BBS Products based on php and mysql
- bbBoard
- Comes with Perl source code; can be customized using Perl,
PHP, C,
or other languages. Supports mySQL and a variety of other
databases.
Users can access the message boards via the web interface, or
through WAP, NNTP, telnet, and other front ends. Software
licenses
can be purchased for a one-time fee or rented for a low
monthly fee.
Developer: bbNetwork Ltd
Platform: Linux
- Deluxe
Portal
- Inexpensive message board software based on PHP and MySQL.
Developer: Andrew Harper
Platforms: UNIX, Windows
- He Bulletin Board
- Inexpensive bulletin board software implemented with PHP and
MySQL.
Developer: Hescripts
Platforms: Windows, UNIX
Simple
Machines
Elegant. Effective. Powerful. Free. SMF is all of the above. SMF
is a
next-generation community software package and is jam-packed with
features,
while at the same time having a minimal impact on resources. Some of our
features include:
Comprehensive Themes: Not only can you control the default theme
for
your community, but you can also allow your users to select from a range
of
themes themselves.
Blazing-Fast Database: Not only do we make use of a MySQL
back-end, but
we've also gone to great lengths to ensure the database design is fast
and
efficient.
Secure File Attachments: Our special file-attaching system allows
your
users to attach files without fear of corrupting your system.
Automatic Mod Installation: Unique to SMF is our package manager
- a
system by which you can download and install upgrades and modifications
with
just a few mouse-clicks.
- FUDforum
- Open source message board software implemented with PHP and MySQL.
Features e-mail notification, moderated posting, and spell
checking.
Developer: Advanced Internet Designs
Platform: UNIX
- Invision
Power
Board
- Based on PHP and mySQL. Requires a license fee if you want to remove
the
Invision "powered by" and copyright notices. Also available
as a
hosted service.
Developer: Invision Power Services
Platform: UNIX
- Phorum
- Open source message board software implemented with PHP and MySQL.
Features e-mail notification and moderated posting.
Developer: Brian Moon
Platform: UNIX
- phpBB
- Popular open source message board software implemented with PHP.
Features
e-mail notification. Requires an external database (MySQL, MS SQL,
PostgreSQL, or Access).
Developer: The phpBB Group
Platform: UNIX, Windows, Macintosh
- PHP/FI
Webboard
- Simple bulletin board software implemented with PHP/FI and MySQL.
Sample
discussion is in Russian.
Developer: Mark Napartovich
Platform: UNIX
- PHP-Nuke
- A Usenet News system based on PHP.
Developer: phpnuke.org
Platform: UNIX
- PHPSlash
- A version of Slash, ported from
the
original Perl to PHP.
Developer: Various (open source)
Platform: UNIX
- Prattle
- Simple open source forum software with a linear conversation
structure,
implemented with PHP and MySQL.
Developer: Steve Yelvington
Platform: UNIX
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- vBulletin
- Very popular and inexpensive bulletin board software based on PHP
and
MySQL. Features e-mail notification and user profiles. A limited
freeware
version is available.
Developer: JelSoft Enterprises Ltd.
Platforms: UNIX, Windows
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- WowBB
- Inexpensive bulletin board software implemented with PHP and
MySQL.
Features a WYSIWYG editor, spell checker, private messaging, polls,
and
attachments. User interface is available in several languages
(English,
Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Arabic, and others).
Compatible
with other popular bulletin board software, including phpBB and,
UBB.Threads, vBulletin, and Invision Power Board.
Developer: Aycan Gulez
Platforms: UNIX, Windows, Mac OS X
- W-Agora
- BBS software that features a multilingual user interface and ability
to
upload file attachments to messages. Comes with full source code in
PHP.
Developer: Marc Druilhe
Platforms: UNIX, Windows
- XMB Forum (Extreme
Message
Board)
- Based on PHP and MySQL.
Developer: XMB Group
Platforms: UNIX
- YaBB (Yet another
Bulletin
Board)
- Perl-based message board software.
Developer: Zef Hemel and others
Platforms: UNIX, Windows (written in Perl)
- YAPP
- Web interface to YAPP, a clone of the WELL's PicoSpan forum
system.
Developer: Dave Thaler, Armidale Software
Platform: UNIX, FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris
- Zorum
- Based on PHP and MySQL. Supports both linear and threaded
discussion views. A commercial release is planned, but the original will
remain free for noncommercial users.
Developer: Zoltan Nagy
Platform: Linux