How do i get a point's/currency system for my forums like they do here at Frihost?
Now i would like to point out that i know NOTHING about php or MySQL or databases or anything, i only know HTML, CSS and a little but of JS.
So how do i get this system in my forums (I'm using phpBB3) and how do i manage said system?
I agree with rockacola. Without at least a basic knowledge of php/mySQL you won't be able to do it. But even learning php/mySQL would be only the start of your problems.
Altering the database to accommodate a points system is very straightforward, as is the code to update it. Your problem will be deciding how to award points and then calculating how many points a particular post is worth. You can't just go by how many words/characters are in the post as it could consist mainly of a quote from another post with just a single word comment underneath. You would need to parse the post to see how much of it is original. Then there is the problem of someone modifying a post. What alterations did they make? How many points are the alterations worth? Did they add (+ points) or remove (- points) text? How about deletion of a post? You would need to know how many points were added so that you could deduct them.
I know this issue has caused much scratching of heads here at Frihhost. I considered doing something similar on my own site but decided against it in the end because it was just too damned complicated. If I were you I would think seriously about whether you really want to do it.
unlucky i use smf