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Halx · 06-14-2003, 10:23 PM

server caching... completely impractical for vbb
php is a dynamic language and it is actually a lot faster than you'd think
a year ago, the site ran on software called ubb, which was at the time essentially what you are describing, each thread and forum made from html... as soon as we got a little popular, the site ran slower than a drunken snail.
Besides, the forum has a few preferences such as 'display avatars', 'display images' and 'display signatures' that people use to their advantage while browsing. As well, administrators and moderators see a slightly different view of the forums than you do. Multiply that by the number of styles avail... Now imagine creating about 12 to 15 versions of EACH PAGE... yeah right.

At the very least, the site needs to be able to calculate a few things every time a users clicks on a link (log in info, private messages) and you cant do that with html.

Furthermore, we've tried something similar to this in the past. It ended up crashing the site because we ran out of disk space.

06-14-2003, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	server caching... completely impractical for vbb php is a dynamic language and it is actually a lot faster than you'd think a year ago, the site ran on software called ubb, which was at the time essentially what you are describing, each thread and forum made from html... as soon as we got a little popular, the site ran slower than a drunken snail. Besides, the forum has a few preferences such as 'display avatars', 'display images' and 'display signatures' that people use to their advantage while browsing. As well, administrators and moderators see a slightly different view of the forums than you do. Multiply that by the number of styles avail... Now imagine creating about 12 to 15 versions of EACH PAGE... yeah right. At the very least, the site needs to be able to calculate a few things every time a users clicks on a link (log in info, private messages) and you cant do that with html. Furthermore, we've tried something similar to this in the past. It ended up crashing the site because we ran out of disk space. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals] Last edited by Halx; 06-14-2003 at 10:47 PM..