How do PreDB's run?

[SceneInfo]

Another curious question.

What exactly causes a PreDB like ORLYDB.com to run? A lot of PHP scripting, I guess, but what is their source? And specifically for ORLYDB, how do they manage to add the file size and nuke reason to a small coloured "bubble" next to the specified release?

SceneInfo Reviewed by SceneInfo on 17th Nov 2010. How do PreDB's run? Another curious question. What exactly causes a PreDB like ORLYDB.com to run? A lot of PHP scripting, I guess, but what is their source? And specifically for ORLYDB, how do they manage to add the file size and nuke reason to a small coloured "bubble" next to the specified release? Rating: 5

[Whoo]

Whenever a group releases something there are some super elite channels that announce everything, they most likely get's relayed to another channel where the announce is processed most likely via a PHP script or via TCL (an irc scripting language...)

EDIT: If you are looking to start a site like that you will have to gain access to one of these private channels which most likely won't be happening lol

[SplitIce]

Sources are generally private and decently difficult to obtain (expecially if you want the full pre commands inc addnfo, addjpeg etc).

[SceneInfo]

@Whoo: "you will have to gain access to one of these private channels which most likely won't be happening lol". I might not get access to a private PRE channel, but I have Scene access, so "most likely won't be happening" is kind of a fail to say

[TLK]

There are a few IRC channels dedicated to scene releases. They will notify whenever there's a scene release or you can use RSS feeds of some private trackers like SCC but teh IRC channels are teh best.

[CM]

@Whoo: "you will have to gain access to one of these private channels which most likely won't be happening lol". I might not get access to a private PRE channel, but I have Scene access, so "most likely won't be happening" is kind of a fail to say

It's kind of fail having scene axx and not knowing how a simple pre works. Groups release to topsites, release gets announced on pre channels (irc) and orlydb is prolly just a bot idling in a irc pre channel.

[The Coon]

Please delete this message.

[Clowner]

u have scene in your name and don't know how PreDBs work?

[SceneInfo]

I know how The Scene works. I don't know PreDB's, and do you see that in my name? No, because I don't use many PreDB's. I know everything about release groups, FTPs etc., but not about Preing.

And FYI, you guys actually focus more on me not knowing what it is than you do at answering my question. Thanks for your help Whoo and tehlolkid, but you others shouldn't even have posted as those comments didn't help anybody... but cya, I'll go download some games now

[The Coon]

You know about the ftps? from wiki? On any (top)site there're using a predb.. And you wonder how orlydb does it? :/