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Phorum 5.2.14 Bug fix release

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The Phorum team announced three days ago the release 5.2.14 of Phorum. This release focuses on bug fixing, security improvements and some templates tweaks.

Please note that this version is no longer compatible with the old PHP 4 language, so be sure you are using at least PHP 5 before doing an upgrade.

Phorum - Installation Guide

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This tutorial explains how to prepare configuration file, upload, and install Phorum on a web server, using a FTP client.

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Drupal Advanced Forum Module Guide

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Drupal Upgrading Guide

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Drupal Blocks Configuration Guide

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Phorum

Phorum - Installation Guide

This tutorial explains how to prepare configuration file, upload, and install Phorum on a web server, using a FTP client.

PhpBB 2

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How to install PhpBB. Beginner webmasters will be really interested by this guide.

PhpBB - Configuration Guide

Configure your board. This tutorial was initially provided by PhpBB website.

PhpBB - Forum Management Guide

Add and remove categories and forums. This tutorial was initially provided by PhpBB website.

PhpBB - Styles Guide

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PhpBB - Users Permissions Guide

Create restricted and private forums. This tutorial was initially provided by PhpBB website.

PhpBB - Database Backup and Restoration Guide

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PhpBB 3

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Add and Remove forums and categories. Tutorial originally provided by PhpBB website

PhpBB 3 - User Security Guide

How to secure your forum. Tutorial originally provided by PhpBB website

PhpBB 3 - Custom Usergroups Guide

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PhpBB 3 - Moderation Guide

Moderate your board. Tutorial originally provided by PhpBB website

PhpBB 3 - Database Backup and Restoration Guide

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PunBB

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How to install PunBB.

PunBB - Styles installation guide

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PunBB - Plugins Installation Guide

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PunBB - Administration guide

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vBulletin Forum Profile Customization Guide

Configure Forum Name, Title, Logo,...

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Install official and unofficial vBulletin plugins.

vBulletin User Control Panel Guide

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Phorum 5.2.10 Review, Demonstration and Screenshots updated

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The Phorum software, notably used by MySQL Community Forum, has been released the January 25, 2009. This major 5.2.10 version supports many new features and improves the default layout and appearance of this forum software.

As you will discover in the review, the rating of Phorum has been increased to the 4 stars level, because the general usage (installation process, forum use, administration) are easier compared to its previous version.

Phorum Review

Web Site: http://www.phorum.org
Download here: Download Phorum
Community Forum: Support
Released under: BSD License.
Current version: 5.2.10 (January 25, 2009).
Price: Free.

From Phorum web site:

Phorum is a little different from the other web based message boards out there. It was designed to meet different needs of different web sites while not sacrificing performance or features.

High Performance

In an upcoming interview, Jay Pipes of MySQL.com says "The forums (http://forums.mysql.com) have grown substantially over the last year, and Phorum, the PHP software running the MySQL Forums, has kept pace with this growth admirably."

Flexibility

To satisfy the web master that needs every bell and whistle, or those that want to make their web site unique, the Phorum team created a very flexible hook & module system. These hooks allow a webmaster to create modules for using external authentication, altering message data before its stored, adding custom information about users or messages.

Phorum gives the web designers the power to rearrange the data in any shape, form or fashion. The templates are in pure HTML with simple to understand text commands embedded in them. You can use the provided templates as a starting point or start from scratch. The power is in your hands.

Community

Phorum has some of the most passionate users and developers. First time users are often surprised at how quickly they get a quality response in our chat room or support forums.

Many of the most common modules like avatars, spam prevention and more have already been written by Phorum's developers or its knowledgble community of users.

Review Updates

  • March 20, 2009: This review has been updated using Phorum version 5.2.10.

Users Opinion about Phorum

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