Emblem System

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:37 pm

What makes Halomods's Emblem system work.
What are the methods used?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:49 pm

...What..?

It's a custom system, created by a person or group of people, specifically for this site. It's written in PHP, and built into the phpBB forum system. What do you mean "methods"..?

It's really not complicated at all. No special tricks or anything would go into this. You just need to know how phpBB works, and how to communicate with a database. It's fundamental PHP, and knowing PHP well would more than suffice for doing something like an emblem system.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:25 pm

By methods I mean how does it work.
Is there a sql table in the users profile containing their emblems?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:32 pm

Likely.
As stated, if you know PHP and how phpBB works, you should be able to do it.

You're never going to get the code or explanation, as it isn't public, nor is the creator's name, and said person isn't going to tell you. =p

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:33 pm

I think I_F already stated it was written by him. =P

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:40 pm

Wrong. =x

I know much PHP, but by no means am an expert, but I'm confident even someone with my skills could accomplish something similar. I had done one for Dimension Gaming's old site, not even really knowing PHP then, and the only issue I encountered was permissions for selected members to give out emblems.
I don't know what you're really asking here. It should be fairly simple if you know what you're doing. Write out a list of things that it should do, then go on to figuring out how they would function.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:44 pm

Tural wrote:I know much PHP, but by no means am an expert, but I'm confident even someone with my skills could accomplish something similar. I had done one for Dimension Gaming's old site, not even really knowing PHP then, and the only issue I encountered was permissions for selected members to give out emblems.
I don't know what you're really asking here. It should be fairly simple if you know what you're doing. Write out a list of things that it should do, then go on to figuring out how they would function.

Yea I think I know php enough to do it. but I've done it before without SQL but it was a stupid way to do it.

Tural wrote:Wrong. =x

I think I remember a post in the emblem discussion thread where he said he wrote it, but w/e.

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:16 pm

yea whoever said they wrote it said it was really simple to make