Hey! this would be a better forum for my query. I was wondering what the best FREE forum management system is. Thanks!
Id have to agree there. SMF have a lot of free themes and mods for you to use too! And the support forum is very helpful.
just like others system.Best will be try all famouse system and you will see wich is the best for you
I prefer phpBB3 because of the complexity, but of course, some people prefer to keep things simple. SMF is best if you want to quickly set up a forum but phpBB definatly offers you greater control over your forum than the rest. http://phpbb.com/about/features
phpbb is the one. I have used it for many years now with mods but i am a php expert anyway. SMF is an exploiters dream and even now the new 1.1.4 has some holes in it!
PhpBB3 > Simple Machines Forum > Fireboard for Joomla Free really means PhpBB... Don't worry, it exports easily enough to vBulletin or Invision.
When i used phpBB version 2 i used to get loads of spam each day, it was awful. I moved over to SMF and haven't had the problem since. It also offers more features and settings, such as more user privalages, control, etc. I dont know about phpBB3 though. I dont like the new layout. Everyone will tell you phpBB, SMF or myBB. I advise you try all 3 and see what suits you best.
SMF was the one I was trying to remember. Downloaded phpBB and uploaded but havent finished install. myBB is worth considering huh? Hmmm. Well, thanks everyone! It certainly narrows down the choices.
my personal experience with SMF has been a positive one if you have any questions or require any guidance, feel free to ask