Here is what I am trying to do... I would like to create a list of the most recent x number of posts. Like a what is being talked about section that I can put on the homepage. Is this stored in a table somewhere or is there a better way to do it. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Have a look at the Slash Mod, should give you a good start on this.
Search is your friend “I was having a mildly paranoid day, mostly due to the fact that the mad priest lady from over the river had taken to nailing weasels to my front door again.”
Nope, you'll have to write a custom script for that. If you pull the SQL select statemnt from the slash mod, you should be able to use that, though.
Search is your friend “I was having a mildly paranoid day, mostly due to the fact that the mad priest lady from over the river had taken to nailing weasels to my front door again.”
There is a syndication mod that can post the top ten active topics and uses a javascript to render it on a page. You could include the javascript on your php page without too much trouble.
I have the mod at home (I'm at work now) and will email it to you if its what your need.