This forum has been developed for PHP-beginners. It has a very simple template system and the code is easy to understand. The forum is prepared for PHP5.

This is a Web-based message board system written in PHP. Features include: Uses MySQL database on backend, message moderation, template-based customization, and more.

Mihalism Technologies is releasing the first ever free, open source, and easy to use phpBB3 hosting script. Unlike our previous versions of Mihalism Multi Forum Host, that ran Invison Power Board, this script is completely built from the ground up, a system which will work for everyone. The new system uses a single URL rewrite statement to make short URLs, unlike the old way when we created forum files. In addition, the administrators now have more control over their hosted forums. An administrator can add another admin, manage directory categories, delete forums, etc. So download today, and enjoy the power that Mihalism Multi Forum Host can provide.

This forum system features optimized code structure and database, feature enabling/disabling, GZIP code to set up optimal page compression level, configurable spam and email bots protection, email address hiding, admin restricting, several banning options, control panel logs, a backup system, skinning, private messaging, a WYSIWYG editor, member email verification and many more! If you dont know how to install our forum on your site we will do this for you! For free!

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.

ADP Forum is a discussion board system that doesn't use any database, but instead stores all the data in txt files. The forum is highly customizable, you can easily edit: colours, fonts, icons. There is a detailed readme file that explains how to install. It features: user authentication, member ratings, avatars, configuration panel, administration, email notifications, smiley option, edit and delete options. Languages available: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Finnish, Norwegian, Slovakian, Bosnian.

GrimBB is a free bulletin board system that functions by spontaneously generating a flat file relational database. It is intended to provide webmasters that use free webservers with the means of setting up a forum on their site without relying/needing an SQL database to be provided by their host. GrimBB features: theme/skinning through the use of CSS style sheets, avatars/e-mails/signature s/user profiles, administrative controls, uses no javascript or cookies, CAPTCHA enabled registration, error handling, hidden content within posts, priviledge levels, etc. Furthermore, GrimBB does not have any licensing issues, its code is made freely available to modify in any way without a need to observe copyrights, trademarks, etc.

The RiotPix message board was born out of frustration of not being able to find a simple PHP/MySQL forum that could easily be re-coded by the end user. Most forums were either so complex that many weeks of studying the code were necessary to adapt it, OR they were so simple that they needed a ton of work to do anything at all. RiotPix attempts to alleviate that problem by providing a simple avatar message board. To top it off, most message boards (even the large scale ones like phpBB) remain non-compliant of w3c standards. This board is XHTML 1.0 compliant, css compliant, and RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 compliant as well.

ImperialBB is an advanced PHP/MySQL driven forum software package. It is quick and easy to install and has an automatic upgrader function to quickly install upgrades and mods from the click of a link. (Without the need for special privileges on the running server, just an FTP account!!) Latest features include sub-forums and advanced rank system. And best of all, its free!

A PHP Bulletin Board system that works with or without a MySQL database. It is simple to setup, configure and include into your site. It features templates and it's configurable in all its parts: colours , margins, fonts, language.

MyTopix by Jaia Interactive was designed with the smaller sites and close-knit communities in mind. It has many features that other boards have minus all the bloat -- support for avatars, image uploading, etc, its all there. Mytopix has optional categories seperation, or a simple 'no-category' flat topic listing where people can hold discussions. With an intuitive admin frontend, and an easily editable template syntax, along with template and page caching, its poised to handle large datasets without issue. Who needs one of the big contenders when you can have EVERYTHING you need in a small HIGHLY extensible solution? Give MyTopix a whirl, and support your user driven community efficiently! Check out the MyTopix forums for discussions, news and patchs/mods etc. Come and get it!

This is head to head forum. not a classical forum. Allow the user to post, read and replay previous post. No database required. user can modify the layout. data is stored in text file and messages stored in data directory in text format. very simple to use and istall. no database mysql required.

Springboard is TextfileBB. TextfileBB is a forum that uses only text files to store all data. This means you don't need any kind of database. Sadly the forum has been discontinued with many bugs still remaining. As this application helped me to learn PHP I thought i'd give it a spring clean (hense the name Springboard). The forum is now functional with no bugs and a new face.

FastBB is the easiest forum to skin and install, its very small and fast and it has ALL basic forum functions and more!

Free PHP/MySQL forum/bulletin board system. The only interactive forum where not only administrators fix the bugs and add new features, but the users can too! Features at a glance * Language System, easily change the forums language with the use of language packs. * Administration Control Panel, control every aspect of your forum. * Moderation Options, assign moderators, edit, delete etc options for posts. * Link Forums, use a forum as a link to another site, usefull for affiliate links. * BBCode & Smilies Support, make text bold, italic, insert smilie faces etc. * Template System, control the look of your forum with html templates and css files. * Full Groups & Permissions System, assign users to whatever user group you want, create, edit and delete groups. * Polls, include as many options as you want.

Spam Board is a clean, fully-featured and easy-to-use discussion forum written in PHP5. It supports various SQL database backends and easily translatable into any language. Producing valid XHTML output, it works in any browser, and it's themable using CSS. A fine-grained configurable permission system helps to give or take away rights from users and groups, enabling the board administrator to define private forums, enable or disable guest posting or make the board 'invitation only', for example. The web-based installation script makes setup a breeze, all administrative tasks are committed using a web-based frontend, and members can set their preferences similarly through the User Panel.

An amazing amount of features including: - Integrated PayPal module allowing you to accept subscriptions that upgrade your members user group. - You can set how many topics guests can view before they are asked to register. - Hide posts from members until they've replied to your post or hide content under the special 'Spoiler' tag if you've got information that others might not want to see. Or maybe you want to share a Youtube video? We've got all the standard BBCode tags plus more! - PM's are grouped by subject and who sent them so you can view an entire message history on one page, just like a normal topic on the forums! Lots more features like file attachments, quick reply/edit, polls, warning system, keyword tags, gamer tags, and lots more...

Vikingboard is a PHP-based discussion forum software designed from the ground up by the principle of "less is more", and features a lighting-fast cache system and dynamic web update while still being small enough to host large boards on small servers. Small, but incredibly fast and powerful. According to our benchmarks, it outperforms all current discussion board software. Vikingboard features a polished and accessible standards-compliant interface, for easier use and better SEO.

These scripts output all the text of a regular forum. There is no template included so that you can add your own template! The text is easily customizable at installation, which allows you to add any font effect you want. Includes a login script, and installation script.