Question How does Kunena work?

I would like to try out an idea I have for forum software. I have been unable to find any developer documentation for kunena. I've checked out the source code from svn but have found it difficult to understand how the source works there. So then I downloaded the 1.5 beta which is a bit easier to understand because all of the files seem to be located in lib.

So how does kunena interact with the database (mysql right)?
How are categories, and threads created and stored in the database?

Thanks for your time.

??? That's a pretty vague question. Kinda like "How does a car work?. I know you put gas in it and it goes but past that I don't know.".

Marc's right, we do better with more specific questions. It is also useful if we know your level of expertise. Sorry in advance if this answer underestimates your experience ...

The Kunena scripts are written in php, a scripting language that communicates with MySQL databases and with your web browser.

Think of the php scripts as sitting between your browser and the database, frantically moderating the conversation between you and the db. The scripts can create tables in the database, add data to the tables, delete data from the tables, control access to the database, and maybe most importantly do complex retrieval of data. Once it gets its hands on the data, the scripts package up the results in readable and attractive (maybe) form and send them back to you.

It's actually nothing you couldn't do yourself by hand if you had an infinite amount of time to respond to a forum message!

Since php and MySQL are open source you can find all sorts of resources to learn how they work on the web.

Thanks for the programming lesson; however, I do know the php programming language as well as using relation databases such as MySQL.

My question is how does Kunena interact with the database on the code level. What classes are being used? How does data move from the user's message to the database and how does that data get from the database to the web page?

As I stated before, i was unable to find any technical documentation that describes how things work. No flow diagrams, nothing.

As for the car example, first thing most people do is get a manual for their car that describes all of the parts and how they fit together. Once you understand the components of your car, then you can modify them.

Thanks

Sorry. Ambiguous queries will garner replies all across the spectrum. Perhaps if you were more forthcoming with the reasons you require said information you might get a better quality response. Perhaps you would be better off contacting the devs by email or PM since this is clearly their domain.

Conzar wrote:

My question is how does Kunena interact with the database on the code level. What classes are being used? How does data move from the user's message to the database and how does that data get from the database to the web page?

As I stated before, i was unable to find any technical documentation that describes how things work. No flow diagrams, nothing.


Thanks

Hello,

For get or inserted datas in the database use this by example, it's a specific thing with joomla :

You can read this : docs.joomla.org/How_to_use_the_database_classes_in_your_script