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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject: What was used to make these forums? |
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NOTE: I couldn't find anywhere else to put this, so I thought that this would be the most logical place.
I'm interested in making my own forums, and I'd like to know what was used to make these forums. I like the way the layout works. I'd also like to know if it's free. Otherwise, I'm screwed.
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Shinryu
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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These forums run on the phpBB software, which is free. As for the layout, it seems to be a custom job done by the Alchemisity Interactive Group, or at least that's what the CSS file says. Most phpBB layouts work in the same manner, though...
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Kazuya
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Shinryu wrote: | | These forums run on the phpBB software, which is free. |
I thought you had to pay like the other providers. >_> Well, good news for me now.
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Shinryu
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ~Kaz wrote: | | Shinryu wrote: | | These forums run on the phpBB software, which is free. |
I thought you had to pay like the other providers. >_> Well, good news for me now. |
Eh, there are several free forum softwares such as phpBB or SMF...
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Kazuya
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Shinryu wrote: | | Eh, there are several free forum softwares such as phpBB or SMF... |
I meant like, getting your own domain, or something. <_< I dunno what I'm trying to say here. XD
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| LegendaryElf wrote: | | There's also Invisionfree. I suppose Namco paid for the domain name and AIG, though. |
I'm talking about the software, not a service that lets you make your own board for free. Invision Power Board actually costs money if you want to use it on your own space, but groups such as Invisionfree allow people to use it for free on their web space...
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Laogeodritt
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| LegendaryElf wrote: | | Yes, this is a phpBB forum, and it's free to make one. You can sign up at their website: http://www.phpbbserver.com. |
That is NOT the official website, it is merely a service (similar to myfreebb and forumer.com) that offer a pre-installed PHPBB installation free of charge.
Servers are often greatly bogged down by traffic, and you have very little control over the forums themselves - you can only access the AdminCP, not the actual phpBB files and directories.
The PHPBB software is free. However, like any website, you require a server that supports PHP, whether dedicated or shared, and a domain (for users to be able to access it with ease) to use it. While it's possible to host it on your own computer(s) and use a free DNS redirect service, it presents security risks and will probably be relatively slow.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| Laogeodritt wrote: | | LegendaryElf wrote: | | Yes, this is a phpBB forum, and it's free to make one. You can sign up at their website: http://www.phpbbserver.com. |
That is NOT the official website, it is merely a service (similar to myfreebb and forumer.com) that offer a pre-installed PHPBB installation free of charge.
Servers are often greatly bogged down by traffic, and you have very little control over the forums themselves - you can only access the AdminCP, not the actual phpBB files and directories.
The PHPBB software is free. However, like any website, you require a server that supports PHP, whether dedicated or shared, and a domain (for users to be able to access it with ease) to use it. While it's possible to host it on your own computer(s) and use a free DNS redirect service, it presents security risks and will probably be relatively slow. |
exactlly but i do reccomend the one legendary sent you because threw that one you do not need coding with php or.In this you can added money ,shops,there is a shoutbox and also a chat room.there is a fast reply that is at the bottom of each forum topic.i recommend phpbberver(i host a forum by it)
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Laogeodritt
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There is NO need to know even the slightest bit of MySQL or PHP AT ALL in the installation and management of a PHPBB installation. All you need to know is how to create a MySQL database (and you can find instructions for that easily depending on your webhost's control panel). The only reason you'd need to be able to script anything would be in the case of attempting to modify PHPBB's functionality for any reason - this not including the template, which requires only HTML knowledge and a few placeholders where PHP automatically adds in content.
Even with mods, most if not all include files that say "Find X code (using the Find (Ctrl+F) function), add in Y code after it", "replace Z code with Y", etc.
The deciding factor would be more the time and effort willing to be spent (if modding - you can't add in custom mods with the forum servers anyway, and setting up the forum to the point of what you get when you use a free service takes like ten minutes at most not including time to upload 2 MB of files to the webserver) and possibly money (if you decide to buy webspace and a domain instead of trying to find one of those rare free webhosts that support PHP scripts and a database of some type).
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