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Forum-Add on For Usersystem

Forum add-on tutorial. Also an avatar editor. awesome stuff. I'll explain everything at the end.
Our mysql database queries. without these the code doesn't work.



Code

-- --------------------------------------------------------

CREATE TABLE `forum_category` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`name` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

CREATE TABLE `forum_posts` (
`id` int(10) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`message` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`poster` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`thr_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

CREATE TABLE `forum_thread` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`title` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`message` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`poster` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`top_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`thr_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
`sticky` varchar(225) NOT NULL default 'No',
`locked` varchar(225) NOT NULL default 'No',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

CREATE TABLE `forum_topic` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`name` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`description` varchar(225) NOT NULL default '',
`cat_id` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

ALTER TABLE `members` ADD `avatar` VARCHAR( 225 ) NOT NULL ;


First page save as forum_admin.php
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<?php
session_start();
include "config.php";
if($logged[username] && $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
switch($_GET[page])
{
default:
echo ("Admin Panel Choose Feature.<br>
<a href='?page=addcategory'>Add Category</a>
<br>
<a href='?page=deletecategory'>Delete Category</a>
<br>
<a href='?page=addtopic'>Add Topic</a>
<br>
<a href='?page=deletetopic'>Delete Topic</a>
");
break;

case 'addcategory':
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=insertcategory'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>New Category Name</td>
<td align='left'>
<input size='25' name='category'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center'></td>
<td align='left'>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Update'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'insertcategory':
$category = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST[category]));
$insert = mysql_query("INSERT INTO `forum_category` (`name`) VALUES ('$category')");
echo ("New Category Created. <br><a href='forum_admin.php'>Go back.</a>");
break;

case 'deletecategory':
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=removecategory'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>Delete Category</td>
<td align='left'>
<select name='category'>
");
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_category`"); //fetches all the forum categories from the database and displays them
while ($category = mysql_fetch_array($fetch))
{
echo ("<option value='$category[name]'>$category[name]</option>");
}
echo ("
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center'></td>
<td align='left'>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Update'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'removecategory':
$category = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST[category]));
$insert = mysql_query("DELETE FROM `forum_category` WHERE name = '$category'");
echo ("Category Deleted.<br><a href='forum_admin.php'>Go back.</a>");
break;

case 'addtopic':
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=inserttopic'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>New Topic Name</td>
<td align='left'>
<input size='25' name='topic'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>Description</td>
<td align='left'>
<input size='25' name='description'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>Under Category</td>
<td align='left'>
<select name='cid'>
");
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_category`");
while ($category = mysql_fetch_array($fetch))
{
echo ("<option value='$category[id]'>$category[name]</option>");
}
echo ("
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center'></td>
<td align='left'>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Update'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'inserttopic':
$description = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST[description]));
$topic = strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($_POST[topic]));
$cid = (int) htmlspecialchars($_POST[cid]);
$insert = mysql_query("INSERT INTO `forum_topic` (`name`, `cat_id`, `description`) VALUES ('$topic', '$cid', '$description')");
echo ("New Category Created. Redirecting you...<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='2;url=forum_admin.php'>");
break;

case 'deletetopic':
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=removetopic'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td align='right' width='25%'>Delete Topic</td>
<td align='left'>
<select name='topic'>
");
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_topic`");
while ($topic = mysql_fetch_array($fetch))
{
echo ("<option value='$topic[name]'>$topic[name]</option>");
}
echo ("
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align='center'></td>
<td align='left'>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Update'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'removetopic':
$topic = htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_POST[topic]));
$insert = mysql_query("DELETE FROM `forum_topic` WHERE name = '$topic'");
echo ("Category Deleted. Redirecting you...<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='2;url=forum_admin.php'>");
break;
}
}
?>


Second page as forum_mod.php
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<?php
session_start();
include "config.php";
echo ("<link rel='stylesheet' href='style.css'>");
if($logged[username] && $logged[userlevel] == 4 ||$logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
switch($_GET[page])
{
default:
echo ("Can't access this file directly.");
break;

case 'sticky':
$id = (int) htmlspecialchars($_GET[id]);
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
$thread = mysql_fetch_array($fetch);
if ($thread[sticky] == Yes)
{
echo ("This has already been sticked. <br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
}
else
{
$update = mysql_query("UPDATE `forum_thread` SET `sticky` = 'Yes' WHERE `id` = '$id'");
echo ("Thread has been stickied. <br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
}
break;

case 'lock':
$id = (int) htmlspecialchars($_GET[id]);
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
$thread = mysql_fetch_array($fetch);
if ($thread[locked] == Yes)
{
echo ("This has already been locked.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
}
else
{
$update = mysql_query("UPDATE `forum_thread` SET `locked` = 'Yes' WHERE `id` = '$id'");
echo ("Thread has been locked.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
}
break;

case 'delete':
$id = (int) htmlspecialchars($_GET[id]);
$fetch = mysql_query("DELETE FROM `forum_posts` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
echo ("Post has been deleted.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
break;
}
}
?>


Third page as forum.php
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<?php
session_start();
include ("config.php");
include ("bbcode.php");

echo ("<link rel='stylesheet' href='style.css'>");
if($logged[username])
{
switch($_GET[page])
{
default:
echo ("<table width='100%' cellpadding='0'>");
$fetch1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_category`");
while ($category = mysql_fetch_array($fetch1))
{
echo ("<tr>
<td id='mains'><b>$category[name]<b><br></td>
</tr>
");
$fetch2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_topic` WHERE `cat_id` = '$category[id]'");
while ($topic = mysql_fetch_array($fetch2))
{
echo ("<tr>
<td id='fields'><a href='?page=forum&id=$topic[id]'>$topic[name]</a><br><i>$topic[description]</i></td>
</tr>
");
}
}
echo ("</table>");
$rows = mysql_num_rows($fetch1);
if ($rows == 0)
{
echo ("<center><b>Forum is Empty<b></center>");
}
break;

case 'forum':
echo ("<table width='100%' cellpadding='0'>");
$fetch1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_topic` WHERE `id` = '$_GET[id]'");
$topic = mysql_fetch_array($fetch1);
echo ("<tr><td id='mains'><b>$topic[name]</b> - <a href='?page=newthread&id=$_GET[id]'>New Thread</a></td><td id='mains'><b>Thread starter</b></td></tr>");

$fetch2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `thr_id` = '$_GET[id]' ORDER BY `sticky` DESC");
while ($thread = mysql_fetch_array($fetch2))
{
$threadtitle = "$thread[title]";
$bbctt1 = BBCODE($threadtitle);
if($thread[sticky] == Yes)
{
echo ("<tr><td id='fields'><a href='?page=forumdisplay&id=$thread[id]'><b>Sticky:</b> $bbctt1</a></td><td id='fields'>$thread[poster]</td></tr>");
}
else
{
echo ("<tr><td id='fields'><a href='?page=forumdisplay&id=$thread[id]'>$bbctt1</a></td><td id='fields'>$thread[poster]</td></tr>");
}
}
echo ("</table>");
break;

case 'forumdisplay':
echo ("<table width='100%' cellpadding='0'>");
$fetch1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$_GET[id]'");
$thread = mysql_fetch_array($fetch1);

$fetch3 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `members` WHERE `username` = '$thread[poster]'");
$threadavatar = mysql_fetch_array($fetch3);

$threadtitle = "$thread[title]";
$bbctt2 = BBCODE($threadtitle);

$threadmessage = "$thread[message]";
$bbctm = BBCODE($threadmessage);

echo ("<tr>
<td id='mains'>&nbsp;</td>");
if($thread[sticky] == Yes)
{
echo ("<td id='mains'><b>Sticky:</b> $bbctt2</td></tr>");
}
else
{
echo ("<td id='mains'><b>$bbctt2</b></td></tr>");
}
echo ("<tr>
<td id='mains' align='center' width='120'><a href=javascript:void(window.open('members.php?user=$thread[poster]','client','status=1,width=400,height=250,top=60,left=60'))>$thread[poster]</a><br>
<img src='$threadavatar[avatar]'>
");
if ($logged[userlevel] == '4' || $logged[userlevel] == '6')
{
echo ("<br><a href='forum_mod.php?page=lock&id=$thread[id]'>Lock</a> - <a href='?page=editthread&id=$thread[id]'>Edit</a> - <a href='forum_mod.php?page=sticky&id=$thread[id]'>Sticky</a>");
}
if ($thread[poster] == $logged[username])
{
echo ("<br><a href='?page=editthread&id=$thread[id]'>Edit Post</a>");
}
echo ("
</td><td id='mains' align='left' valign='top'>$bbctm</td></tr>");

$fetch2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_posts` WHERE `thr_id` = '$_GET[id]'");
while ($posts = mysql_fetch_array($fetch2))
{
$postsmessage = "$posts[message]";
$bbcpm = BBCODE($postsmessage);

$fetch4 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `members` WHERE `username` = '$posts[poster]'");
$postsavatar = mysql_fetch_array($fetch4);

echo ("<tr>
<td id='fields' align='center'>$posts[poster]
<br>
<img src='$postsavatar[avatar]'>
");
if ($logged[userlevel] == '4' || $logged[userlevel] == '6')
{
echo ("<br><a href='forum_mod.php?page=delete&id=$posts[id]'>Delete</a> - <a href='?page=editpost&id=$posts[id]'>Edit</a>");
}
if ($logged[username] == $posts[poster])
{
echo ("<br><a href='?page=editpost&id=$posts[id]'>Edit Post</a>");
}
echo ("
</td>
<td id='fields' align='left' valign='top'>$bbcpm</td>
</tr>");
}
if ($thread[locked] == 'Yes')
{
echo ("<tr><td id='fields'>&nbsp;</td><td id='fields' valign='top'><b>This Thread is locked.</b></td></tr>");
}
else
{
echo ("
<tr>
<td id='fields'><center>Quick Reply</center></td>
<form method='POST' action='?page=addreply'>
<td id='fields'><textarea name='message' rows='8' cols='30'></textarea><br>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Post'>
<input type='hidden' name='id' value='$_GET[id]'></td>
</tr>
</form>
");
}
break;

case 'addreply':
$id = htmlspecialchars($_POST[id]);
$message = htmlspecialchars($_POST[message]);
$insert = mysql_query("INSERT INTO `forum_posts` (`message`, `poster`, `thr_id`) VALUES ('$message', '$logged[username]', '$id')");
echo ("Thanks for your reply. <br><a href='javascript: history.go(-1)'>Go back.</a>");
break;

case 'newthread':
echo ("<form method='POST' action='?page=addthread'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td>Title</td>
<td><input type='text' name='title'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Message</td>
<td><textarea name='message' rows='10' cols='40'></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Post'>
<input type='hidden' name='id' value='$_GET[id]'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'addthread':
$id = htmlspecialchars($_POST[id]);
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
$array = mysql_fetch_array($query);
if ($array[locked] == Yes)
{
echo ("You can't post that in here.");
}
else
{
$title = htmlspecialchars($_POST[title]);
$message = htmlspecialchars($_POST[message]);
$insert = mysql_query("INSERT INTO `forum_thread` (`title`, `message`, `poster`, `thr_id`) VALUES ('$title', '$message', '$logged[username]', '$id')");
echo ("Your thread has been added.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-2)'>Go back.</a>");
}
break;

case 'editthread':
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$_GET[id]'");
$thread = mysql_fetch_array($fetch);
if ($logged[username] == $thread[poster] || $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=updatethread'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td>Title</td>
<td><input type='text' name='title' value='$thread[title]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Message</td>
<td><textarea name='message' rows='10' cols='40'>$thread[message]</textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Post'>
<input type='hidden' name='id' value='$_GET[id]'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
}
else
{
echo ("You can't edit this thread.");
}
break;

case 'updatethread':
$id = htmlspecialchars($_POST[id]);
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
$array = mysql_fetch_array($query);
if ($array[poster] == $logged[username] || $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
$title = htmlspecialchars($_POST[title]);
$message = htmlspecialchars($_POST[message]);
$query = mysql_query("UPDATE `forum_thread` SET `title` = '$title', `message` = '$message' WHERE `id` = '$id'");
echo ("Thread has been updated.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-2)'>Go back.</a>");
}
else
{
echo ("You can't edit this thread.");
}
break;

case 'editpost':
$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_posts` WHERE `id` = '$_GET[id]'");
$post = mysql_fetch_array($fetch);
if ($logged[username] == $post[poster] || $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
echo ("
<form method='POST' action='?page=updatepost'>
<table width='100%'>
<tr>
<td>Message</td>
<td><textarea name='message' rows='10' cols='40'>$post[message]</textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Post'>
<input type='hidden' name='id' value='$_GET[id]'>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
}
else
{
echo ("You can't edit this post.");
}
break;

case 'updatepost':
$id = htmlspecialchars($_POST[id]);
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_thread` WHERE `id` = '$id'");
$array = mysql_fetch_array($query);
if ($array[poster] == $logged[username] || $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{
$message = htmlspecialchars($_POST[message]);
$update = mysql_query("UPDATE `forum_posts` SET `message` = '$message' WHERE `id` = '$id'");
echo ("Thread updated.<br><a href='javascript: history.go(-2)'>Go back.</a>");
}
else
{
echo ("You can't edit this thread.");
}
break;
}
}
?>


Fourth page as bbcode.php

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<?
function BBCODE($content){ //define the function of bbcode
$content = nl2br($content); //replaces returns with br's
$match = array(
'#\[b\](.*?)\[\/b\]#se',
'#\[i\](.*?)\[\/i\]#se',
'#\[u\](.*?)\[\/u\]#se',
'#\[url=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]#se',
'#\[url\](.*?)\[\/url\]#se',
'#\[img\](.*?)\[\/img\]#se',
'#\[code\](.*?)\[\/code\]#se',
'#\[php\](.*?)\[\/php\]#se',
'#\[print\](.*?)\[\/print\]#se'
); //codes used in posts
$replace = array(
"'<b>\\1</b>'",
"'<i>\\1</i>'",
"'<u>\\1</u>'",
"'<a href=\"\\1\" target=\"_BLANK\">\\2</a>'",
"'<a href=\"\\1\" target=\"_BLANK\">\\1</a>'",
"'<img border=\"0\" src=\"\\1\">'",
"'<u><b>Code:</b></u>
<div style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; background-color: #CCCCCC; overflow: auto;\">
'.highlight_string(stripslashes(str_replace('', '', '$1')), true).'</div>'",
"'<u><b>PHP Code:</b></u>
<div style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; background-color: #CCCCCC; overflow: auto;\"> '.highlight_string(stripslashes(str_replace('', '', '$1')), true).'</div>'",
"'<u><b>Print Out:</b></u>
<div style=\"border: 1px dotted #000000; background-color: #CCCCCC; overflow: auto;\">
'.highlight_string(stripslashes(str_replace('', '', '$1')), true).'</div>'"
); //replacements
return preg_replace($match, $replace, $content); //match, and replace
} //end the function
?>


Fifth page as avatar.php
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<?php
include "config.php";
if($logged[username])
{
switch($_GET[page])
{
default:
echo ("
<form action='?page=upload' enctype='multipart/form-data' method='POST'>
<table border='1'>
<tr>
<td>Avatar</font></td>
<td><input type='file' size='7' name='avatar' id='avatar'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan='2' align='center'><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Upload'></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
");
break;

case 'upload':
$filename = $_FILES["avatar"]["name"];
$tmp_name = $_FILES["avatar"]["tmp_name"];

$avatar = "images/$filename";
$username = $logged[username];
if (move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "images/".$filename))
{
$query = mysql_query("UPDATE `members` SET `avatar` = '$avatar' WHERE `username` = '$logged[username]'");
echo ("File uploaded $avatar, $username");
}
else
{
die("Uploading file Failed.");
}
break;
}
}
?>


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#mains
{
background-color: #C0C0C0;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
border-color: #000000;
border-style: solid;
border-width: thin;
padding: 0px;
}
#fields
{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
border-color: #000000;
border-style: solid;
border-width: thin;
padding: 0px;
}
body
{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
padding: 0px;
}
td
{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
color: #000000;
padding: 0px;
}
a:link
{
color: #000000;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
}
a:visited
{
text-decoration: none;
color: #000000;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
}
a:hover
{
text-decoration: underline;
color: #000000;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
}
a:active
{
text-decoration: none;
color: #000000;
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 8pt;
}


Okay I'll start defining. It's a big tutorial so bear with me I'll generalise to make it smaller.

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<?php
session_start();
include "config.php";

This code always at the top of our page turns on PHP, starts the session and then includes our database connection file.

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switch($_GET[page])
{

Used in all the pages it makes it so the url can be ?page= something.

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default:
break;

This comes right after the switch code, anything in between wil be displayed if the url is incorrect eg. ?page=formu would show the default page.

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case '':
break;

For example if inbetween the two '' said fries it would allow the url to go to ?page=fries and everything in between case '': and break; would be displayed.

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<form method='POST' action='?page='>
</form>

In all pages of the coding forms are used alot. All of them will have at least this in common. action tells us where to post it to. like an email except its a page url. Any values inbetween these two tags will be sent.

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if ($logged[username])
{

This makes sure the user is logged in.

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if ($logged[username] && $logged[userlevel] == 4 || $logged[userlevel] == 6)
{

This makes sure the user is logged in and makes sure the user is either level 4 or level 6. seen alot throughout the codes.

Our CSS coding is used so we dont have to put the html coding all throughout the code.
Code

<td id=''></td>

in the '' would be defined with one of the CSS headers and as stated before saves us writing it in all the time.

Thats it for the generalised coding explanation and the tutorial. Hope you like it.
Edit: New tutorial as old one had many errors.
SkillMaster
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Posted on Friday 22nd August 2008 at 01:05 PM
dtnet
dtnet
You have to make yourselves a admin, by editing in the phpmyadmin. Then you have to add a category and a topic, in forum_admin.php. Then you'll see something in forum.php
Posted on Friday 22nd August 2008 at 11:08 AM
MonDieu72
MonDieu72
Hello!
I´m a beginner so my knowledge about php is catastrophically close to zero so... after following this tut all I get are blank white pages. Can someone help me? I got the usersystem up and running (at www.cadavericecream.com) wasn´t that hard tnx very much for that one :)
Posted on Wednesday 20th August 2008 at 04:41 PM
dtnet
dtnet
What?
Posted on Wednesday 20th August 2008 at 04:28 PM
Vic Vance
Vic Vance
Do you know what Please help I need this forum.

thngs not working

catogary
forum
new thread
discriptiob
Posted on Tuesday 15th July 2008 at 06:09 PM
UrbanTwitch
UrbanTwitch
Doesn't work =(
Posted on Tuesday 15th July 2008 at 06:06 PM
UrbanTwitch
UrbanTwitch
All I see is a blank on forum.php :(
Posted on Wednesday 18th June 2008 at 05:04 PM
dtnet
dtnet
I tried to use the forum from the forum tutorial. But when I'm adding a new thread, nothing appears. It says that I've added a new thread, but it doesn't come up in teh forum


Remove - To long and not in code tags.
Posted on Tuesday 10th June 2008 at 06:49 PM
Adam981
Adam981
is there anyway to make the avatar resize to a size that u want? that way when ppl upload there all the same size?
Posted on Thursday 5th June 2008 at 10:48 PM
Brandon
Brandon
When I post a thread,edit,sticky,delete I get logged out PLZ give me a fix I believe the error is in this line

default:
echo ("<table width='100%' cellpadding='0'>");
$fetch1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_category`");
while ($category = mysql_fetch_array($fetch1))
{
echo ("<tr>
<td id='mains'><b>$category[name]<b><br></td>
</tr>
");
$fetch2 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `forum_topic` WHERE `cat_id` = '$category[id]'");
while ($topic = mysql_fetch_array($fetch2))
{
echo ("<tr>
<td id='fields'><a href='?page=forum&id=$topic[id]'>$topic[name]</a><br><i>$topic[description]</i></td>
</tr>
");
}
}
Posted on Wednesday 30th April 2008 at 03:07 PM
Dalez
Dalez
Vinniiee i also got that problem, and i never actually fixed it.
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