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I have been searching and searching on how to make a very simple comment script that does not need to use mysql database. A comment script that I can add on the buttom of a main page as an option link to post a comment for visitors and will posted it on the same page as soon they hit submit..
example:
"post a comment" then a textarea box will show and visitor can post a simple comment and post it on the same page.
I have found soo many different kind but everysingle one have this fancy smiling face.. with mysql database included for the admin.
Pls help :(
It's perfectly possible to come up with a script that would do this but there's a reason why all the ones you've encountered use MySQL. If you let visitors leave a comment some of them will write things you don't want to have displayed: spam, abuse, whatever.
So you'll want to be able to delete comments you don't like. That means you'll want to be able to pick those out individually. With a text file based solution this'll get to be a real pain, believe me, whereas with a database it's much easier to sort the sheep from the goats. Also, should you choose that comments should only be displayed once you've read them and decided they're OK, with a database you can have a column that says whather you've checked them, or not.
There's no technical reason why you can't do all this with simple text files, but the code would be inflexible, over-complex and hard to maintain compared to a database solution. Since life is short and most hosting offerings include MySQL these days, you are unlikely to come across a ready-made answer to your request.
Of course, if you want a custom-built script and you are prepared to pay for it...
Don’t forget the other option
Learning the “How to”…
What you need:
A MySQL DB; that’s the easier part, either your host supplies it free or for a fee or it won’t.
Then two options change of host or pay.
Next how to manage the DB: phpMyAdmin will do the trick; back to the first question … if not provided then you should really think about moving.
Next: learn the basic of moving input from a form to a MySQL database via a PHP script.
Next: before letting a user fool around you need to learn the basic of security
And how to verify that your user input is the expected input.
Next: learn how to edit, delete from the DB
Sounds tough? Nope! Many WebmasterWorld PHP/MySQL member-coders have done it and learned from here
Review our library, there are many threads offering the PHP MYSQL from A to Z
Plus when you will start we will be there…
Give it a try
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