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Topic: Is it possible to use the PunBB BBCode parser outside the forums?

Hello,

I'm wondering if it is possible to use the PunBB BBCode parser outside the forums? What I want to do is to include one specific forum post in a completely forum unrelated part of my website (I'm querying the database directly to get the post, by the way). But of course if this post uses BBCode I would like that to be parsed like it would be when viewed inside the forum. If I would include parser.php on that page and just call parse_message() would that work? Or would I have to modify the parser functions?
I'm not very familiar with PHP so if you know how to help, please do so in great detail, thanks. :-)
And since english isn't one of my strongest points I just have to hope I have made myself clear enough for you guys to understand my problem and maybe even help me.

Well, so much for my problem but there's one more thing I'd like to say...

PunBB rocks! Exactly what I'm looking for in a forum software.

Greetings
Sir.Rius

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Re: Is it possible to use the PunBB BBCode parser outside the forums?

As long as you define PUN, I don't see why it wouldn't work... You might have to include common.php as well though.

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