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In certain sections the tables are screwed. ie. http://www.texaslost.com/forum/search.php?search_id=active_topics http://www.texaslost.com/forum/gallery/ I agree that the 'bar' is rather distracting, I'd suggest taking it out, but that's your choice. The only other noticable thing is the left navigational links, they seem a little...hmmm...i guess, outdated? They fit well, but I personally didn't like them. Nice little site you got going, and very little table structure, extra points for CSS , good job.

I'm trying to display the articles in my DB by 'GROUP BY date_posted DESC LIMIT 100', like so.. $query1="Select *,COUNT(*) FROM article INNER JOIN categories ON categoryID=catid GROUP BY date_posted DESC"; But when this query is called it only displays the first 8 DESC by title, but that's not even being called.. Then when i test out: $query1="Select *,COUNT(*) FROM article INNER JOIN categories ON categoryID=catid GROUP BY title DESC"; It displays all of the entries correctly in DESC order. I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Here are the entries inmy DB respectively { artid, name, title, body, date_posted, categoryID, artchild, date_updated, timestamp } There must be some rule about this type of query i don't understand. Thanks.

How can this be achieved? With the following code: <input type="text" name="username" maxlength="30" value="<? echo $input->setValue("username"); ?>"><? echo $input->setError("username"); ?> The setValue is input, and if an error is caught during processing it is returned through setError, well right now the error is being returned in plain text, I need it to be displayed inside of the HTML form field. Thanks. It's really important I figure this out, but I can't find anything on google.

I don't think I say it enough. Thanks, works perfectly. Really appreciate it.

I'm very impressed by the demo, and I experienced the same errors Daniel did as well, but it seems well put together. Good job. I'm still trying to work out my opinion on the site itself, so I'll get back to you on that. Otherwise It's looking great, you could potientally have a nice little buisness on your hands.

You're right about that, but I'm not aware of any other methods, can you recommend some? relavent CSS: (sorry about that guys, completely forgot) li.song { background: url() left center no-repeat } li.loop { background: url() left center no-repeat } ol.entries { line-height: 1.9em; *line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; padding: 5px 0 5px 0; } ol.entries li { display: list-item; position: relative; right: 0px; z-index: 1; overflow: hidden; *overflow: visible; height: 1.9em; *height: auto; margin: 1px 3px; *margin: 0 3px; padding: 0 0 0 20px; *padding: 3px 0 3px 18px; }

Don't mean to bump so soon, but anyone have any ideas...i can't find anything on google.

Unfortunately that wouldn't help. There isn't much to it other than the setValue field inputs the data, and is then processed by my scripts, and if in the process it catches an error it would output it in the setError field, but at the moment the setError is outputting plain text underneath the form, I would like to output it inside of the text field. (If at all possible) I guess I'm reclarifying the situation, but I am sorry to be a pain and not go collect all the processing code, but I don't think it'd make a difference.

Unfortunately this would not work. The setValue is inputting the data from that field to be processed, and the setError is the message that is displayed if the form processing catches an error. I tested it anyway, and no good. Thanks though Umm..you serious?

I'm not sure if this should be posted here, if it's incorrect please feel free to move. I'm trying to accomplish the goal of outputting the error message inside of the text box, as opposed to under it, to optimize my space. While something static is rather easy to do: <input type="text" name="s" id="s" value="Text to be displayed here" onfocus="if(this.value==this.defaultValue)this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value=this.defaultValue;"/> I'm not quite certain how to accomplish that with dynamic content. I'm not sure if it's the same, not possible, use of JS is necessary, etc.. Here is the form with the error output. <input type="text" name="username" maxlength="30" size="25" value="<? echo $input->setValue("username"); ?>"><? echo $input->setError("username"); ?> Thanks.

Hmmm, well I'd advise trying to build your entire system from scratch so you know completely how it works, but if you insist on combining two scripts (which can become difficult quickly) I'd google search around for a user registration system + an open source forum. Forums are complex, and to a certain extent user reg systems are as well. I'd advise starting on something simplier before jumping into such a task. *shrug* Designing you own stuff might even be easier + no risk of copyright infringement, etc... If you're lucky there is already a script that does both of these things. Or to make things a little easier, IMO I'd find a forum, and use the code there to build the rest of the site on top of it, as it's likely the forum will be the most complex, better starting basis. Either way you're going to have to know quite a bit to accomplish this, so... good luck.

any ideas?

Frankly I'm not sure anyone here is going to just do the work for you. You're going to have to attempt to do it yourself, and ask the forum members for guidance. If you know some php, then jump right in and come here when you get stuck, otherwise I'd suggest looking for some tutorials or e-books.

Let me know when you release some work, I'm very interested to hear some of your new creations. I was very impressed with the one's you showed me a while back.

You guys have me beat for a lot of things, but mine does the job. Looking to upgrade in the near future though. Mac Mini: OS X Leopard Intel Core 2 Duo processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM DDR2-667 ( ) Intel GMA 950 graphics processor 120 GB IHD + 500G EHD Have my Macbook as well. Just don't feel like writing the stats, but it's better than the mini. Used to have a PC with some serious upgrades at the time (2-3 years ago), but I sold the parts, etc... and bought some gear to create my music + my laptop and mac mini I don't really need more than these 2 with all the cross-platform software now-a-days. Spending that extra cash to keep those 2 up-to-date.

Sounds good to me, and google will help as well. Thanks for the thorough explanation. Appreciate it. http://www.webconfs.com/dynamic-urls-vs-static-urls-article-3.php EDIT: you were right, nice article for anyone else who stumbles upon this thread.

I guess one more question before I topic solve this.. Is it necessary, will it prevent security flaws, any benefits? or is it just preference?

Thanks, I just needed a search term, I'm more than happy to google it. I learn more that way anyway

One thing I've never really payed much attention to, but jut recently started noticing is that some sites are displaying page URL's without the file extension at the end of them. I'm curious what this is called. ie. example.com/forums/index.php?action=post,board=1.0 example.com/forums/post/board/1/ I'm surprised I never really noticed this, or knew what it was. Other than a clean URL, *shrug*. So please educate me.

Well, I'm trying to create a list of content that looks like: (icon.gif) 01. Test 9.3 / 10 With this bit of code below. <ol class="entries"> <li class="loop"> <a href="" class="none">Test</a><p class="right"> 9.3 / 10</p> </li> <li class="song"> <a href="" class="none">Test</a><p class="right"> 9.5 / 10</p> </li> </ol> Only, the problem is I'm using class="right" to shift the 9.3 / 10 text to the far right, but in the process of doing that it shifts the "9.3" text up. Creating a space underneath the 9.3, and it becomes highly noticable when there is a long list. I'm not sure if this makes any sense, or if any of you have had this sort of problem, but I guess a good visual representation would be: (regular content) __________ (9.3 / 10) --- It's literally a shift of that much. It's quite an usually error as well. Anyway, this was tested in FF and Safari, and it's the same result both times, but I'm not certain of IE. Incase you decide to test it. Thanks.

Although you speak wise words, I am developing a website that will take over a year to release. By then that statistic will drop and those that still use it, will just have to feel the wrath of IE6's crap. May I ask what type of website you're building?

1. I believe you're lookin for CAPTCHA 2. There are plenty of script and tutorials on this. Google it. 3. http://www.white-hat-web-design.co.uk/articles/php-captcha.php - looks easy to implement into your design or learn from Hope that's what you were talking about.

I've had the idea to create a site that would allow users to upload their own creations (.mp3), specifically electronic music, but while working on it I've come to many realizations. The idea of having a high-traffic website that would constanting be uploading/downloading would be implausible, and expensive, and my dream is quickly being crushed. While the cost of bandwidth, and server space isn't too bad for a decent amount, if my site became successful enough it would require copious amounts of bandwidth that I just wouldn't be able to afford. What should I do? This feature was one thing that really insprired me to create such a website, and would have been one of the main feaures for users to take part in. Should I continue, and try to build a site without this feature until I have a stable base of users? ( which I don't think could happen, because while the site may have appeal, that's the real reason for the site even existing ) Or should I just give up right now and attempt to build a successful website on another platform (different idea) ? Opinions, ideas, or solutions to my problem would greatly be appreciated. It was kind of a punch in the face to make this realization, as I always knew it wouldn't be easy, but I didn't think it'd be impossible. *sigh* I got a little ahead of myself.

You should go here and check out their 3D captcha work. It's pretty impressive. http://www.ocr-research.org.ua/index.html

That's a good question. These guys make complex 3D captchas and use PHP+GDLib, and it works out just fine. http://www.ocr-research.org.ua/index.html