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[Wildcard Ky]

I'm looking for FREE software to use for hosting a message board. I already have a server and a domain name registered. Now I'm looking for software to run a message board.

I'm looking for something basic. I'm just wanting to have a small, niche type of board, but have no experience at all with anything like this.

Any help or information would be highly appreciated.

 

[entitled]

proboards is pretty good... nobody i know has ever had any problems with them.

 

[shereads]

I did an advance google of "free message board software" and this came up at the top of the search results page:


http://www.thinkofit.com/webconf/forumsoft.htm


God bless Google.

 

[shereads]

Oops.

That was the wrong link.

Here's a free one:

http://www.aimoo.com/

 

[Liar]

I'm looking for FREE software to use for hosting a message board. I already have a server and a domain name registered. Now I'm looking for software to run a message board.

I'm looking for something basic. I'm just wanting to have a small, niche type of board, but have no experience at all with anything like this.

Any help or information would be highly appreciated.

Do you have a web server (or a web hotel account) and you just want the software?

Then check out this place, you can try a few different boards, and other free web software:
http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

I have run MyBB without any real prior know-how.
http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2124&Itemid=159

If you're a little tech savvy, PhpBB us probably the best free one out there.
http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=143&Itemid=159

Or do you want a free forum host?
I know some people who use Runboard, and seems happy with it. Can't remember, but they might put ads in there.
http://www.runboard.com/
And proboards, like ent mentioned, is supposed to be good too:
http://www.proboards.com/index.html

 

[Wildcard Ky]

Do you have a web server (or a web hotel account) and you just want the software?

Yes, I have my pwn server space. A friend of mine is an MCSE and he has his own servers. Along with networking, he does his own hosting. He has given me server space, and I have registered a domain name that's now run into his server. I'm not sure what you mean by a web hotel.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

http://dndseroticclubhouse.com/phpBB2/index.php?sid=706daac2b0e473670894d728621bc14b

That is my site (my slave's too).

 

[NoJo]

I'm looking for FREE software to use for hosting a message board. I already have a server and a domain name registered. Now I'm looking for software to run a message board.

I'm looking for something basic. I'm just wanting to have a small, niche type of board, but have no experience at all with anything like this.

Any help or information would be highly appreciated.

I run the "industry standard" and 100% free phpbb (http://www.phpbb.com/) which is pretty much identical to vBulletin (which Literotica runs on), and has all its features.

You need MySQL and of course PHP on your host server.

I set it up myself (I maintain my own website), but many ISP's can you help with it, or set it up for you.

 

[arienette]

http://www.pixelfx.org/tuts/php/xmb.html

Tutorial for the best free (no ads) forum.

 

[Liar]

Yes, I have my pwn server space. A friend of mine is an MCSE and he has his own servers. Along with networking, he does his own hosting. He has given me server space, and I have registered a domain name that's now run into his server. I'm not sure what you mean by a web hotel.

Same thing that you got, but you buy it from a company. It usually comes with a database server (needed to run a forum, but if your buddy is not a half-wit tech, he can easily set one up for you, unless he has one running already).

As long as you have PHP support, you should be fine. PhpBB is a good choice. It runs MySQL, but also MS-SQL and Access. If your friend is MCSE he might run a Microsoft IIS server. If you can't run PHP (an Open Source web script language), I'm not sure what other apps are any good though.

 

[impressive]

Velocity Forums hosts free phpBB forums:

http://velocityforums.com/newforum.html