phpBB
Long-running open-source bulletin board software written in PHP for hosting discussion forums.
Open source (GPL-2.0)By The phpBB contributors
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About phpBB
phpBB is a free, open-source bulletin board application written in PHP. It runs a flat forum of categories, boards and threads, and can be used to keep a group in touch or as the main part of a community website.
It is maintained in active development, with a 3.3.x stable branch and newer work on master. Extensions, styles and support are available through phpBB.com, and the developer documentation covers building extensions and automated tests.
Strengths
- Mature project with a long history and large community
- Extension and style system for customisation
- Active development with unit and functional tests
Limitations
- Classic forum layout may feel dated next to newer discussion platforms
- Requires a PHP and database server to host
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-2.0.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- The phpBB contributors
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Running a traditional threaded discussion forum on your own server
- Categories
- Social networks, Websites and blogs
- Last verified
- Added