I am looking for Forum script

Dear Digital Point Users

I am looking for a script for a Student Forum.

Money is not a huge factor!
Marketing is not going to a problem.

I just want the users of the website to enjoy the functionailty of the Forum. (keep them coming back for more!!!!!!)
I have asked a few students what they would like from a forum..

They say..
Communities
Notice boards
News
Comps
Fun and games
Blogs
etc....
etc

Has anyone come accross some decent scripts with neat functionalities or would you reccomend i pay for someone to code it from scratch and make it unique.....

Any suggestions would be great...

j4md0nut

 

You can try vbulletin which this forum is also using.
If you want a free forum, try phpbb.com. It's the best free forum script that you can get.

 

Hands down go with vBulletin. It's full of features and easy to expand it. http://www.vbulletin.com

 

What about PHPFox? anybody using this?? Some feedback would be great

 

I'd say that SMF is the best free forum software.

 

i also agree, phpbb is about the worst pos you could possibly use, smf will blow it out of the water any day of the week.

 

phpbb has a large community available to offer help....and a lot of hacks are available.......

Personally I use vbulletin......Nice...clean....professional

 

vBulletin is the way to go, you won't regreit it.

 

May i know what is wrong with phpBB ? I am under the assumption that it is the best one, probably because most people uses that. I might be wrong.

 

For free, SMF is the best otherwise vbulletin

 

^I agree!^

 

Which are the advantages of SMF over phpBB ?
I'm quite interested...

 

Well, I used both and today I really prefer SMF :

SMF is very powerful regarding rights and users administration.

SMF has a very professional look n’ feel. It looks like vBulletin. (phpBB looks like a toy)

SMF uses less system resources and is really faster.

SMF is easier to customize for your own needs. Very well structured point of view code and themes

 

Invision Powerboard, or vbulletin, or if youre going free. SMF@ simplemachines.org.

 

Invision Board or vBulletin with MKportal can make the trick, have a look at www.mkportal.it

 

here here, couldn't of said it better myself.

 

vBulletin is cool forum script. Very professional, a lot of mods. The best buy at this moment

 

*vBulletin bangwagon*

GET IT!