how'd yall get so good and who do you thinks the best on here?

[Ziki]

Originally Posted by peterska2

I learnt everything I know via my ACP and breaking things, or via viewing other peoples releases.

Same as me

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Learn by doing - it's the only way IMO.

Listen to this man! The best way to start is to create something no one else has released. This can be as simple as a template edit to the postbit, or a new profile template. There is bound to be something no one has released that you want.

Thats how I got started, I wanted something and filled a request that no one was intrested in doing. From there I just broke things and fixed them until I understood what was going on.

These days I rarely install something without making a few changes to it, the hacks released here are great, but I always like to take some time to make them my own.

[Blam Forumz]

I know enough PHP to get by, and am constantly learning more.

Causing errors and stuff in my ACP and vB since 2.3.3 helped me improve my PHP alot, also choosing to build a CMS for my I.T Coursework helped me alot, I have now built CMS myself

[Scrolls]

Originally Posted by Blam Forumz

I know enough PHP to get by, and am constantly learning more.

Causing errors and stuff in my ACP and vB since 2.3.3 helped me improve my PHP alot, also choosing to build a CMS for my I.T Coursework helped me alot, I have now built CMS myself

thats what im scared of, causing a site down error or something. id probably ++++ it up bad. is there any websites or shit of that sort that u can practice on? so i dont have to worry about crashes. cause i want to get into this stuff, so im not always hireing someone. lol. ya know? any help is great. thanks for feed guys. cause even right now, i have many ads from sponsors i need to go up, but cant figure out how to get them on. and im still stuck....lol.

[peterska2]

If you have multiple databases available from your host, a good way of being able to mess things up without breaking your live site is to set up a new db, create a folder on your site called testvb, protect the testvb folder with a htaccess file, then install another copy of vb to this folder and new db. Then you can play with it quite happily all day till you are ready to do something on the live site. If it breaks, it doesn't affect the live site either.

[Logikos]

I'm self taught also. Many many long nights of trial and error.

[Rich]

Hello,

I would suggest you begin running a copy of vbulletin on your pc if you want to learn. This will help you play around without the chance of destroying your live forum. I make almost all modifications on my local machine before I toss them on my live sites. My local machine "mimics" my live sites and runs the exact same modifications.

This tutorial will help you out with getting vb to run on your pc: PHPTriad

I myself am still learning but running a local copy helps a great deal.

These days I rarely install something without making a few changes to it, the hacks released here are great, but I always like to take some time to make them my own.

Thats pretty much the same philosophy I am running. I am in the midst of creating a new site to add on to my network and not a single modification has been installed without it first being altered to meet my needs and to perform how I want it to. I think I have learned more altering predesigned mods as I can see how the original author did it and this has helped me to see how some of the functions of vb works.

The best coders on this site are those that remain active and continue to help. lol Its hard to say that one coder is better than the next on this site because each coder offeres his or her modifications for free. Most modifications are based on the needs of the coder or perhaps by request. Alot of coders on this site could replicate and rewrite a number of the larger modifications, so its not an easy task to choose who is the best. I appreciate them all.

[Scrolls]

Originally Posted by Rich

Hello,

I would suggest you begin running a copy of vbulletin on your pc if you want to learn. This will help you play around without the chance of destroying your live forum. I make almost all modifications on my local machine before I toss them on my live sites. My local machine "mimics" my live sites and runs the exact same modifications.

This tutorial will help you out with getting vb to run on your pc: PHPTriad

I myself am still learning but running a local copy helps a great deal.



Thats pretty much the same philosophy I am running. I am in the midst of creating a new site to add on to my network and not a single modification has been installed without it first being altered to meet my needs and to perform how I want it to. I think I have learned more altering predesigned mods as I can see how the original author did it and this has helped me to see how some of the functions of vb works.

The best coders on this site are those that remain active and continue to help. lol Its hard to say that one coder is better than the next on this site because each coder offeres his or her modifications for free. Most modifications are based on the needs of the coder or perhaps by request. Alot of coders on this site could replicate and rewrite a number of the larger modifications, so its not an easy task to choose who is the best. I appreciate them all.

i read that whole page of phptraid.....and i dont understand code talk, lol. so, i wouldnt know where to start or anything.

[Zachariah]

Patience is the most important thing to have. I take a lot of notes on how things are done and why they work. The learning never stops.

I also took my system and installed all the free software packages on my windows box to make it into a development web server. ( a place to learn and test things out before I transfer to the "Live" website. )

ActivePerl
Apache
GD
ImageMagick
mySQL
PHP
ZendOptimizer

I never liked the All-in-one installers for web server setup.
I never could learn things if it was a pre-installed package with no "hands on" experience.

Start a project. It does not have to be something complex. When done, take on another project, ect..

Soon you will no longer see 1's and 0's, but the blonds and red heads.
~ The Matrix

[Scrolls]

[QUOTE=Zachariah]

ActivePerl
Apache
GD
ImageMagick
mySQL
PHP
ZendOptimizer

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are those programs i can get? and if so, do they have tutorials? cause i wouldnt know how to even begin writing it. lol. thanks zachariah!

right now im browsing phpbuilder.com....but, im looking for a tutorial program that can actually guide me threw steps....so i can do alone after....so i can php, mysql, html and so forth on my own...you know of any programs such as this?