Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Problem with users across multiple forums https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:20:08 +0000 Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:12:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10013 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : Some things like forum configuration...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54327.html#54327 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 10013
Posted: 17 April 2004 at 1:12pm

Some things like forum configuration only use a hand full of databasefields and would be better in constents, but to make the forum easierto setup they are available in the admin area.

Things like skins use many, many variables and would be a big hit onperformance and database size (Acces version) and so are not stored inthe database.
]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:12:39 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54327.html#54327 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : Things such colors in the skin...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54321.html#54321 Author: ljamal
Subject: 10013
Posted: 17 April 2004 at 12:50pm

Things such colors in the skin files get changed as well, but are available in the admin area. I'm also more likely to change the text in the language files as well, but those are not available in the admin area. However, things like site name, email configs, avatar, flash, etc that I'm not likely to change after set-up are available in the admin.

What is the deciding factor in having one over the other. Snitz and php boards use the same system so this is wide spread, but logically it makes little to no sense. Why use application variables to store information that in most cases constant?]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2004 12:50:05 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54321.html#54321 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : Nearly all setting in the admin...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54319.html#54319 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 10013
Posted: 17 April 2004 at 12:41pm

Nearly all setting in the admin area are now in application varibles.

These do occassionally get changed and store things like, forum name,email setup, upload setup, forum email address, threads per page,locked forums, avatar enabling, flash enabling, etc, etc.

So although these settings may only get changed once in awhile it isimportant to keep these settings online and not in a cofig file as itwould make setting up and adminstrating the forum very difficult.

As these settings are not changed for each user and remain the same foreach user throughout the forum they are storred in application levelvariabls to cut down on database calls.
]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2004 12:41:28 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54319.html#54319 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : you can edit a text file using...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54255.html#54255 Author: ljamal
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 6:39pm

you can edit a text file using the File System Object
and even if access to the FSO is disabled on server, how often do you really change those parameters?
The skins are not editable nor are the language files. At some point you have to weigh admin versus server performance and necessity, IMO configuration settings belong in a config file not stored in a database.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:39:50 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54255.html#54255 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : makes it an online admin area...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54254.html#54254 Author: dj air
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 6:30pm

makes it an online admin area controlled, means

if you want to change something you don't need to download, edit, upload and

it means you can change it anywhere you like just by loggin in....

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:30:33 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54254.html#54254 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : Why are you storing things that...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54247.html#54247 Author: ljamal
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 4:49pm

Why are you storing things that are not likely to change in the database? Why not store configuration variable in a config file?]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:49:23 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54247.html#54247 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : To speed up the forum slightly...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54223.html#54223 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 2:26pm

To speed up the forum slightly so that things that remain the samethroughout the forum don't need to be loaded in each time a page isviewed in the forum application level variables are used.

By storing things like the forum name and settings in application levelvariables it means that they remain the same and available to all userswhile the site is running. This way they only need to be loaded intomemory once thus cutting down on the calls to the database.
]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:26:57 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54223.html#54223 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : Hmm---I ended up setting the application...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54217.html#54217 Author: xeerex
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 11:19am

Hmm---I ended up setting the application variable setting to "false" in the common.asp.

Can anyone give me a brief "how to" on what that does?

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:19:42 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54217.html#54217 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : That makes sense. I had the host...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54198.html#54198 Author: xeerex
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 9:24am

That makes sense. I had the host change the server to keep it from crashing and they must have modified the application pool settings I guess. Its odd that it doesn't affect my main forum at www.rexpage.com/forum.

Thanks for the advice guys.....

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:24:46 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54198.html#54198 <![CDATA[Problem with users across multiple forums : If you don&#039;t wish to turn...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54185.html#54185 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 10013
Posted: 16 April 2004 at 8:37am

If you don't wish to turn off application variable on one of theforums, placing one or both the forums in a subdomain would sortout theproblem as long as your sub domain ran in it's own application pool.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:37:34 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/problem-with-users-across-multiple-forums_topic10013_post54185.html#54185