i was wondering what program people like openbb and vbulliten use to make their boards, i know they use one but not sure what it is. The reason i want to know is because im setting up my own company!

vBulletin is made in a programming language called PHP.

You can check out that language at www.php.net


Lats...

I believe they use a text editor and a firm knowledge of PHP, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets(CCS). Some of the folks developing styles or themes for these bulletin boards use wysiwyg editors like dreamweaver and frontpage. For images a lot of people use Adobe Photoshop, I'm a Paint Shop Pro fan personally.

Are you trying to setup a bulletin board for your website, or are you looking for a html editor to quickly create a site?

no, they use a PHP program to get the basic forum up and running then code the extras themselves... i was wondering what it was:S

I strugle to believe that developers talanted and capable enough to create a powerful script such as vBul would use anything more than Notepad (well, a text editor)..

Originally posted by greg71
I strugle to believe that developers talanted and capable enough to create a powerful script such as vBul would use anything more than Notepad (well, a text editor)..


Well maybe some vi and pico here and there too :D

BWWWHAHAHHA. That's funny stuff. I know that vB doesnt use some other prog to make their forum....they use a txt editor. If they used some prog, that would be pointless.....they would have to make the program, or hire someone to make a program. The purpose of the program would be to make the board, but in order to make the program, you have to know the board code...why not create a shortcut there, get rid of the program and just make the board with php and a txt editor :)

Sorry if this sound rude.

vBulletin is made entirely in text editors (notepad, editpad, editplus etc) for the PHP code and Adobe Photoshop for the images. All of the code has been coded by one of the developers.

And I work at vBulletin so I do know :)

While I can't speak for the folks at OpenBB or any other program I would guess that they do the same.

Just like when my firm was contracted to build LoadSwap.com, we had no "core" to jump off, merely a concept. That's just what these guys who are coding vB and the other multudious fourms out there do. For us, it was EditPad, then the designers went in with GoLive 5 and PhotoShop 6.

Not near as simple as designing a website in FrontPage then hand editing it later to fit your exact needs.

Originally posted by greg71
I strugle to believe that developers talanted and capable enough to create a powerful script such as vBul would use anything more than Notepad (well, a text editor)..

I use notepad for my php scripts, and I love it. Besides, people have different ways of coding.

ex:

1) People like me like to make each part of the script a small script or "case" (a php function). Then build the admin script for it, and then put it in the admin center, and keep doing this for every function.

2) Other's like to do all of the coding, then do the admin panel

So, people really don't need to use a base script...

geeeez, how can you code in any language in notepad?

notepad is ok for small bug fixes or small edits of a program, but I'd prefer something with at least color coding the different commands/syntax/functions/class/parts of the semantics and automatic syntax tabbing is also a must for me since I like my code to be organized.

i guess that NoTePaD is LeeTs thing is still out there ;) save yourself some time and use a text editor that doesn't necessarily write the code for you but it helps you relieve your eyes from the single-colored notepad and code organization.

Try phpBB http://www.phpbb.com their new version 2.0 looks great!

Nothing wrong with using a text editor to code PHP.

I use UltraEdit for all my coding needs, including .asp, .php and .html.

I don't really see it as a job for DreamWeaver or FrontPage, do you?

Sue
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