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itembazaar
1-31-04, 04:12 PM
Hi does powweb offer free forums for members to put on their sites?

Or does anybody know where you can find free forums to use for their site?
user00265
1-31-04, 04:17 PM
PowWeb does NOT offer such software, however, you can install any forum software you like here on PowWeb.

I am building a site to help on this, BBDicuss (http://www.bbdicuss.com). You can find some popular ones on the links section (http://www.bbdiscuss.com/component/option,com_weblinks/Itemid,4/catid,2/) on the site.


Cheerz,
Samuel :)
itembazaar
1-31-04, 04:23 PM
which do you think is the best for me to use?

I got this forum started but I don't like the adds and stuff on it:
http://jcubooks.proboards27.com/

ps:also the first link on your post didn't work.
user00265
1-31-04, 04:25 PM
Invision or phpBB will do fine it seems. Also, if you want the forum to be easy to skin, then I recommend OpenBB.


-S
itembazaar
1-31-04, 04:32 PM
OpenBB looks very nice, I am new to the web stuff like this, where can I go to make something like this and put on my site?
user00265
1-31-04, 04:43 PM
You need to download one of those forums packages, the one you want to install, then you need to follow the instructions provided to acomplish the instalation.

You got AIM, MSN or Yahoo?
itembazaar
1-31-04, 06:41 PM
aim: netsrufer82
msn: itembazaar
itembazaar
2-1-04, 09:45 PM
Is there a really easy way to get a forum up and running?

I am not looking and super complex features just something where I would have control.
XJnick
2-1-04, 11:49 PM
Invision Board is a very nice Forum. It's pretty easy to set up as well :D
itembazaar
2-2-04, 12:20 AM
Can you give me link, i'll check them out, thx.
Mark_R
2-2-04, 09:05 AM
Originally posted by itembazaar
Can you give me link, i'll check them out, thx.

http://www.invisionboard.com/ I put one up at http://www.extremecrawlers.com/forum/ to check it out, install was easy and it looks to be a good board.


Ciao,

Mark
csramotorsports
2-2-04, 12:42 PM
There are several out there.
phpBB.com
vBulletin
BBBoards
etc...

you can do a search, and several more will pop up.

You need to download the software. Most have easy zip files. You also will need to have MySql set up on your account.
csramotorsports
2-2-04, 12:44 PM
Holy Megaresponses...

I'm super slow on this dialup connection. :)
itembazaar
2-2-04, 10:26 PM
http://www.invisionboard.com/
Seems like you have to pay for invisionboard...
YvetteKuhns
2-2-04, 10:35 PM
Do you expect alot of members for your forum? If it is a small group without an abundance of posts, you can try a forum that doesn't require MySQL database. That will save you the hassles of connecting, backing up or maintaining a database.

I installed CuteCast forum which has a text file database that works great for the Street Lethal F Body Association car club. See http://slfba.org and click Forum. It is easy to upgrade or customize and their forum members create skins, emoticons and plugins for you to enjoy.
csramotorsports
2-2-04, 10:42 PM
Very user friendly set up Yvette.

I'm a fan of car sites. :) Very neat set up. It almost has as many features as some mysql systems.
Croc Hunter
2-2-04, 10:42 PM
phpBB (http://www.phpbb.com/) Is free easy to install fast customizable and well supported at phpbb.com and here. Use it.
itembazaar
2-3-04, 12:55 AM
thx I'll try it out, thx
TKD Dude
2-3-04, 06:22 AM
I use YABB for my forum... very easy and quick to set up...

works well with very low maintenance...

www.airport-tkd.com/forum.htm
Mark_R
2-3-04, 06:50 AM
Originally posted by itembazaar
http://www.invisionboard.com/
Seems like you have to pay for invisionboard...

Nope, they have a free download at THIS LINK. (http://www.invisionboard.com/download.cgi?subc=trial) Differance is there is not tech support with the free version.
itembazaar
2-3-04, 09:57 AM
thx, I'll check that one out,
paulselhi
2-5-04, 01:10 AM
Strange no mention of ikonboard, it was all the rage here a while ago and i use it on my site and find it very good
davidw55
2-5-04, 04:34 AM
Itembazaar,

I would recommend YaBB SE. It's free and was easy for me to install. You can find it at YaBB SE (http://www.yabbse.org).

Just in case you are curious to see what one looks like installed, you can visit my forum although it's not "live" yet. It's located here (http://www.skyviewtechnologies.com/forum/index.php)

BTW, YaBB SE is a MySQL and PHP based version of the earlier YaBB that was text based.

David