Forum wanted - online and free!

[spionfox]

I need to set up a forum for a work project, totally private and viewable by subscribers only. There will only ever be about 6 to 10 registered users.

Any thoughts as to the best way to do this?

My hosts, 1and1, don't have anything suitable so am looking elsewhere. I assume if anything exists it will probably be ad-supported.

Thanks.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

You could build and host a subscription only website with joomla which is free (if you already have hosting) but maybe a bit over the top.

 

[Macky]

My hosts, 1and1, don't have anything suitable so am looking elsewhere..

This is surprising. Most hosts usually have a whole range of webapps with auto install scripts set up.
Do you have a link titled 'fantastico' on your control panel page?

 

[spionfox]

This is surprising. Most hosts usually have a whole range of webapps with auto install scripts set up.
Do you have a link titled 'fantastico' on your control panel page?

Links to other Bulgarian supermarket chains but sadly not Fantastico :icon_wink

1and1 used to provide one but the closest thing they have now is a Blog and that is not what I want.

 

[Macky]

Links to other Bulgarian supermarket chains but sadly not Fantastico :icon_wink

1and1 used to provide one but the closest thing they have now is a Blog and that is not what I want.

Do they give you database access?

 

[spionfox]

You could build and host a subscription only website with joomla which is free (if you already have hosting) but maybe a bit over the top.

I was hoping for something more 'off the shelf' and where somebody else has done the hard work for me :icon_lol:

 

[spionfox]

Do they give you database access?

MySQL?

 

[Macky]

I was hoping for something more 'off the shelf' and where somebody else has done the hard work for me :icon_lol:

There's a shitload of free forum sites, you just have the tedious task of trying them out and seeing which one best suits your needs

 

[Macky]

MySQL?

Yeah. You could setup something like phpBB with that, but that will be using up your 1&1 bandwidth

 

[spionfox]

There's a shitload of free forum sites, you just have the tedious task of trying them out and seeing which one best suits your needs

Any recommendations Macky?

Like I said, I was hoping somebody else would have done the work for me :icon_lol:


Not really, but personal recommendation beats experimentation every time. Unless you're a beagle.

 

[Macky]

Any recommendations Macky?

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave sometime ago, and I'm not talking about my prior engagements

you just have the tedious task of trying them out and seeing which one best suits your needs

:icon_wink

 

[SJN-Fox]

I've used phpBB in the past and found it very easy to use. I've also used snitz on a school intranet.
http://forum.snitz.com/

 

[Macky]

I've also used snitz on a school intranet.
http://forum.snitz.com/

That needs ASP to run, I'd doubt it'd run on a 1&1 server

 

[SJN-Fox]

That needs ASP to run, I'd doubt it'd run on a 1&1 server

Fairy nuff. I don't know much about 1&1 (except that they dont have a very good reputation).

 

[spionfox]

Fairy nuff. I don't know much about 1&1 (except that they dont have a very good reputation).

They are fine as long as nothing goes wrong!

Anyway, a very nice person icon_wink) has given me a tip on a PM that I am hopeful about.


That's not to imply you aren't nice as well SJN!

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

If you have basic computing skills, you can get a Siteground site on offer for $10 sometimes, install Joomla for a simple site and then Kunena, a very simple but powerful forum.

 

[Jeff]

PHPBB is probably the best free forum software, it's what TB used to run on.

 

[spionfox]

PHPBB is probably the best free forum software, it's what TB used to run on.

Yeah, but you're a techy and I'm just a normal fellah!