I need a discussion board that I can put on a Unix server for a church website. Any ideas?
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Why?
Because FudForum takes *me* the least amount of time to set up, and *they* generally can't afford to pay very much, and it's easy to moderate.
Instal it with the SQLite database option. You'll save yourself lots of headache if you just use SQLite instead of mySQL or PostgreSQL, and as a church it's very unlikely they'd be hammering on it hard enough for SQLite to not handle it.
Besides, all that jazz about SQLite not handling busy forums is way over-exagerated unless your server has a CPU < 600 MHz with slow disks... however, if you feel a need to go for a standalone database engine, byte the bullet and learn PostgreSQL, because mySQL's still too buggy and not worth the hassle of maintenance unless the client insists on it and is willing to pay for your time.
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An alternative to phpBB isiceBB, which has a more limited feature set but includes all of the basic functionality you'd expect in discussion board software. It has notable support for multiple languages, private messaging, and good search engine utility.
A third, lightweight alternative is miniBB, which has several add-ons and custom skinning through CSS.
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From the PunBB website
"Why PunBB?
The idea of PunBB was first born when I needed a discussion board for a website I was working on. After an exhaustive search, all the boards I found were either over-featured or too graphic for my needs. I wanted a package that
* was fast.
* had a simple layout and design.
* was easy to administrate and moderate.
* didn't output huge, non-valid, (X)HTML pages.
* had source code you could read and understand.
To my dismay, such a forum was nowhere to be found. Thus, I started working on PunBB, or just Pun as it was called back then.
Developing software to "please the masses" isn't difficult. Just cram in every possible feature you can think of and most people will love it. Some people, however, will hate it and look for alternatives. The problem with developing for that other group of people is having to make decisions on whether to implement a feature or not. What is a "must-have" and what is not?
Some features that I have so far chosen not to implement are: private messaging, file attachments, polls, linking to off-site avatars, advanced text formatting controls, subforums etc etc. The jury is still out on some of these features, but don't expect them to pop up anytime soon. It should however be noted that most, if not all of these features have been realised in the form of third-party mods."
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http://www.simplemachines.org/
It's one the leading free forum software packages, and has worked nicely on forums that I've seen. I've not been the admin of them, but the functionality it provide is nice, and more than adequate for a teen discussion board.
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