WatchYourStep 0 #1 July 23, 2008 I'm looking for some good forum software...or even free forum software. This would be for members and alumni or an athletic team. All I want to be able to do is have it require registering and allowing stuff to be moderated by a mod if needed. Thanks for any help. I'm googling also but thought some here may have personal experience. "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #2 July 23, 2008 phpbb. you'll need a very basic understanding of mysql and you'll need an apache webserver and of course it needs to be php enabled. I don't really know what the newer versions are like i haven't used it in over 4 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchYourStep 0 #3 July 23, 2008 Thanks. Does anyone know if godaddy.com is an apache server with php enabled? Is mysql hard at all because I don't know anything about it. Thanks "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #4 July 23, 2008 With Go Daddy if you are on the Linux hosting plan you are fine, if you are on the Windows you need to look else where,Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchYourStep 0 #5 July 23, 2008 What's the difference... I'm doing all my stuff on a Mac. Any help greatly appreciated. www.kansascrew.com is the site very simple straight forward stuff. I just want to move it off mac.com and add a bulletin board. Thanks "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #6 July 23, 2008 This site is based (with hundreds of hours of modification I'm sure) on an old Perl based forum software package called YABB. It's free. Unless you are a programmer why don't you just use yahoo groups or something like that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #7 July 23, 2008 Jeremy I use lunarpages.com for my web site www.ksems.org and Alex uses lunar pages as well for his industrial haze site! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #8 July 23, 2008 you don't really need to know it. when i say very basic understanding i actually mean you just have to read the instructions on creating a database and then be able to do it. I vaguely remember what it requires but I remember it wasn't that hard. I was able to figure it out as a high school sophomore. So its pretty common sense stuff IF YOU READ THE DOCUMENTATION. If you run into any problems setting it up let me know and I'll send you a link to the proper documentation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #9 July 24, 2008 I HIGHLY recommend phpbb for free forum software. You won't find a free forum that is better. I have used it on so many projects/sites and it has worked flawlessly for me!~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
