Posted by Flaming Corncob on 08/18/06 02:50

I'm creating a forum with php/mysql. My question is: What is the best
way to do it? General, eh? First time I've tried doing this so I don't
know what really needs to be asked.

I use mysql and php. I'm getting comfortable with it and I'm in the
process of coding a forum. Where I'm hung up is what's the best way to
keep track of topics, subtopics, folders and postings.. etc. If I want
to be able to delete one thing, for example, is there a best way to link
them together so that if one is deleted the rest of the "tree" below is
deleted. I thought of assigning each and every little thing a number and
having it refer to another by number but once that number (or numbers)
is freed up or moved.. .. ..is there any easy way to tackle this?

Thanks.

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