Message Board source/tute/help????

[Microbyte]

i'm sorry if this is the wrong forum to put this in but i didnt know where else to put it.

im looking for help/tute/code :D for a message board, on not unlike this:

http://members.boardhost.com/boardhostsample/


as usual, any help would be fantastic.

Thanks

[DaveSW]

what server side languages do you have available?

[Microbyte]

PHP4, MySQL, Perl, CGI

[spufi]

So you want a message board that does the threaded view versus the view type that's used on this board? Is the board already made and you need to tweak the code, or are you looking to build it yourself? If you are looking to build it, there is a book called "PHP and MySql Web Development" that has a section on how to build a message board with the threaded view style of posting.

[Microbyte]

im looking to build it myself, i might try and get a tute online as i cant fork out for a sql book atm.

i know <this much> aobut php and mySQL so should be fun :(

[DaveSW]

what about something like pyro's xblog
http://www.ryanbrill.com/software/

I believe the pro version using mysql is due out fairly soon.

[Microbyte]

it is nice but its not the look im after.

[DaveSW]

not what you want in terms of the way the threading works or not what you want in terms of layout/colors etc?