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freepam Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate From: Carpinteria, CA USA Insane since: Jun 2002	posted 08-30-2002 19:15 Hello, I am looking to use either Invision, which is PHP and MySQL based, or Yabb, which is perl based. I don't know anything about anything, it seems like, I'm just learning as I go. Would one of these be easier for a newbie to install than the other? I saw the learn about perl post so I will go and do that now. Thanks, Pam
JKMabry Maniac (V) Inmate From: out of a sleepy funk Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 08-30-2002 19:54 phpBB is the best free forum by far, PHP and MySQL based and as per your requirement, easy to set up. I believe you just upload the files/directories, CHMOD one file and go to the URL in your browser for the board where it's all point and click from there to configure, even sets up your database for you (you'll have to know db name, hostname, password etc). Then you take ccare of some CHMOD and file deletion for security purposes then you're set to go. By the way, anyone using phpBB2 should upgrade to 2.02 and check the new template caching mod option in the /contrib directory included in the release. Eases server loads and speeds page generation, could be very important for a few board admins round these parts Jason
Wakkos Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Azylum's Secret Lab Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 08-30-2002 20:39 I you want a simple forum, I recommend to use lical forums a BBoard made by a friend here in spain. The download file (if you are not too used to spanish) is here
AT Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Louisville, KY, USA Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 08-31-2002 07:41 I'd also suggest Invision Board
dmstiner Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Insane since: Mar 2002	posted 08-31-2002 07:50 I Highly suggest you check out phpBB 2.x - I have been using phpBB since the 1.x days and have been using 2.x for about 7 months now. It's fast, easy to mod, has a wonderful support community and tons of great features. VERY easy to setup, one can easily go from nothing to working forum in 5 minutes no lie! www.phpbb.com
freepam Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate From: Carpinteria, CA USA Insane since: Jun 2002	posted 08-31-2002 18:24 Thanks a lot guys I don't know if this should be a new topic but I've just been told that a full-on BB isn't what they want. They just want a place to post a free materials exchange. It is on a green non-profit site that I am helping out. Would I be able to trim down one of the big boards enough for that or shall I start looking for something else entirely? I really appreciate the help, Pam
Pugzly Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: 127.0.0.1 Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 08-31-2002 20:32 I would think just roll-your-own. That might be a little easier to get exactly what you want.
Synthetic Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: under your rug, Insane since: Jul 2001	posted 09-04-2002 06:25 I'd also vote Invision Board, it's better looking, and 90% of the time it uses fewer queries than phpBB or any of the other boards, paid or free ones, which in turn gives you faster page loading and better overall performance. Plus the Admin CP of InvisionBoards is better and more complete than the one of phpBB. But there are a TON of freeboards you could try, here are just a few of the highlights... YaBB - http://www.yabbforum.com/ phpBB - www.phpbb.com/ InvisionBoard - www.invisionboard.com/ Ikonboard - www.ikonboard.com/ OpenBB - http://www.prolixmedia.com/ XMB - http://www.xmbforum.com/ [This message has been edited by Synthetic (edited 09-04-2002).]

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freepam
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Carpinteria, CA USA
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted 08-30-2002 19:15

Hello,
I am looking to use either Invision, which is PHP and MySQL based, or Yabb, which is perl based. I don't know anything about anything, it seems like, I'm just learning as I go.
Would one of these be easier for a newbie to install than the other?
I saw the learn about perl post so I will go and do that now.
Thanks,
Pam

JKMabry
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: out of a sleepy funk
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 08-30-2002 19:54

phpBB is the best free forum by far, PHP and MySQL based and as per your requirement, easy to set up. I believe you just upload the files/directories, CHMOD one file and go to the URL in your browser for the board where it's all point and click from there to configure, even sets up your database for you (you'll have to know db name, hostname, password etc). Then you take ccare of some CHMOD and file deletion for security purposes then you're set to go.

By the way, anyone using phpBB2 should upgrade to 2.02 and check the new template caching mod option in the /contrib directory included in the release. Eases server loads and speeds page generation, could be very important for a few board admins round these parts

Jason

Wakkos
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Azylum's Secret Lab
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 08-30-2002 20:39

I you want a simple forum, I recommend to use lical forums a BBoard made by a friend here in spain.

The download file (if you are not too used to spanish) is here

AT
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Louisville, KY, USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 08-31-2002 07:41

I'd also suggest Invision Board

dmstiner
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Mar 2002

posted 08-31-2002 07:50

I Highly suggest you check out phpBB 2.x - I have been using phpBB since the 1.x days and have been using 2.x for about 7 months now. It's fast, easy to mod, has a wonderful support community and tons of great features. VERY easy to setup, one can easily go from nothing to working forum in 5 minutes no lie!
www.phpbb.com

freepam
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Carpinteria, CA USA
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted 08-31-2002 18:24

Thanks a lot guys
I don't know if this should be a new topic but I've just been told that a full-on BB isn't what they want. They just want a place to post a free materials exchange. It is on a green non-profit site that I am helping out.
Would I be able to trim down one of the big boards enough for that or shall I start looking for something else entirely?
I really appreciate the help,
Pam

Pugzly
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: 127.0.0.1
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 08-31-2002 20:32

I would think just roll-your-own. That might be a little easier to get exactly what you want.

Synthetic
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: under your rug,
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted 09-04-2002 06:25

I'd also vote Invision Board, it's better looking, and 90% of the time it uses fewer queries than phpBB or any of the other boards, paid or free ones, which in turn gives you faster page loading and better overall performance.

Plus the Admin CP of InvisionBoards is better and more complete than the one of phpBB.

But there are a TON of freeboards you could try, here are just a few of the highlights...

YaBB - http://www.yabbforum.com/
phpBB - www.phpbb.com/
InvisionBoard - www.invisionboard.com/
Ikonboard - www.ikonboard.com/
OpenBB - http://www.prolixmedia.com/
XMB - http://www.xmbforum.com/

[This message has been edited by Synthetic (edited 09-04-2002).]