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DarkBlood
May 29th, 2003, 12:27
i need a list of flat-file forums, that either have the scripting:

cgi, php

thanks in advanced.

note: NO EDGEBOARD OR myUPB.
deeplist
May 29th, 2003, 12:43
What is a flat-file forum?
tandoc
May 30th, 2003, 10:40
a script not using MySql or any other type of database like that, instead storing the info in files....

ie. ubb or ikonboard 3 that isn't using mysql [ htere's an option to make it use flat file ]
DarkBlood
May 30th, 2003, 12:37
i thought ubb wasn't free.

if it was, i would've gone with them!

ikonboard is a resource hog.
notnamed
May 30th, 2003, 17:41
He didn't say it was free, he said it as an example of a flat-file forum.
keith
May 30th, 2003, 18:50
http://www.navarone.f2o.org
conkermaniac
May 30th, 2003, 20:40
Originally posted by DarkBlood
ikonboard is a resource hog. All flat-file forums are resource hogs. If they weren't, then everyone would be using them.
Stardew
May 31st, 2003, 15:46
Originally posted by conkermaniac
All flat-file forums are resource hogs. If they weren't, then everyone would be using them.

That gave me a laugh. :o
zoobie
June 5th, 2003, 17:27
Someone in here said just the opposite...That flat-file boards were much quicker and much less of a resouce hog. :classic2:
notnamed
June 5th, 2003, 17:40
Originally posted by zoobie
Someone in here said just the opposite...That flat-file boards were much quicker and much less of a resouce hog. :classic2:
Hmm...I think they CAN be, but most aren't. It seems that most programmers go for database systems, they must have their reasons...
trenzterra
June 6th, 2003, 06:47
Originally posted by notnamed
He didn't say it was free, he said it as an example of a flat-file forum.Maybe you should look at the forum this was posted in.
keyser87
June 8th, 2003, 14:55
serach flat file forum/board at hotscripts gives a few good ones. if you want simplicity try easy board (search it at hotscripts) little features tho. still nice
jurupa
June 8th, 2003, 18:23
Flat-file forums are good if you don't have lots of visters. If you have less than 100 or so unquie visters per day a flat-file forum will work just as good as a Mysql one.
deeplist
June 9th, 2003, 09:07
iKonBoard is a resource hog, but it is the best "flat-file" forum I know of. I used it for quite some time ago. That was back in the day of the iKonBoard 2 series with no password encryption. :D
DarkBlood
June 13th, 2003, 13:36
try this one out:

http://hot-things.net/htedbs.php