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How to make a forum?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:30 pm
by Cheeseboy
hi all,
I now need a forum on my website and i dotn know how to make one. When i search google all i get is people asking how to make one and they dont get a response. So if anyone has a tutorial or even a link please post it. Im using Linux Slackware.
thx
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:32 pm
by hawleyjr
Don't try to reinvent the wheel...
http://www.phpbb.com/
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:32 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Don't make one, I wouldn't
Download one:
http://phpbb.com
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:32 pm
by Cheeseboy
Is this as professional as it gets? Does this site use that?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:33 pm
by hawleyjr
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:34 pm
by hawleyjr
From about 200px below this post:
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:34 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Cheeseboy wrote:Is this as professional as it gets? Does this site use that?
Yes we're using phpBB. You can also download vBulletin but you have to pay for that.
Another nice board is invision board. There are loads of them really

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:35 pm
by Cheeseboy
Oh, your the site admin, I want to comment. This is one of te better sites ive been to keep up the good work!

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:37 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Cheeseboy wrote:Oh, your the site admin, I want to comment. This is one of te better sites ive been to keep up the good work!

Thanks

There's a good team of us and a strong community

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:37 pm
by Cheeseboy
this phpbb looks like its for windows? Im usign linux.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:38 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Cheeseboy wrote:this phpbb looks like its for windows? Im usign linux.

It's for any server running PHP.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:38 pm
by Nathaniel
No, it will work on linux.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:38 pm
by Cheeseboy
ok, Thx guys for the help!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:40 pm
by Cheeseboy
Oh yeah all i need is a tutorial. Does anyone have one? This one guy gave me a windows one but not a linux one.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:46 pm
by Ree
phpbb.com has all the installation documentation you may need.