Forum or message board is an online discussion site. Chat are discussion between two members or gorups. A forum has hierarchical structure with number of subforums.Each discussion have specific category and Every new discussion is called as thread.
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Forum are available in most of the open source CMS
Most Popular Forum Scripts
1. phpBB
This is most widely used open source bulletin board system in the world. It have large community to support the system. There is different style (themes) availble in free.
Features
- phpBB supports variety of datebase like MySQL, SQL, PostgresSQL, Oracle, Firebired and SQLite
- Private Messaging
- Fully customisable user registration
- usergroups
- Anti-spam support
- Advanced caching system
- Notifications
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2 . Vanilla Forums
This forum available in premium and community versions. Vanilla forum support MySQL database server only.
Features
- Powerful Plugins, that extend the functionality of Vanilla
- Notifications
- Private messaging
- Customizable core
- Security & Spam Protection
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3. Simple Machines Forum
Simple Machines Forum – SMF in short – is easy to setup community forum. it’s easy, elegant, customizable and high quality discussion forums
Features
- Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
- Supports multiple languages at once.
- Package manager used to installs or uninstalls modules
- Advanced permission and user management.
- Calendar Support
- Open and well-documented source code
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4. MyBB
MyBB stands for MyBulletinBoard is a free and open source forum software which is developed by the MyBB Group.
Features
- Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite as database systems
- Powerful Plugin System
- Private Messaging
- Calendars and Events
- Built-in Template & Theme Editor
- Mass Mail and Newsletter System
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5. FluxBB
FluxBB is another opensource forum supports PHP4 & PHP5. If you looking light weight forum means FluxBB is very good solution. FluxBB is designed as a lighter, faster alternative to some of the traditional feature heavy forum applications.
Features
- Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite as database systems
- User groups
- Forum and Topic subscription
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6. PunBB
PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board.PunBB supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.PunBB was fast, had a simple layout and design.
Features
- PunBB supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
- Easy to administrate and moderate
- Notification
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