[tbworld]

Originally Posted by ajhalls

TBWORLD, You could be right, I don't consider myself to be a strong coder so I usually make very small changes at a time, save and see if I broke / fixed it. I am not sure how I would do that on paper. I do OK usually debugging things, it just seems I am chasing my tail on this and at the moment it keeps redirecting to the install area.

I do think the scope of your project, for you, is too ambitious at this time. Why not experiment or expand your current program under the vbulletin environment. This will teach you the ins and outs of vbulletin allowing you to see how to separate your code from the vBulletin environment/framework. All this time you are spending guessing on how things should be separated, could be spent on expanding your knowledge of programming. If you are working under vBulletin in a straight and forward manor you should be able to receive lot's of help here. Many of us like an easy project to assist with.

There is some great reading material out there that can assist you with understanding current code structures and frameworks. If you need references, just ask.