Ok, the help Superman not be a tard thread

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-10 07:37pm

Alright, on the board I'm running, I want my admin to be able to display his custom name without just saying the default admin title. Here are the instructions...

THIS

What does this mean and how do I do it?

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-02-10 07:42pm

Basically, you copy the script into the HTML of the board's footer file. The footer file is the flie that is included at the end of every page on your forum. Just insert the code that's provided.

Modify

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custTitle("admin","Administrator","The Creator")

to your tastes - for example:

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custTitle("Superman","Your Current Title","Your New Desired Title")

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-10 07:46pm

So I do that in all the pages of the forum, right?

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-02-10 07:48pm

There should be a file named "footer.php" or something similar - that is the file that is included in each forum page automatically. You just need to insert the code into that page only, and it should work.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-10 08:06pm

Ok, thanks... how do I access that footer file?

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-02-10 10:43pm

Well, I assume that you downloaded the package for the forums and uploaded it via FTP... You'd edit the file on your own computer then upload the modified copy to replace the old one.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-10 11:12pm

Ah... ok, that's where I'm stuck. How do I download the package? Also, that ftp thing doesn't open.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-11 03:06am

Exonerate wrote:Well, I assume that you downloaded the package for the forums and uploaded it via FTP... You'd edit the file on your own computer then upload the modified copy to replace the old one.

No, he's using Proboards. They provide the board and hosting already in place. He took one on my advice so he wouldn't have to try and run a BBS off of Tripod; was I wrong in recommending that he do so?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-02-11 04:43am

Rogue 9 wrote:
Exonerate wrote:Well, I assume that you downloaded the package for the forums and uploaded it via FTP... You'd edit the file on your own computer then upload the modified copy to replace the old one.
No, he's using Proboards. They provide the board and hosting already in place. He took one on my advice so he wouldn't have to try and run a BBS off of Tripod; was I wrong in recommending that he do so?

phpbb does offer free hosting on their own servers. all you'd have to do is provide a link from your website to the bbs. a relatively hassle free setup from what i've learned while tinkering with one for awhile.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-11 04:50am

Darth_Zod wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:
Exonerate wrote:Well, I assume that you downloaded the package for the forums and uploaded it via FTP... You'd edit the file on your own computer then upload the modified copy to replace the old one.
No, he's using Proboards. They provide the board and hosting already in place. He took one on my advice so he wouldn't have to try and run a BBS off of Tripod; was I wrong in recommending that he do so?
phpbb does offer free hosting on their own servers. all you'd have to do is provide a link from your website to the bbs. a relatively hassle free setup from what i've learned while tinkering with one for awhile.

Hmmmm. Didn't see such a thing while poking around phpbb.com. That's essentially what Proboards does, only phpBB's moderator options are better. (I like being able to split threads, something that EzBoard and Proboards don't let you do.) However, I like Proboard's superscript, subscript, and table posting codes.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-11 11:23am

So do we know what to do?

CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-11 11:59am

You actually pay for your message board because it's much, much better than the other crap ones, and you get a discount for the licence if you host it with the right people

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-11 12:35pm

CDS wrote:You actually pay for your message board because it's much, much better than the other crap ones, and you get a discount for the licence if you host it with the right people

Yeah, thanks for not answering my question. Look, if things go okay with the one I'm on, then yeah I will. This is my first try ever, so I'm going with free until then.

CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-11 12:45pm

You're trying to do things with proboards and phpbb which is a lot easier to do if you use the best software that's out there.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-02-11 12:46pm

I'm bookmarking those links you gave me. At some point, I'll probably do that. Thanks for showing me.

McC · Post by **McC** » 2005-02-12 05:50pm

Bah. phpBB has everything you need and if it doesn't, it's not hard to add it in. Paying for web scripts is silly.

CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-12 08:09pm

BbBoards have everything you didn't think you'd need, and if not, either someone's released an unofficial patch for it (yours truly being the main patch coder) or you can hack it yourself - you don't even need to know perl: you can hack it in almost any language (C, perl, php...)

I mean, you never realise how useful functions like simulate user is until you actually use em. Although admittedly, the user interface is a little confusing at first.

McC · Post by **McC** » 2005-02-12 08:11pm

McC wrote:Paying for web scripts is silly.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-13 12:59am

Darth_Zod wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:
Exonerate wrote:Well, I assume that you downloaded the package for the forums and uploaded it via FTP... You'd edit the file on your own computer then upload the modified copy to replace the old one.
No, he's using Proboards. They provide the board and hosting already in place. He took one on my advice so he wouldn't have to try and run a BBS off of Tripod; was I wrong in recommending that he do so?
phpbb does offer free hosting on their own servers. all you'd have to do is provide a link from your website to the bbs. a relatively hassle free setup from what i've learned while tinkering with one for awhile.

Given that the website I used for my Proboards site was my subdomain on Kernel's server, I don't know how well that'd work for phpBB. I could probably rig a way to link to it, though. Put the link in a text document or something and then upload it...

Anywho, thinking about switching to another board host now, after getting paranoid over Proboards' terms of service. It'll be at least a day before I move, so any other suggestions?

CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-13 07:39am

Rogue 9 wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote: No, he's using Proboards. They provide the board and hosting already in place. He took one on my advice so he wouldn't have to try and run a BBS off of Tripod; was I wrong in recommending that he do so?
phpbb does offer free hosting on their own servers. all you'd have to do is provide a link from your website to the bbs. a relatively hassle free setup from what i've learned while tinkering with one for awhile.
Given that the website I used for my Proboards site was my subdomain on Kernel's server, I don't know how well that'd work for phpBB. I could probably rig a way to link to it, though. Put the link in a text document or something and then upload it...

Anywho, thinking about switching to another board host now, after getting paranoid over Proboards' terms of service. It'll be at least a day before I move, so any other suggestions?

Best Boards all the way

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-13 08:13am

CDS wrote:
Rogue 9 wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote: phpbb does offer free hosting on their own servers. all you'd have to do is provide a link from your website to the bbs. a relatively hassle free setup from what i've learned while tinkering with one for awhile.
Given that the website I used for my Proboards site was my subdomain on Kernel's server, I don't know how well that'd work for phpBB. I could probably rig a way to link to it, though. Put the link in a text document or something and then upload it...

Anywho, thinking about switching to another board host now, after getting paranoid over Proboards' terms of service. It'll be at least a day before I move, so any other suggestions?
Best Boards all the way

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CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-13 08:59am

Oops, my bad

here's the correct URL

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-02-13 12:01pm

CDS, you are treading on a fine line by going into threads and suddenly posting "use this!" instead of giving more constructive help. At the very least you could list out the advantages to using your alternative solution and why a person should switch to it.

CDS · Post by **CDS** » 2005-02-13 01:28pm

phongn wrote:CDS, you are treading on a fine line by going into threads and suddenly posting "use this!" instead of giving more constructive help. At the very least you could list out the advantages to using your alternative solution and why a person should switch to it.

I'm saying it because in my opinion thats an easier and better way of doing things. Why should people use BbBoards? Because it's easier to configure and has much more options than the vastly inferior phpBB will ever have. Why use linux? Because it's actually an OS.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-02-13 02:23pm

CDS wrote:I'm saying it because in my opinion thats an easier and better way of doing things. Why should people use BbBoards? Because it's easier to configure and has much more options than the vastly inferior phpBB will ever have. Why use linux? Because it's actually an OS.

"Easier to configure" and "has much more options" are not meaningful statements. You described phpBB as "vastly inferior" without saying why. I told you before, you are expected to defend your assertions on this board. Furthermore, you earlier posting on recommending bbBoard and an service provider bordered on spamming.