Looking For A Good Message Board

alexander_abx · 04-13-2004, 07:36 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a good message board for my website. Currently I use phpBB, however I am having problems with some of its features, such as the notification when someone replies to a thread, so I was wondering if anyone knows of a similar board that I could use and configure, but would work better.

Cheers!

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FB · 04-13-2004, 07:38 AM

alexander_abx · 04-13-2004, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FB -|-+
vB?

vBulletin is good, however I don't believe its free.

I don't wanna pay for a messageboard.

KingTermite · 04-13-2004, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by alexander
vBulletin is good, however I don't believe its free.

I don't wanna pay for a messageboard.

Should have stated that.

I don't know if there are any free ones better than phpBB.

PyreFly · 04-13-2004, 10:57 AM

KT's pretty much right. It's slim pickin's if you wanna stick with php. You have the option of going for asp but I'm no expert there.

However, phpBB has one neat thing going for it. It's open source. Grab yourself a book on php and get hackin'

From what I remember, it's not a very complicated source and you should be able to do pretty much anything you want to it if you want a side project.

Protoplasm72 · 04-14-2004, 12:54 AM

I think yabb is pretty good. http://www.yabbforum.com/

Parfait · 07-28-2009, 08:45 AM

Your best and easiest option would be to use a free forum provider. You could try Forumotion.com. They provide free IPB 1.3 and phpBB hosting with unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth.

I have had experience with them and I think they are pretty good as there are a quite a lot of skins and modifications available and so on.

Maico Shark · 07-28-2009, 10:15 AM

What's the catch? I'm about to plunk down several hundred for a vB forum installed by vB & hosted by Yahoo. Can you give me a link to a site using the free IPB 1.3 & hosted by Forumotion?

**ctal** · 07-28-2009, 10:45 AM

Considering that he was a new member responding to a five year old thread, I have a feeling that his recommendation may not be entirely, um, objective.

Regards,
-- Al

Maico Shark · 07-28-2009, 11:11 AM

Possibly but I have no problem with people responding to old threads (why I oppose closing them) Anyway I have this site that is kind of a crusade fathersagainstdrugdealers.com Blog and I'm ready to spend a few bucks upgrading so I'm hoping this fellow actually has a viable alternative to vB.

**ctal** · 07-28-2009, 06:07 PM

Rick (Maico) -- You may want to consider Lunarpages as your hosting provider (Affordable Web Hosting at Lunarpages), and either phpBB or SMF (Simple Machines Forum, Home of SMF: Free PHP and MySQL forum software) as your forum software.

I know Lunarpages to be an excellent hosting service, with very good customer support, and offering, among numerous plan alternatives, one costing only $4.95 per month for unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth, if you sign up for 5 years. You can use either phpBB or SMF with it at no extra cost.

I'm not particularly knowledgeable about forum software, but I did have some brief exposure to SMF a few years ago. It was simple to use; it seemed to offer reasonably good functionality; and it is open source and free.

Hope that helps,

-- Al

Edit: I haven't looked lately, but I believe that to get the $4.95/mo. rate you have to pay in advance for the entire 5 years (which would be $297).

wonderwrench · 07-29-2009, 03:30 PM

I like Invisionfree free forums myself. IMO its the easiest free forum to configure. Set one up and see for your self.
InvisionFree (Free message board hosting)

BTW I agree Vbulletin is one of the best if not the best payed forum software.

Parfait · 07-30-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maico Shark

What's the catch? I'm about to plunk down several hundred for a vB forum installed by vB & hosted by Yahoo. Can you give me a link to a site using the free IPB 1.3 & hosted by Forumotion?

You can check out this one from Forumotion :
testjalcss.7forum.net

It's under PunBB!

WolfSoul · 08-05-2009, 09:19 AM

Ive been satisfied with PHPBB.. Ive tried YaBB before it's ok but I think it's no php and uses no sql.. and I have a SQL so
Don't know anything about SMF

As for site... I have a free site of 1 GB but that came with my internet so that won't do any good (it's neat tho because all I had to do is a SQL and that was really cheap and I got 1000 MB to work with) I do have problems getting some parts of my site working tho.. my CGi scripts aren't 100 % doing the right job.. and some of my scripts ask for imag magick which I have no clue how to install on my site

PS it's an European ISP

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04-13-2004, 07:38 AM	#2
FB Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in my mind and in your hearts Posts: 24,879	vB? __________________
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04-13-2004, 10:57 AM	#5
PyreFly Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 159	KT's pretty much right. It's slim pickin's if you wanna stick with php. You have the option of going for asp but I'm no expert there. However, phpBB has one neat thing going for it. It's open source. Grab yourself a book on php and get hackin' From what I remember, it's not a very complicated source and you should be able to do pretty much anything you want to it if you want a side project.
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04-14-2004, 12:54 AM	#6
Protoplasm72 Mmmm..... Folding@Home Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,298	I think yabb is pretty good. http://www.yabbforum.com/ __________________ proto My Folding Details "Friends, Family, Religion... These are the three demons you must slay in order to succeed in business" C.M. Burns
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07-28-2009, 08:45 AM	#7
Parfait Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board Your best and easiest option would be to use a free forum provider. You could try Forumotion.com. They provide free IPB 1.3 and phpBB hosting with unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth. I have had experience with them and I think they are pretty good as there are a quite a lot of skins and modifications available and so on.
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07-28-2009, 10:15 AM	#8
Maico Shark Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 140	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board What's the catch? I'm about to plunk down several hundred for a vB forum installed by vB & hosted by Yahoo. Can you give me a link to a site using the free IPB 1.3 & hosted by Forumotion?
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07-28-2009, 10:45 AM	#9
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,996	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board Considering that he was a new member responding to a five year old thread, I have a feeling that his recommendation may not be entirely, um, objective. Regards, -- Al __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
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07-28-2009, 11:11 AM	#10
Maico Shark Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 140	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board Possibly but I have no problem with people responding to old threads (why I oppose closing them) Anyway I have this site that is kind of a crusade fathersagainstdrugdealers.com Blog and I'm ready to spend a few bucks upgrading so I'm hoping this fellow actually has a viable alternative to vB.
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07-28-2009, 06:07 PM	#11
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,996	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board Rick (Maico) -- You may want to consider Lunarpages as your hosting provider (Affordable Web Hosting at Lunarpages), and either phpBB or SMF (Simple Machines Forum, Home of SMF: Free PHP and MySQL forum software) as your forum software. I know Lunarpages to be an excellent hosting service, with very good customer support, and offering, among numerous plan alternatives, one costing only $4.95 per month for unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth, if you sign up for 5 years. You can use either phpBB or SMF with it at no extra cost. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about forum software, but I did have some brief exposure to SMF a few years ago. It was simple to use; it seemed to offer reasonably good functionality; and it is open source and free. Hope that helps, -- Al Edit: I haven't looked lately, but I believe that to get the $4.95/mo. rate you have to pay in advance for the entire 5 years (which would be $297). __________________ "I didn't say I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear." -- George Romney, in 1968, while campaigning for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Last edited by ctal; 07-28-2009 at 07:26 PM.. Reason: Added additional info
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07-29-2009, 03:30 PM	#12
wonderwrench ABXpert Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mpls MN Posts: 1,826	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board I like Invisionfree free forums myself. IMO its the easiest free forum to configure. Set one up and see for your self. InvisionFree (Free message board hosting) BTW I agree Vbulletin is one of the best if not the best payed forum software. __________________ Main BoxC2Q Q6600 @ 3 GhzMSI P35 Neo2-FR bios 1.104 x 2 gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 ramEvga 8800GT SSC Seagate 7200.10 320 gig, Samsung HD321KA 320 gig LiteOn sohw-1693sPlextor PX 716aTeac FloppyOCZ 700GXSSLI PSU Rosewill R6AR6-BK case* Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit HTPC* Athlon II 240Asus M4A875M2x2 gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800WD Blue 320 gigNEC 3540 DVD* Corsair CMPSU-400CX*Win 7 pro 64 bit Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
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08-05-2009, 09:19 AM	#14
WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 519	Re: Looking For A Good Message Board Ive been satisfied with PHPBB.. Ive tried YaBB before it's ok but I think it's no php and uses no sql.. and I have a SQL so Don't know anything about SMF As for site... I have a free site of 1 GB but that came with my internet so that won't do any good (it's neat tho because all I had to do is a SQL and that was really cheap and I got 1000 MB to work with) I do have problems getting some parts of my site working tho.. my CGi scripts aren't 100 % doing the right job.. and some of my scripts ask for imag magick which I have no clue how to install on my site PS it's an European ISP __________________
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