About TreeView Forum 97'

The TreeView Forum 97' script is designed for simple and
quick communication within industrial facilities, scientific
laboratories, or technical communities. This script is a
modern replica of the popular treeview-based forums from
the mid-1990s, originally written for CGI-BIN. The forum
operates on files and does not require SQL, supporting PHP
versions 5.x to 8.x, as it does not use anonymous functions.
Unlike other file-based forums, TreeView Forum 97' features
a built-in search system as well as an extensive statistics
system. TreeView Forum 97 does not require user
registration, in keeping with the best traditions of 90s
forums. However, it retains the user's nickname in the form
after the first entry. Additionally, unlike other earlier
treeview-based forums, you do not need to search for the
latest replies in threads, as they are displayed on the
right side of the forum. The design of TreeView Forum 97
is based on frames, as was common in the 90s. On the left,
you will see a list of topics and the latest replies in those
topics. The topic list supports pagination! In the right
frame, you will find a search form for the forum, detailed
statistics, and the latest user replies. The top frame
contains a logo linked to the homepage, as well as a page
refresh icon and a clock. TreeView Forum 97' is highly
customizable and allows you to enable or disable scripts
for visitor logging, as well as direct script execution
(directlink). Unlike other file-based forums, this script
includes a message length limitation and some basic
protection against bots and spammers. TreeView Forum 97'
is completely free and is designed for those who are not
happy to viewing information in table format on modern
BB forums. Notably, the forum features my complete
reluctance to use UTF-8 encoding in the scripts and a total
lack of understanding of it. Therefore, TreeView Forum 97'
uses Windows-1251 encoding with support for Eastern
European Cyrillic, which can be replaced with Windows-1250
or ISO.

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