I was originally considering using phpBB for this purpose, but I've seen people say that website format can't really be designed for what I'm thinking of. Also that it keeps all uploads and attachments in one place and can't store much.
Could the current version of phpBB be used for what I'm seeking to do, or would I have to go with a different one? Or would I have to make my own site from scratch? I am considering this because there are a lot of cool (now) old games that I like that I want to generate support for, but I want to be the one laying out the framework for it.
Next, get familiar with this set up and how to run a web server.
Now on to the fun stuff:
If you are interested, I can make you an admin if you make an account there since I trust you and you have good knowledge on web development.
Now for the hard work, adding the content. :)
Thanks for the kind words of trust and the offer of Admin rights. I'll lurk your site for sure, but no need to add me as an Admin. I am stretched for time as it is!
As for where to host the files, I'm not really sure what the best option for that would be, but if you are considering setting up your own personal server to host the files from, then something I would suggest is checking the RAM of the server with a memory diagnostic utility such as Memtest86+ before uploading anything. I tried transferring some files at one point using a computer where the RAM had bad blocks on it, and the files on the receiving side appeared to be corrupt. Unfortunately I don't know if the files were actually corrupt or if it was a read error, as the issues it was causing were very inconsistent and I wasn't using hash checks at the time, but it was significant enough to note it as a (possibly overlooked) factor in relation to file corruption. Understandably, that would be a big issue in terms of file integrity if not addressed, so I thought it would be worth mentioning.
If you are using software that performs verification checks on file transfers though, you should be able to avoid things like that going unnoticed :)
Assuming that's relevant of course, I'm still using Windows 7 at the moment, so I don't know how necessary that is on other operating systems.
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