how do you put a forum on your site

[zogby]

has anyone here built forums for their site? how did you go about it i.e. what software did you use, what programming language?

homepage: http://www.nswm.com

[charly11]

Originally Posted by zogby

has anyone here built forums for their site? how did you go about it i.e. what software did you use, what programming language?

homepage: http://www.nswm.com

Most forums these days are based on the programming language PHP. One of the most popular free forum software apps is PHPBB2 (www.phpbb.com). One of the most popular paid forums software apps is vBulletin (www.vbulletin.com).

This board (DDBoard) uses vBulletin. If you google for "forum software" you will find many other forum software applications.

[jackheskett]

alot of cpanel's have addon scripts or fantastico, if you look inside they tend to have a feww invision power board v.1.3 and its installed in seconds, ready for you to use/edit etc or phpbb, where u can install quickly, go to phpbb website, find mods, install yourself, make ure forums big. and use tutorials to help yourself.

[Domain Dan]

Ya, I recomend vbulletin.com. Its a very professional forum.

I love vbulletin.com because thats what I use for all my forums. But then again phpbb has all those mods you might like. It all depends on what you want, and what you need

[klair_di_sardari]

yea man,
if u use vbulletin its best,
otherwise IPB is good too.
if u hav small server use phpbb.
now its upon u.
peace

[steve]

Well
phpbb is FREE
SMF is FREE
IPB is FREE(trial)
Vbulletin is 160$
You can select any as per your budget and requirement.

[expl0it]

simple use any forum script and follow steps

[fydorah]

Thanks for the info *writes down*, will come in handy for sure!

[uday4ru]

ya i have Vb ful pack just install and forum is reqady this days u have lot of free forums sites just google and use them just few clicks and formfilling.

[showstopper]

yeps adding forum to the site is always a nice idea .. and if your forum is gud enough , then it might become more interactive if people use to come on the forum on regular basis. Then u can also make some mony off it

www.forumup.com

check this site for making a forum for free ( u may try it )
** but they do put their adsense ads on the top