Forum Moderators: mack
If your new to developing scripts/cgi, you first want to invistigate which server scripting language you are going to use. I have decided to use mostly Php, and some Perl. They are my primary field of choice because I am very very accustomed to C and C++. Next, you should try finding some good books and free source about the projects you are working on. Then, try building a design document to draft your plans of how your forums are going to work.
Once all that is completed, the development process shouldn't be much more complicated, you will just need to write your own code.
Hope that sparks a few ideas
palmer
There are 2 main options open to you. You could opt to use a remotly hosted forum solution. This involves very little work on your part, you simply place a link to your forum from your pages.
The second option is to host your own forum as part of your site. This would envolve finding suitable software and installing it on your hosts server.
To be honest I would be more inclined to go with the later, because it offers you alot more opertunaties such as ad placement etc.
If you want to host your own forum I would suggest taking a look through hotscripts and other scriots resources. There are literaly loads of forum software options open to you. Some are free or opensource. The main languages open to you are php and perl. Firstly you should check with your host to see what languages are supported.
Hope this is of some help.
Mack.
