ITT you explain how to set up a message board for a website

[Subjugation]

Anyone feel like explaining how I would go about teaching myself?

I would like to add a small message board for a squad site I'm gonna build. I'd prefer to use a vbulletin style system, because they are pretty well designed, and userfriendly. I'd prefer it to be inexpensive or free, if possible.

I thanks ye for ye help.

[Superted]

I guess that depends on what the site can support and what you know.

i.e. perl, php?

I do have the retail vBulletin I can send you, but your site will need to support PHP and MySQL

[Subjugation]

Yea, it supports php.

Are message boards pieces of software, or are they something that I would code by hand, or with a generator like DW, or something?

[Superted]

A forum like vBulletin is just a pre-written script which you have to "install" on your server and you're done, it helps to know php but I think you can get by.

You could always just google for php message baord scripts or something similiar.

[Jason]

vBulletin isn't free. In fact, they charge way too fucking much for it. I recommend phpBB. Have a look at their website. There's all sorts of info/help on getting it up and running on your own site.

http://www.phpbb.com/

[Subjugation]

Ty Jase,

Btw, does that come free with twsites hosting? Or, does anyone else know if that's the case?

edit: nevermind...opensource.

[gerry]

Ty Jase,

Btw, does that come free with twsites hosting? Or, does anyone else know if that's the case?

edit: nevermind...opensource.

If you get a Twsites account, you can "install" phpBB with a piece of software called Fantastico, in your control panel. Installing the Bulletin Board is as easy as writing an email and clicking "Send" to send it.