Adding a message board to my website? Opinions?

Dave_7 · 10-06-2002, 04:52 PM

Anyone have a message board on their website?

I'd like to put one, similar to this one (I suppose), on my site.

Is there a place to download the software/code required?

Anything to watchout for?

Dave.

xsiled2 · 10-06-2002, 05:06 PM

http://www.phpbb.com

use this one

Dave_7 · 10-06-2002, 05:19 PM

Will I need to run a SQLserver on the website to run this (or any message board)?

Dave.

chadlnc · 10-07-2002, 07:51 AM

I used Snitz Forums and it worked well for me, did not need SQL just a database. Here is a page from their site that also lists their competitors (even though they are free), this should give you plenty of choices. Phpbb is listed.

http://forum.snitz.com/competition.asp

caribiner23 · 10-15-2002, 09:56 AM

Does anyone have any experience with InvisionBoard?

I'd be interested in hearing from people who not only have used it to host a bulletin board, but anyone who has experience from a user's standpoint.

seqiro · 10-15-2002, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xsiled2
http://www.phpbb.com

use this one

Highly configurable, moddable, and best of all open source so it won't cost you a penny. I run it on my site and love it.

It does however require PHP and MySQL access. DCForum was something I used for awhile when I only had Perl access and although it looks fairly good and has a lot of features, it is a serious space hog because of the way it stores data.

sho.gun · 10-15-2002, 12:18 PM

One of my webhosts uses invisionboard and the first time I went there I was quite impressed by the number of features it has. You can even put in sql and php commands in replies... Anyway, I thought it was really cool...

caribiner23 · 10-17-2002, 08:51 AM

Thanks for the feedback, sho. I downloaded invisionboard and it installed pretty easily. Configuration was straightforward, too.

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Dave_7 Captain Join Date: May 2000 Location: L.A..... Costa Mesa... Whatever, Man! Posts: 1,824	Adding a message board to my website? Opinions? Anyone have a message board on their website? I'd like to put one, similar to this one (I suppose), on my site. Is there a place to download the software/code required? Anything to watchout for? Dave.

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10-06-2002, 05:06 PM	#2
xsiled2 Vice Admiral Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: bye Posts: 4,090	http://www.phpbb.com use this one

10-06-2002, 05:19 PM	#3
Dave_7 Captain Join Date: May 2000 Location: L.A..... Costa Mesa... Whatever, Man! Posts: 1,824	Will I need to run a SQLserver on the website to run this (or any message board)? Dave.

10-07-2002, 07:51 AM	#4
chadlnc Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 947	I used Snitz Forums and it worked well for me, did not need SQL just a database. Here is a page from their site that also lists their competitors (even though they are free), this should give you plenty of choices. Phpbb is listed. http://forum.snitz.com/competition.asp

10-15-2002, 09:56 AM	#5
caribiner23 Commander Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,127	Does anyone have any experience with InvisionBoard? I'd be interested in hearing from people who not only have used it to host a bulletin board, but anyone who has experience from a user's standpoint.

10-15-2002, 12:18 PM	#7
sho.gun the lemonizer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 5,373	One of my webhosts uses invisionboard and the first time I went there I was quite impressed by the number of features it has. You can even put in sql and php commands in replies... Anyway, I thought it was really cool...

10-17-2002, 08:51 AM	#8
caribiner23 Commander Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,127	Thanks for the feedback, sho. I downloaded invisionboard and it installed pretty easily. Configuration was straightforward, too.

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