Creating $Variables

Originally Posted by BigJohnny

Ok so im wondering how i go about creating $variables.

For instance, i have a new form on NEWTHREAD, that allows the user to input some extra data that will be displayed on SHOWTHREAD.

For instance i have textboxes, and radio buttons plus a drop downbox.

Names:
TextBoxes
Text1-value=$var1, Text2-value=$var2, Text3-value=$var3

Radio Buttons
RGSSL-value=yes or no

Drop Down Box Options
Windows
Unix
Solaris
Linux


So now i want to store the values of those boxes in the database ( i need some tables i know... i dont know exactly what to use for that either)
And then i want to put the values on showthread, by using $var1, $var2, $var3, $dropdown, to display the values of the stored variables.

Is there a walkthrough or tutorial that will show in detail how to do this?

I'm not sure if there is a tutorial on this - it does involve getting your feet wet in terms of Plugins and Thread Datamanager. I will try to post an tutorial tomorrow on how to do this.