass.
lava
May 27th, 2003, 05:20 PM
um... you didnt take a look at those features before you signed up?
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 05:44 PM
Come on, what do you take me for? :P
reverendflash
May 27th, 2003, 05:46 PM
blonde?
:beam:
::runs and hides::

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif
lava
May 27th, 2003, 05:50 PM
do they have blonde jokes in europe? I mean, they don't have that southern or blonde or southern blonde stereotype.
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 05:51 PM
Oh yeah, we have blonde jokes, and I get the feeling that I'm living up to them all right about now... :sure:
lava
May 27th, 2003, 05:52 PM
but I mean.. isnt the distribution of blonde people much higher over there than here in the US?

I need to go to europe.
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 05:54 PM
Not sure to be honest... All I know is that I am blonde. :sure:

There's millions of blonde jokes floating round though, they're everywhere. :)
pinx
May 27th, 2003, 05:55 PM
we have blonde jokes in croatia.
lava
May 27th, 2003, 05:56 PM
go to php.resourceindex.com - they have all the php tools you need.
lava
May 27th, 2003, 05:57 PM
All the croatians I've met so far have been hot.

Don't really know why I said that.

Anyways... wouldn't that be like having croatian jokes in croatia?
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 06:01 PM
Cheers Lava... Just noticed you changed your name. Must be having a blonde week... :P
lava
May 27th, 2003, 06:02 PM
who me?
reverendflash
May 27th, 2003, 06:03 PM
http://www.poddys.com/jokes/Cartoons/blondeeatingmandms.jpg

::still hiding::


Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 06:05 PM
Ahhhh, bite me. :)

Make it a blonde lifetime. :P
lava
May 27th, 2003, 06:19 PM
blondes are so freaking hot. For a long time I didn't pay attention to blondes, until I found out last week that one of them liked me... ooh.
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 06:20 PM
"one of them"... Hehe, it's like blondes are an alien species. :P
lava
May 27th, 2003, 06:22 PM
kind of like the british.
Kitiara
May 27th, 2003, 06:27 PM
Oh we are not... :sure:
mdipi
May 27th, 2003, 06:43 PM
hey i didnt know lava changed his name to well, lava...cool lol. sorry kit, i donno how ot help
Jubba
May 27th, 2003, 06:44 PM
Eh, the PHPTriad is just easy because it comes ina bundle with everything you need.

A lot of people install Apache, PHP, and mySQL to test their files locally before uploading them to a server, I don't. I use Dreamweavers FTP to automatically upload everything when I save it.
asphaltcowboy
May 27th, 2003, 06:47 PM
Originally posted by lava
kind of like the british. /me warms up Return of the Empire™

;)