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yellowjello

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making a forum
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:23:19 PM »
Hey everyone, I need to make a forum and I was wondering the best way to go about it. I do not have my own domain name and I want to be hosted for free with no ads or anything. Any pointers in the right direction?
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Re: making a forum
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2010, 08:28:25 AM »
If you want hosting for free, there will likely be ads from hosting provider. Also, what do you mean by "make a forum"? Are you developing forum script from scratch? There are number of open source php forums that you can install and use for free (Simple Machines Forum, phpBB, punBB, etc.)
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Re: making a forum
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2010, 12:37:19 PM »
Unless your a very experienced developer, creating a forum from scratch is going to be a huge project.

Why not just download mybb or smf and make modifications to fit your needs?  From what I understand mybb and smf are open source, and you can change anything in the base code.
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