Recently the forum and the user system have been acting up due to server-side problems. Somehow Godaddy changed some settings relevant to PHP which broke my code, leading the denied access to the user system which means a non-functional forum. I fixed the problem by, for the most part, recoding the entire user system and the forum. The interface is the same, but the back is not. While I was at it I went ahead and did some house cleaning and added some features. The house cleaning part fixed many problems which didn’t even exist yet; if they were neglected they could have lead to some problems down the road.

The original user system and forum was coded about a year and a half ago. Since then I have learned a ton more about proper PHP practices. I went ahead and implemented my new knowledge and got rid of the old, bloated code. I have set the stage and prepared the code for new features, such as

• A Banhamer
• Avatars
• Signatures
• Point Exchange system
• Captcha System
• More Secure Backend
• Ability to buy more things, such as custom color for your username in the forum

There is more to come! Check out the Forums and be sure to register!

Check the projects page for the full list of features and progress on these certain features.

Update:
Just added adsense integration to the site, right over there, it's pretty hard to miss :).

Update: right now I am working on coding a new blog system thing which piggybacks ontop of the flashanims user system...I am done with cutenews...It should be up in a little bit. You'll notice when it is.

Posted on 06 Mar 2008 by Austin

Sorry guys, but i am having some problems with getting the site's user system to work properly. It used to work properly buy now somehow the code got broken. I didn't change the code at all, so I am blaming it on the folks over at Godaddy.com. None the less, i think it is time for a recode anyway. The code has become somewhat bloated and sloppy. Although the code was working fine until recently...it was still messy and bloated. When i wanted to fix a problem, i coded around it instead of coding better. So I will be working on fixing the user system now, expect a beta soon. Your account information will be preserved and you will not have to re-register, although i might clear some of the older, less used accounts off for the sake of cleanliness. While your waiting for me to fix the user system, why not download some music with the new and improved music search? http://music.flashanims.com

edit: I found the problem, and it seems as if it was a joint effort between my sloppy coding and some updates on the server side to cause the entire session bit of the code (the part that associates your account with the account in the mySql database) to topple over. But now I am recoding a large portion of the user system to be more elegant and cleaner running. I am also employing ajax to keep the expirience seamless and easy to use. Keep tabs on my progress at: http://austinpray.com/labs/usersys

You can also chat at our IRC channel: irc://viper.wyldryde.org/ichainsaw. You need IRC software such as Chatzilla or Xchat to join though.

Posted on 20 Oct 2007 by Austin