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A good free forum/board?

  • 15-11-2005 08:49PM
    #1
    Red Kooga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭


    Anyone know of a good free forum I can add to a site without any popups?


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  • #2
    smeggle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 519 ✭✭✭smeggle


    you could check out www.hotscripts.com


  • #3
    Red Kooga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭Red Kooga


    I got over 200 searchs back when I put in "forum" and none of them seemed to be Font related. Have you any direct URL's? Thanks ;o)


  • #4
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Requires PHP and MySQL :
    http://www.phpbb.com/


  • #5
    Red Kooga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 83 ✭✭Red Kooga


    Thanks


  • #6
    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭miju


    phpBB is nice and easy to get up and running and skin,

    kooga im not trying to start a big fuss here but shouldnt the guy you chose for your site on the other thread be asking these questions / already know the answers?


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  • #7
    seo-ireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭seo-ireland


    phpbb, I concur


  • #8
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    If it's for a business site avoid phpbb. It's a security nightmare.

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  • #9
    richardo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭richardo


    blacknight wrote:
    If it's for a business site avoid phpbb. It's a security nightmare.
    I ran phpBB on a couple of sites and agree with Blacknight. It was a nightmare.

    In the end, I switched to SMF and have had no problems since. It can be found at Simple Machines


  • #10
    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    Curious - what security problems does phpbb have (assuming it's kept up to date)? I've been running it for a few years now, with >10K articles, and no issues.


  • #11
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    squibs - when there are 3 or 4 serious security holes and upgrades in the space of a couple of weeks I tend to lose confidence:

    http://www.mneylon.com/blog/archives/2005/07/11/the-death-of-phpbb/

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  • #12
    steve-hosting36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    As per squibs, phpBB is excellent when well maintained and patched when security releases come out (like any software)


  • #13
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭matrim


    This is a good site for checking security problems.
    http://secunia.com/


  • #14
    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    I think the security holes are caused because phpbb is prolific and more profitable to hack, same as there are more windows than mac OS viruses.


  • #15
    Serbian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,218 ✭✭✭Serbian


    squibs wrote:
    Curious - what security problems does phpbb have (assuming it's kept up to date)? I've been running it for a few years now, with >10K articles, and no issues.

    A quick search on Google shows a few articles detailing some of the security issues. If you keep it up to date you are definitely minimising the riks, but simply because of its track records I would steer clear of it if at all possible.


  • #16
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    The problem is that phpbb has a history of serious holes. The "cos it's popular" argument is irrelevant. Apache is popular - when was the last serious security hole?

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  • #17
    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    Apache is only secure as the config it's running. Similarly, most hacked phpbb installs are downrev. I once let an board go 3 minor revisions behind and it was quickly hacked - I learned my lesson. I've never had a security issue on an up to date install.

    A php application is always going to be more easily hacked than a .exe as you have direct access to the source code. I still haven't seen anything to suggest that phpbb is inherently any less secure than the other non-commercial stuff.

    Popularity is most certainly relevant. The script kiddies won't waste time on an exploit that won't get them noticed.


  • #18
    Fergal C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 298 ✭✭Fergal C


    http://www.simplemachinesforum.org/ they are currently moving servers, but I've seen good reports on their forum software.


  • #19
    Serbian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,218 ✭✭✭Serbian


    I have also heard that Lussumo's Vanilla Forum is very good too. Looks nice and simple anyway.


  • #20
    nellyshark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭nellyshark


    I Second SMF.


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