PHP / MySQL Message Board

Ok first off I'm new to using PHP and MySQL so I still have very little idea of what I am doing.

For my BTEC National Diploma in Computer Studies I am doing an assignment where I am pretty much allowed to do what I like, so I am making a message board in PHP / MySQL. I wrote out my spec and got a message board made and working (basically changing the code of an existing message board), the one thing I am having problems with is creating an option where you can login as the adminstrator and an 'Edit' and 'Delete' link become available, and they do what their name suggests.

If you go to this address http://www.webblokey.blindstorm.com you will see a link to my message board, here you can see what it currently is like. There is also a link to an uploader, if you go onto this and choose the 'Directory Listing' you can see the files used for the message board, you can download these to your hard drive from here (right-click, 'Save target as').

I was also trying to allow certain HTML commands to be used on posts, as well as making the reply page separate to the the viewing of messages (instead of appearing below where you view the message like it does at present). It doesn't matter if none of these are included but I would like to if it is possible.

If anyone has the time and is willing to help me please do. It is all there for you to download and fiddle with, and if you do sort it please E-Mail me to let me know what I need to do (or if you're really generous with the updated files). Thank you again. (Dislike_Derek@hotmail.com)

i am trying to make a web mail internal mysql for internal use and using php and mysql i wana be able to allow messaging funcions not using linux or smnp or pop or any protocal other than mysql and php and i am using xp pro and typo apache 3 and is this posible and if yer how lol can u help me a bit as only know the basics lol like how to make a database an sume basic form funcions to post to them databases but how can i make it so multiple useres can find ther messages and send etc. aslo admin of these funcions i will need help with later but just want the basics working any ideas at all would help plz reply

Don't think 'email' for a board message think 'IM' basicly what you want is a "messages" table and a simple script that lets you add content (like a forum reply!) that has a "signer" and a "recipiant" then just code a messages page that sorts all messages by "Recipiant"

Ive done some work on my own BB in PHP but never finished the project so ive worked out all these little niggles at least in theory

nice i can maybe help advance it further if you can show me the basics that you have figured out already or point me in dircetion you took maybe in way of url's also i have basic level of php and mysql and if shown to some sort of extent im sure i can pick it up and help you somehow advance what you have acomplished and could not get finished maybe.

no problem

http://lexxboard.lurkerlordx.com/

register, play around i can dig up my source for any component that interests you later