This is more like a question. The answer is much too large to describe as a one or two paragraph answer. From scratch, you'll need(assumming you really want to learn how to do it properly) have to start with a process flow of your chat room, a diagram that outlines what particular features you want helps(even UML would help here) then assemble the necessary database tables(normalized of course), by the way these should be diagrammed too so you know what you built 6, 9 months down the lines, then begin the process of implementing the process flow diagrams with the UI that users would start with. Then write the ASP scripts, reuse as much as you can using server side includes, keep sessions in mind as your chat users will probably be checking back in from time to time to post messages with short time spans. Also cookies to avsoid having to refill preference information. This is the standard stuff. However, you are in luck, if you visit www.asp101.com under resources, there are pre-built components which have chat rooms already done with test harness ASP scripts that implement them. Take the easy way out, it'll save you lots of hassle(don't worry we call that productivity in the business world)
Hope that helps,
Gary
: i meant how do i make a server program for a webpage. i want to make a chat program and save user-submited information onto a web site and post the new information onto a webpage with other user-submited information (sort of like a message board).
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