Creating a phpBB Extension Using Only BHW Forums and AI

[Arpito]

I want to share some of my knowledge here.

If you are doing things on MyBB , phpBB3 , SMF or even FluxBB you must before start creating something, understand the functions and logic .
This way is not to hard to learn , because the whole code works as the same thing, only change some functions.

Download a phpbb3 extension , read the code , use the logic and re - read the code again, if you can do in your ACP the same thing the plugin does , then you are in the right way.
That’s it , the extension allows you to do something that it’s already built , but everyone doesn’t know how to do it.

Personally I’m not a fan to use addons or extensions in my websites , I prefer create everything from the code , it’s more safe and convenient because you avoid updates and compatibility issues.

 

[Mark Eternally]

I want to share some of my knowledge here.

Thank you.

Download a phpbb3 extension , read the code , use the logic and re - read the code again, if you can do in your ACP the same thing the plugin does , then you are in the right way.
That’s it , the extension allows you to do something that it’s already built , but everyone doesn’t know how to do it.

I have been doing this, in particular with a dormant extension that does similar to what I am after. I have also been reading the Skeleton Extension code, which oddly has errors in it, but as you are saying, this is a learning process.

Personally I’m not a fan to use addons or extensions in my websites , I prefer create everything from the code , it’s more safe and convenient because you avoid updates and compatibility issues.

I agree, however, part of using open source solutions that are designed for add-ons or extensions are the add-ons and extensions. I used to install linux on my computers with minimal additional applications, but the base operating system did not really allow me to do much, so I had to install more and more applications. With Windows I try to uninstall the glut but I still install other applications. I have several "mods" in various games I play as well. We all do it, just to varying levels.

 

[Arpito]

I agree, however, part of using open source solutions that are designed for add-ons or extensions are the add-ons and extensions. I used to install linux on my computers with minimal additional applications, but the base operating system did not really allow me to do much, so I had to install more and more applications. With Windows I try to uninstall the glut but I still install other applications. I have several "mods" in various games I play as well. We all do it, just to varying levels.

I started with Windows , then I used Linux , then I came back with Windows, now I’m using macOS and in my experience it’s the best thing I’ve done.

Are you installing the forum locally first? As the addons and themes use external links it’s more harder to find the issues, install the forum locally first before going live.

 

[Mark Eternally]

I started with Windows , then I used Linux , then I came back with Windows, now I’m using macOS and in my experience it’s the best thing I’ve done.

It is great that there are different OS options as there are different types of people and requirements. I have yet to find a requirement where I personally need macOS, but I have found instances where it is a great solution for others.

Are you installing the forum locally first? As the addons and themes use external links it’s more harder to find the issues, install the forum locally first before going live.

There are two test servers right now. One is a local box that is not on the internet, let's call that the ALPHA development server. Then there is an internet facing server that has it's own domain and it is setup for testing as well ... we can call that the BETA development server.

I am not sure what you mean by "going live," but I do not intent to put a product out that has not been well tested. So far, the only "errors" have been that things I thought would be visible are not, and so I am debugging server logs and my code which is time consuming.