plannning on expanding

[Dimava]

i'm planning on expanding my site from a "vbb only" to articles and stuff on php pages

and i have a few questions, how can I include a "header" for every page, and a "sidebar" for every page without hardcoding it into everything?

I would also like to have articles and stuff, so how would i go about saving them in a database, and then retreaving them?

i'm pretty new to php, and dont know how to write queries and stuff

Anything else that I should consider before expanding like common pitfalls or anything?

thanks,

Dimava

[nuno]

hey Dimava
header for every forum pages can be achieved with style sets
about saving articles and stuff in database i recommend vbulletin.org

[Dimava]

how would I apply a style sheet?

[nuno]

you need to add a new style set in CP and then under style properties you change your header logo, gifs, etc.
Then goto forum properties and apply your new style to it

[Dimava]

no, you dont get it, i'm talking about like a whole addon to the site

so like have index.php and the forums be /forums/index.php

so how would i get the header the same on files like index.php, article.php, etc.

[Zoombie]

Just add this line to the top of all your PHP files:

<? include("header.html"); ?>

Put your header and sidebar in header.html
You can do the same thing for the footer by making a footer.html and including that at the end of your PHP files.