To link to a thread, from within my forums, do I need to use an absolute URL?

[NashChristian]

Hello.

Do I need to use an absolute URL to link to a thread from within my forums, or will some sort of relative syntax work?

I'm not familiar with PHP at all. Will my thread keep this same path until it is deleted? Even if it is edited?

Thanks!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

The threadid will stay the same forever. Unless you move your installation to a different directory, your path to the scripts should also never change.

But maybe we can give a better answer if you explain what you are trying to do.

[NashChristian]

Thanks for your response!

For example, I'll introduce an idea, and provide a link to a thread where that idea is described more fully, if the person is interested.

Do I have to give the full absolute URL for the link to the thread? (From another forum page.) So do I have to do the whole http://mysite.com/forums/showthread... or is there a short cut for relative links within the forums?

Thanks!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You could use the thread BB-code:

152803

Will result in:
152803

[NashChristian]

That's what I was wondering!

Thanks!