LanceT Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'm working on a customized forum software, but I am wondering how best to make my forum display a "new post" image when there is an unread post by the user currently browsing. Confused by what I want? Basically I want something like what PHPfreaks has. It displays this image http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/Themes/default/images/english/new.gif whenever there is a new unread post in a thread. How do the major forum softwares do it? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/46364-how-to-see-new-posts-in-a-forum-software/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 You check the last time a person visited a topic and compare it to the time of the latest post in a topic Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/46364-how-to-see-new-posts-in-a-forum-software/#findComment-225523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceT Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 You check the last time a person visited a topic and compare it to the time of the latest post in a topic in this case, I have to have a database that stores the last time a person visited all of the topics? that would be really huge database. I've thought of this way but I think it may be inefficient for my purposes. Any other ideas? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/46364-how-to-see-new-posts-in-a-forum-software/#findComment-225524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceT Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 hey I'm just bumping this topic because I still need help!! Thanks guys in advance! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/46364-how-to-see-new-posts-in-a-forum-software/#findComment-227210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
per1os Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I would download software package like PHPBB and look at the SQL and use that to go off of. They already created the tables why re-invent the wheel? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/46364-how-to-see-new-posts-in-a-forum-software/#findComment-227216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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