Forums....... How much do they cost?

[sam_r]

Just a quick one,

Does anyone know how much a forum template costs? Also where I could get one?

Its just for a small community based site but would need a good photo gallery.

Any Help...

[Plotloss]

Google for phpbb2

[neil_cardiff]

If you email Ted, he may be able to franchise you his efforts - all PH stuff is hand coded as far as I know.

Neil

[sam_r]

I wouldn't bother Ted, Just looking into an ''off the shelf package''

Is that phpbb2 Free plotless?

Any Others??

[trevorw]

sam_r said:

I wouldn't bother Ted, Just looking into an ''off the shelf package'' Is that phpbb2 Free plotless? Any Others??

http://forum.snitz.com/ is another all free

>> Edited by trevorw on Thursday 16th February 17:50

[sam_r]

Am I being stupid....

Why are they all free? Do I just need to host them?

Sam

[trevorw]

sam_r said:

Am I being stupid.... Why are they all free? Do I just need to host them? Sam

Alll you need is to host them pretty straight forward really, why are they free? No idea.

[sam_r]

trevorw said:

sam_r said: Am I being stupid.... Why are they all free? Do I just need to host them? Sam Alll you need is to host them pretty straight forward really, why are they free? No idea.

lol

[rico]

trevorw said:

Alll you need is to host them pretty straight forward really, why are they free? No idea.

You'll find oodles of free programs out there. The php type community just help eachother out and produce some cool software.

phpbb is ace, really simple to set up

[JamieBeeston]

If you want a Hosting / Forums solution rolled into one, and fancy doing so with a PH'r, just click the Banner in the top of this forum.

Single click install for phpBB 2.0.19 (latest version) with easy to use hosting, from £33 per year!

J

[slapmatt]

phpBB is free and is the best forum software in my opinion. Lots and lots of hosting companies do a single click install, which helps the process along no end. You can then download "themes" for your forum, that you effectly copy the files and then use the Admin tool to select what theme you want. You can also modify the themes, so if you find a nice layout in blue, but you want it in red, no problemo!

[sam_r]

Thanks JamieB, I already have hosting sorted.

With regards to the template - what do I do? Shall I just download the software? Whats the first step.

Thanks in advance

Sam

[JamieBeeston]

Ideally you want to download it TO your hosting, that way the permissions are all sorted already.

You could ask your host to untar the latest version of PHPbb into your hosting account.

If they wont, then you will have to download the Latest version

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ph

then unzip it locally, and manually upload all the files.

You might need to chmod some of the files (check the INSTALL/README files for instructions)

Enjoy

[shocker-z]

You will find that about 90% of PHP coding is all open source or some kind of free version of the code.. We're nice like that unlike ASP! (Then again i dont look for many ASP things) lol

[FourWheelDrift]

along with the free phpBB there's also this free one SMF - www.simplemachines.org/

[trevorw]

Is their any phppbb thingy that will great a website type template for free??? if you get what i mean, don't need the forum.