How to link a forum(php) into a website(html)

hawklord · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

IÂ´m a beginner in html and I'll have a "problem" when I merge a forum in PHP to a website in HTML ?

I use a theme from SimpleMachines 1.1.2 (PHP) in a forum and now I am building a website in HTML using Dreamweaver. How can I merge the forum with a link to the website? Can I put the folder with the forum in the public_html folder and then make a link with the proper URL?

My forum is at http://meteoiberia.com

I think I going to have some trouble merging them next month when I put both online. Can you give me a clue, please?

Thanks for your help.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 4883 Location: MS

Not clear on your problem. Is http://meteoiberiA.com/ your site? Or is this the forum you plan to use on another site you have? Normally your host should have a CPanel/VDeck or whatever you can use to install your forum into any directory. Then in your nav tags you just use:

<a href="path to forum" title="Forum name">Text Link Name</a>

Depending on document type you use, you can have it open in another tab/window with target="_blank". Then editing your forum as administarator, you can add a link back to your Home page if you want.

Hope this is what you wanted.

Ron

hawklord · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

About the forum, it is already online since 2 months ago. I know the CPanel; IÂ´m just afraid on doing something wrong as the result is crashing the forum.
I still donÂ´t have the main site online. My doubt was when I be doing that operation of relinking the existing forum to the new main site.
I did understand your explanation and I'll try my best.
Thank for your explanation.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 4883 Location: MS

Hi:

If you have problems after getting the main site online, post back here. I understand from what you said that the forum is on one site and you have another site you will be using, but want to link the two? Correct?

Ron

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 4883 Location: MS

Just a follow up. Didn't you have any problems with forum?