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sushix3 · 02-07-2009, 00:14

Hello all! New here to "designerstalk" but I look forward to some nitty gritty talk with others like myself.

So here is my question: I'm building a website for a client of mine and he;s asked me to implement a free forum/ message board on there. The thing is... I know it "can be done" but I'm clueless on where to start. There's so many options it seems.

All I know is that I want it to be part of the same domain name and have customizable options so I can make the look-and-feel consistent with the rest of the website.

Anybody have experience with forums and/ or willing to point me in right direction?

solarisedesign · 02-07-2009, 03:48

One word - PHPBB (phpBB • Creating Communities Worldwide)

Alright, so it's technically several words, and that's not really a word anyway, but it should be more than good enough for your needs. There's other forum software out there too if you want to experiment - vBulletin, Simple Machines and more.

bundyxc · 02-07-2009, 03:57

From my experience, MyBB is the easiest to work with.. and it's free. From the frontend (that's easy as hell to tweak), to the simplistic administration, I think your client will be happy.

Sorry, I'm not a fanboy, promise. I just found MyBB, and I took a liking to it. haha.

dcice · 02-07-2009, 18:22

vBulletin all the way man. it is pretty straight forward to set up with extensive instructions etc. and completely customisable once it is set up. you can input your own html for the header and navbar and can change all the colours/images in the site to make it fit into your site seamlessly. it does cost £100 though.

Shiro · 02-07-2009, 19:52

It seems you missed the word 'free' in the original post.

ted1067 · 03-07-2009, 01:38

I think first you need to find a forum template and then make a secondary domain name like forum.xxxx.com etc.

I am new too, if I am wrong please forgive me.

Synook · 03-07-2009, 03:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by ted1067

I think first you need to find a forum template and then make a secondary domain name like forum.xxxx.com etc.

I am new too, if I am wrong please forgive me.

You don't need to - but you do need a forum system first.

sushix3 · 05-07-2009, 04:37

Okay, I'm gonna give this phpBB thing a try. It sounds (and looks) promising. Unless somebody wants to stop me "now". I would have gone with vBulletin as I've heard alot of good things but I'm trying to go the free route here. Since I'm a newbie.

But anyways...

I'm looking over these install instructions - so I assume I need to create and setup a MySQL database first, right?

02-07-2009, 00:14	#1 (permalink)
sushix3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 18	How do I implement a forum onto a website? Hello all! New here to "designerstalk" but I look forward to some nitty gritty talk with others like myself. So here is my question: I'm building a website for a client of mine and he;s asked me to implement a free forum/ message board on there. The thing is... I know it "can be done" but I'm clueless on where to start. There's so many options it seems. All I know is that I want it to be part of the same domain name and have customizable options so I can make the look-and-feel consistent with the rest of the website. Anybody have experience with forums and/ or willing to point me in right direction?

02-07-2009, 19:52	#5 (permalink)
Shiro Whitey Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 7,324	It seems you missed the word 'free' in the original post. __________________ This space for rent. After Hours Japan

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sushix3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 18	Okay, I'm gonna give this phpBB thing a try. It sounds (and looks) promising. Unless somebody wants to stop me "now". I would have gone with vBulletin as I've heard alot of good things but I'm trying to go the free route here. Since I'm a newbie. But anyways... I'm looking over these install instructions - so I assume I need to create and setup a MySQL database first, right? Last edited by sushix3 : 05-07-2009 at 05:00.

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02-07-2009, 03:48	#2 (permalink)
solarisedesign Where's my snow? Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edinburgh, UK Posts: 803	One word - PHPBB (phpBB • Creating Communities Worldwide) Alright, so it's technically several words, and that's not really a word anyway, but it should be more than good enough for your needs. There's other forum software out there too if you want to experiment - vBulletin, Simple Machines and more.

02-07-2009, 03:57	#3 (permalink)
bundyxc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 17	From my experience, MyBB is the easiest to work with.. and it's free. From the frontend (that's easy as hell to tweak), to the simplistic administration, I think your client will be happy. Sorry, I'm not a fanboy, promise. I just found MyBB, and I took a liking to it. haha.

02-07-2009, 18:22	#4 (permalink)
dcice old romantic Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 90	vBulletin all the way man. it is pretty straight forward to set up with extensive instructions etc. and completely customisable once it is set up. you can input your own html for the header and navbar and can change all the colours/images in the site to make it fit into your site seamlessly. it does cost £100 though.

03-07-2009, 01:38	#6 (permalink)
ted1067 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16	I think first you need to find a forum template and then make a secondary domain name like forum.xxxx.com etc. I am new too, if I am wrong please forgive me.

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