Uh Oh - Free forums that don't use MySQL??? Ikonboard?

[scott99999]

NEWBIE ALERT NEWBIE ALERT

I'm a PHP-MySQL newbie, so bear with me. A few questions about forums, PHP, etc....

My original intention was to place 3 or 4 of my Web sites (2 big, one or two small) on my Platinum package using IRMs. Two of these were going to use vbBulletin as a forums (not that much traffic) and vbPortal.

But from what I understand, IRMs cannot be used on a MySQL server.

Soooo...I'm wondering what I need to do to make this work.

Can I use Ikonboard, since it is CGI-based?

I also intended to use PHP-Nuke or something similar for one site.

Regarding that: first, do I do these installations myself (forums, PHP portal) or do I need FQ to do that?

Second, what editor do you use for PHP-based sites? I have Adobe GoLive, which, as I understand it, doesn't support PHP.

Third, are there any issues running a PHP-based site or a CGI-based forums out of the same directory? Do they even reside in the same directory after they're installed?

Guidance (editors, installations, where to start, etc...) would be much appreciated.

:) :)

[Arthur]

> Can I use Ikonboard, since it is CGI-based?

Yes, but you only have one cgi-bin directory, I don't know if Ikonboard likes that. And if you use Ikonboard for a large site you may overload the server and it may be pulled. Resource usage is something to keep in mind.

> I also intended to use PHP-Nuke or something similar for one site.

PHPNuke uses MySQL, so you'd have to have that on the primary site.

> Regarding that: first, do I do these installations myself (forums, PHP portal) or do I need FQ to do that?

Your are expected to do that yourself.

> Second, what editor do you use for PHP-based sites?

I use HomeSite myself.

> Third, are there any issues running a PHP-based site or a CGI-based forums out of the same directory?

This depends on the program and how configurable/adaptable it is.

> Do they even reside in the same directory after they're installed?

You have one cgi-bin directory, but the IRMs are in different (sub)directories.

HTH,
Arthur

[scott99999]

Thanks for the reply.

Hmmm...since it's two sites, maybe I can do (1) Gold package and (1) Silver package (almost the same price as (1) Platinum) to be able to use two forums/CGI-BIN directories and MySQL.

The "big" sites aren't that big (though one has potential).

One is a news/forums site for professional photo editors and the other is a site for texture/3D artists.

Trust me, if I ever got so much traffic that I could bring down a server, that means I'm rolling in cash and would happily upgrade to a better solution!

But right now they have a very specialized fan base (with potential).

[sheila]

Originally posted by scott99999:
Thanks for the reply.

Hmmm...since it's two sites, maybe I can do (1) Gold package and (1) Silver package (almost the same price as (1) Platinum) to be able to use two forums/CGI-BIN directories and MySQL.

Having two full accounts certainly does have it's advantages (such as full mail services on each account). However, splitting into two accounts just in order to have two cgi-bins is kind of silly.

I have lots of stuff in my cgi-bin. If I were installing ikonboard (and I intend to within the next month), I would just make a subdirectory inside my cgi-bin called /ikonboard (or something like that) and put all the files for that cgi-script inside of that subdirectory. I usually create separate subdirectories inside my cgi-bin for each script, in order to keep things somewhat organized.

You could probably have two different ikonboard forums with only a single cgi-bin as well. Just make two separate subdirectories in your cgi-bin (one for each of the ikonboards that you want to run) and install the script in each subdirectory separately.

Maybe you still want to get the two full accounts anyhow. I just wouldn't do it on account of having only a single cgi-bin.

(FWIW, it's easy to run cgi-scripts for an IRM on the main domain's cgi-bin. I do it quite a bit.)

[Terra]

Trust me, if I ever got so much traffic that I could bring down a server, that means I'm rolling in cash and would happily upgrade to a better solution!
Accckkkk, only if your site was intelligently and efficiently coded...

Ever see how much strength an ant has?

I've seen small domains (badly coded) wreak havoc on a Community Server, and also MySQL servers as well...

Your statement is a general misconception, as also there are many *large traffic domains* that bring in little to no cash for operations mainly because they are *hobby* sites... We are asked all the time to cut slack to these non-revenue generating *hobby* sites, yet they use resources verging on the edge of Yahoo... ;)

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Terra
--Traffic not always equal Revenue--
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