forum help

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by irule272, Mar 12, 2009.

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    Hello I dont if this is the right place to ask this, I just wanna ask if what's the best free forum website like vbulletin is available out there? I have a website and I'm planning to put one there..

    Thanks! :)
     
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    offshoredc Peon

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    In addition to vBulletin, two other options worth considering are:
    • phpBB - http://www.phpbb.com
    • YaBB - http://www.yabbforum.com
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    offshoredc is that for free? I'm looking for a free one.
     
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    offshoredc Peon

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    Yes, both YaBB and phpBB are free and you can review the licensing details on the respective websites. phpBB is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), while YaBB is released under the YaBB Public License (a modified version of GPL).
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks offshoredc! I have a website that is running through google application I also bought domain from them is it posible to set the web link like www.mywebsite.com/forum using the forum that u post above?

    Thanks!
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    MyBB is also worth looking at - http://www.mybboard.net/
    Out of all the free forum software, I think MyBB has the nicest admin interface.

    There's also SMF which is pretty good too - http://www.simplemachines.org/

    Download them all (MyBB, phpBB, YaBB, SMF), install them to your site (or locally) and play around with them.

    You can install your forum anywhere -
    domain.com
    domain.com/forum
    forum.domain.com
    etc.

    :)
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks very much it's really helpful!

    rep! :)
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    how about invision? any feedbacks?
     
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    I'm going to second mybb... i've got a nice portfolio of forums up and running now, and some of the plugins you can get are amazing
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    grit can I put ads there? like adsense?

    thanks!
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    Another question is I didn't purchase any web hosting services like what I said I'm just using google application.. I only have domain name.. How will I able to put the files? Are there any free web hosting company that I can upload it, I'll just use domain mapping to point it in my website...Anyone?
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    You'll only limit yourself using free hosting. You can get super cheap hosting for a few dollars a month - it's totally worth it.

    And yes, there are heaps of ad plugins/mods for MyBB, so you can rotate ads, run AdSense, whatever :)
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    How much will it cost me for web hosting per year?
     
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    It depends on who you go with. Check out HostGator, FatCow (*sig link*), GoDaddy etc.

    Personally, I pay a lot for hosting, but I'm a reseller - so I get it all back from my clients.
     
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    irule272 Well-Known Member

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    Kerosene thanks how about enom? is it a good web hosting company? I bought my domain from them.
     
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