How to make a Forum Site? please help me...

hi all,

iam a newbie to creating and managing of forum.
i want to create a forum site.
how i will make it what all i need to create a new one.

please help me....

 

You will need a type of forum software. A few types are phpBB, vBulletin, SMF, and yet there are many more.

I would post the links in which to obtain said software, but I am currently not allowed to.

If you need me to go into more detail, or need any further help, let me know.

 

look here for more forum software, but the ones above are the more popular.

 

thanks a lot...
but only we need webspace and a forum software we can manage right..
do we need to learn php or any html...

 

it helps if you know abit about web design.

 

Since you're a beginner at this, I'd suggest making a forum using a free host. Once you have more experience, you can then move onto paid hosting.

Here are some free hosts I'd recommend:

www.InvisionFree.com (used IPB software)
www.Forumotion.com (uses phpBB software)
www.ProBoards.com (uses YaBB software)

 

There's also www.smfforfree.com

 

You will need a topic?

 

you need a forum software
because you are a newbee choose a free one like SMF, PHPBB etc
upload them on a free host that provides mysql

and after some settings you are done

 

The first thing that you need is a niche that you are interested in. If you are starting a forum just for the heck of it, don't !!

So the first question is the topic ... Please prepare for the next question which will be your online experience, software experience and available time.

 

Thing of a subject that interests you, if you are thinking about making money, then also consider what it is and if there are multiple forums about that already or not.

Secondly, think if you want to get a forum for free or purchase.

If you get it free, you can go to the suggested links at the top, sign up, and start making categories{topics}, and editing the design using #colors or however the forum allows you.

If you want to pay, it is a lot more complicated as you will have to install the script manually, unless you use Fantastico {which most hosting companies come with if you have cPanel}

Then, advertise

 

Go for Forumotion.com it's what I use for my 2 guilds.

 

SMF is very easy to learned. I was completely new to it about a month ago and now have a forum ranking on page 1 in google for it's niche.

 

hi all,
this thread quite suite for me as newbie. i am very interesting on how to create a forum. as niche for a forums quite important, however, that shouldnt be a problem if we already have blog right? i would consider forum as my domain. Appreciate if someone could provide a flow chart on how to create a serious forum. step by step. tq

 

I am totally in favor of your ideas. The most important thing is niche for forums

 

I am sorry for double posts.

 

Yes right said, you should try to use free boards first, once your used to it, then move it to a paid one.

 

Try SMF is best free board out there