PHP Forum Script

[Pride]

Hello, does anyone know where I can get a good PHP script for a forum/message board. (Doesn't have to be free)

[MattD]

Hello, does anyone know where I can get a good PHP script for a forum/message board. (Doesn't have to be free)
Here are some that you may want to look into:

phpBB (http://www.phpbb.com) - Free
SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/) - Free
Invision Power Board (http://www.invisionpower.com/ip.dynamic/products/board/index.html)
vBulletin (http://www.vbulletin.com) - This is what CD uses

[SamC]

A few more good forum softwares :confused: are;
YaBB (http://www.yabbforum.com/)
Snitz (http://forum.snitz.com/)
XMB (http://www.xmbforum.com/)
Burning Boards (http://www.woltlab.de/products/burning_board/index_en.php)

Those are just a few, though i think YaBB is not PHP based it is still pretty good. A good site to look at though is Big Boards (http://www.big-boards.com/resources/software/) they have listing of most all big forum software free and commercial. They even have them categorized by their base language (PHP, Perl, etc...)

-Sam

[GRaduns340]

phpbb and SMF are probably the two most widely used forum software productions. I favor SMF because I find it easier to maintain and administrate than phpbb and others, but it too has its downsides.

[WillZZZ]

Even though there are lots of options, I highly recommend phpBB. I've installed it a few times already and as long as you keep up with the versions (security updates, patches) it's great and rock solid. Very fast in speed & processing and the mySQL integration goes along very well. :cool:

[chris31]

I have used phpBB and SMF alot. Both are great choices and i recomend using one of those.

[fimmel]

if you have the time/space i would try as many as you can and get a feel for what you like. i personally like Invision Power Board currently im behind in the versions cause im using the last free version (1.3) the latest one i think is 2.3. let us know how it works
/forests

[Pride]

Thanks guys, I've found the XMB to be really interesting, i think thats the one i might end up using, but thanks everyone for the help. Much appreciated :)

[fimmel]

no problem. were always here to help
/forest