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umm i pretty sure it needs to be php.
I want to put something on my site that allows people to post comments and whatnot. Um i still not sure exactly what i want but at the moment it seems like im trying to make a guestbook. Can someone give me code or help me on finding some. I dont want to use one of those gay sitemaking websites. if anyone even understands what i was asking, can you help?
If you want to write it yourself, you will need PHP and MySQL (or something similar). However, you can use this site:
http://cbox.ws/
which I use in my site, to make a chatter. Lotsa options there.
It can indeed be done with php, unless you want to jump into any database management system like mysql, SQL or whatever you could use an xml file to store comments.
Im sure there's php code somewhere that you would just copy paste and change some variables to your needs to make the whole thing work.
If you want to start from scratch then look into some php tutorials as it seems you are not familiar with it. Also check if php is running on the server where your webspace is located right now. Seems a silly thing but it would be stupid to start coding locally to find out afterwards that php is not supported on your space :D.
First google I did gave me this : http://php.resourceindex.com/Complet...ts/Guestbooks/ . There are guestbooks that require a DBMS and there are ones that dont require any DBMS so it's up to you :).
What I really like about PHP is the fact that it's so similar to C/C++. For example, to load a file you can still use fopen() or fread(). The biggest change for me in learning PHP though, is that it's a more loosely typed language. Like the fact that you can just start using a variable without declaring it first. But in my opinion, if you just want something simple like a guestbook, find some add-on somewhere.
It would be overkill to write something simple like a guestbook from scratch.
Like my link above. Just create an account, and it will give you some embeded code which will work for you. For proof: http://twomers.googlepages.com/Tablesl.htm click one of the chat links.
However, regarding the initial question, it does not need to be PHP. ASP with VBSCript or JavaScript, Perl, Python, Rebol, Zope, Cold Fusion...