php forum question

[chris_rulez001]

in php, i am hoping to making a forum hosting system, how would you make it so i had this:

 

http://mysite/chosenforumname

 

would i have to use $_FILES or what?

[rlindauer]

What exactly are you asking?

 

Would you need $_FILES to do what?

[chris_rulez001]

in php, i am hoping to making a forum hosting system, how would you make it so i had this:

 

http://mysite/chosenforumname

 

would i have to use $_FILES or what?

 

this is a general equiry, i am asking how would i make it so when the person signs up and gives them their info, it creates a directory with their chosen forum name? do i need to use $_FILES to do this?

[rlindauer]

Try mkdir()

 

$_FILES is an associative array of items uploaded via the post method.

[The Little Guy]

no

<?php
$usename = $_POST['username'];  // Name they choose.
mkdir('/location/to/dir/'.$username);
?>

 

but... what they are really doing are queries, they actually are not makeing any directories at all, they are also using htaccess files to do this.

[chris_rulez001]

ok thanks

[chris_rulez001]

one more question using mkdir() how do i make it so that there forum is already there? what i mean is how do i get it so that their forum is there, when they go on the link?

 

i would like it so it did the above

[The Little Guy]

you also want to put all the files in that folder?

 

if so...

 

have a look at copy()

[chris_rulez001]

not really what i am trying to do is get it so if a person goes to their own forum link which would be in the format of:

 

http://mysite/their forum name

 

but i dont want to put all the files into a folder, i want it to be in the root folder

 

example of how i dont want the link to be:

 

http://mysite/foldername/their forum name

 

does this make sence?

 

how would i make it so it worked from the root folder? using copy()? or some other method?

[The Little Guy]

you actually might not even want to do the mkdir completely.

 

What you will want to do is use an htaccess file.

 

it MUST have a file name of this: .htaccess - place it in the root directory

 

Then... in the file you would put this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^http://mysite.com/(.*)$ index.php?username=$1 [nc]

 

you now don't have to make a directory, it will make a fake directory for you, then... all you have to do is type this in:

http://mysite.com/theirForum

When in reality it is actually doing this:

http://mysite.com/index.php?username=theirForum

 

 

then in your php code, you would write it the same as you would write normal php, so...

to echo the persons forum name all you need to do is this:

<?php
echo $_GET['username'];
?>

 

does that all make sense?

[chris_rulez001]

yes it does make sence, and thank you for your help

[clanstyles]

that will be a lot safer. And as for copying  things over. Have it read each file like a tree diagram. And copy ALSO don't forget to edit the config file to what ever db the user has.

[chris_rulez001]

ok thanks, urm ... ive run into a problem, ive made a test forum and when i type my forum address in it doesnt work, is it somthing to do with the .htaccess file?

[chris_rulez001]

help?

[chris_rulez001]

i need help someone please, i want to know what is going on please?

[chris_rulez001]

someone? can someone help me?

[fert]

define "not working"

[chris_rulez001]

its not working, its redirecting to my hosts page, help? its not actually going to the forum, when i type:

 

http://mysite.com/testforum

 

but when i go to:

 

http://mysite.com/index.php?username=testforum

 

it works. how do i get it so if you type: http://mysite.com/testforum it actually goes to it? i know i have to use .htaccess but i dont know exactly how to it via .htaccess? can someone point me in the right direction?

[chris_rulez001]

can someone help me?

[chris_rulez001]

im making a forum hosting service, i have a problem:

 

when i type the below its not actually going to the forum:

 

http://mysite.com/testforum

 

but when i type the below, it goes to the forum:

 

http://mysite.com/index.php?username=testforum

 

how do i get it so if you type: http://mysite.com/testforum it actually goes to your forum?

 

in my .htaccess file it says:

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ ^index.php?username=$1

 

can someone help me please?

[chris_rulez001]

you actually might not even want to do the mkdir completely.

 

What you will want to do is use an htaccess file.

 

it MUST have a file name of this: .htaccess - place it in the root directory

 

Then... in the file you would put this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^http://mysite.com/(.*)$ index.php?username=$1 [nc]

 

you now don't have to make a directory, it will make a fake directory for you, then... all you have to do is type this in:

http://mysite.com/theirForum

When in reality it is actually doing this:

http://mysite.com/index.php?username=theirForum

 

 

then in your php code, you would write it the same as you would write normal php, so...

to echo the persons forum name all you need to do is this:

<?php
echo $_GET['username'];
?>

 

ive tried this and it not working, can someone help me please?

[rlindauer]

Post your htaccess file and php code please.

[chris_rulez001]

ok

 

.htaccess code:

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^http://thunderboards.awardspace.co.uk/(.*)$ ^index.php?username=$1 [nc]

 

my php code:

 

<html>
<head>
<title>Message Board - Home</title>
</head>

<body>
<?php
$username = $_GET['username'];

if ($username == true)
{
echo "This is a forum";
}
else
{
echo "";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

[rlindauer]

Does your host even allow mod rewrite?

 

Test it using this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule test.html index.php

Then go to http://thunderboards.awardspace.co.uk/test.html. If you see your index page, it works.

[chris_rulez001]

Does your host even allow mod rewrite?

 

Test it using this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule test.html index.php

Then go to http://thunderboards.awardspace.co.uk/test.html. If you see your index page, it works.

 

i dont know if the host allows mod rewrite, and yes i have tried the thing you said and it doesnt work, help?