how to build and maintain a forum of my own? 1

[rock31]

Dear there,

I am interested to build and maintain a forum of my own, but don’t know where to start from. Would anyone there please tell me what language or software I should master? Java script, or XML or something else? Any good books, or online references are good too.


Thanks alot

 

[cLFlaVA]

To keep a well-running forum the necessary elements are:

-HTML
-Scripting Language (PHP, ASP, CFML)
-Database (MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)

Some elements you SHOULD look into:

-JavaScript
-CSS

HTML is, obviously, to create the layout of the website.
Scripting languages allow you to communicate between database server and web server, and is paramount in the creation of dynamic pages.
The database is necessary to store all the posts, user info, topics, forums, etc.
JavaScript will allow you to enhance the user's experience, such as adding roll-overs and possibly some form validation.
CSS allows you to separate design elements from content elements, and allows you to implement site-wide changes in the look and feel much more simply than making changes to each page.

Hope this helps.

*cLFlaVA
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