freeScene PHPForum is a Web forum system built with PHP that uses a MySQL database on backend. Current features include: Multiple forums, page navigation, E-Mail followups, E-Mail verification, templates, clickable http:// urls and more.

LedForums is a feature filled Bulletin Board System with unlimited forums, members, posts and much more. Web-based administration allows you to modify the whole forum style. Easily add icons and moderate messages. This is similar in physical page design to systems such as UBB and vBulletin.

LoudMouth Forum is a clean, robust, fully threaded forum built with PHP/MySQL and is available as a stand-alone package, or built into Mambo Open Source 3.0.6 and above. LoudMouth features the same clean admin interface as Mambo and the display pages are very easy to customize. New security integration with Mambo Open Source 3.0.6.

Phorum Smileys is an add-on for Phorum that allows you to integrate smileys into the Phorum application v3.2.11 or 3.3 or 3.3.2. The present archive is for Phorum 3.3.2, just go to the website for the 3.2.11 or 3.3.

ProjectBB is a simple to install forum application. Features: Support of the skins, member system, stats, administration, smiley, pbbcode, multilanguage, etc. ProjectBB is written in French.

X-Forum is a full-featured GPL web-based bulletin board system using PHP/MySQL. Main features include: Easy customization, Host/IPs banning, SendMail functions, Stats feature, Track all log information, Unlimited categories and boards, Board moderators, Integrated search engine, Sort and Order Messages, Protected boards, Private boards, Word filter, Emotion icons, Host/IP logging/display (optional), Email duplicate check (optional), Email noti...

Webboard is a PHP/MySQL-based message board program. Features include: Web-based admin control, multithreading, unlimited boards, set the number of messages to be displayed on a page, optional email notification, optional picture URL submission and more.

Ultimate PHP Board is a free discussion forum that can be used as a free alternative to UBB or vBulletin. Features: umlimited categories/forums/topics; online admin (members, categories, forums, config); profiles; forum stats; css; smilies; cookie-based login; threaded discussion; encrypted passwords; setup within 3 min; and more. Also it only uses text files, so there is no database required.

zForum is a fast, easy to setup message board application based on PHP and MySql. Features include easy admin function, search function, reply mail, current thread display and previous/next topics view, instant error notice, bad word filter and HTML enable. Version 1.4 update: ability to ban user by IP and email notification to admin for each new posting.

Wizz Forum is an easily configurable discussion forum built on PHP and MySQL. It is unashamedly modelled (although far from being anywhere as good) on the forums at java.sun.com. Installation - Before running Wizz Forum you need to change the database values in ForumGolbals.php to reflect your own MySQL settings. After modifying ForumGlobals.php, run the file called ForumCreateDB.php. ForumCreateDB.php will attempt create the necessary tables ...

OpenBB is a fast, lightweight, powerful bulletin board written in PHP/MySQL. Main features include: full customization via styles/templates, instant messaging, private messaging, categories, member ranks, poll based threads, moderation, BB codes, thread notifications, Avatars, member lists, private forums and more.

MSGBOARD is a fast, single/multiple message board application based on PHP and MySQL. Main features include: Easy installation, multiple layouts, multiple language files, Advanced password security, Cookie based verification, email notification option, Lost password email option, Powerful and yet easy Admin control,Database Auto maintenance, smilies and much more!

FireBoard 2 is a professional forum system written in PHP from a team with over five years experience of programming. FireBoard 2 is written in PHP4.

EU-Webboard is a Web-based message board system written in PHP3 that uses a MySQL database on backend for data handling.

Netzbrett is a Web board / forum system written in PHP3/4 that can use flat text files, mysql or the PHP 4 db object (Interbase, MSQL, MSSQL, mySQL, Oracle 8, ODBC, PostgresSQL, Storage, Sybase) for data handling. The forum includes a simple Admin mode, which enables modifying and deletion of entries by the admin. It also includes a print view. The program is avaliable in English, German, Italian, Chinese (Taiwan) and many other languages. You...

This is the PostgreSQL version of ToziBoard, a free open source bulletin board system written in PHP.

myBulletinBoard (formally DevBB), is a very fast, scalable, and robust forum script driven by a PHP and mySQL backend. myBB contains all the features seen in common bulletin board scripts plus some new unique features. DevBB is nolonger supported but still downloadable.

A very easy forum script with admin. No need for mysql db.

This is a little discussion board which does not use MySQL and uses text files instead. Written in French.

YapBoard is a messaging board system written in PHP for Apache and MySQL. It supports automatic generation of user accounts, and aims to be simple and easily customizable.

Daily Report is a message board written for PHP4 and MySQL. Features include: Multiple Message Boards, Easy to use Administration interface. Private and Public boards, Fully Customizable to fit into your web design, language controls, HTML controls, smileys, user registration, keyword highlighting and more.New in 6.0: Added html control panel, Added support for automatic url recognition, Added support for Apache Mod Rewrite, Added new options ...

tribbyBoard is an extremely easy-to-install threaded message board with a customizable appearence using HTML templates. It's a simple board intended for users who don't need a gigantic community-based forum such as phpBB, but instead want a quick and easy threaded board which can be up and running in just 2 minutes!

This is a free forum that requires just a PHP server. You dont need to have a MySQL database.

PgWebforum is discussion forum made with a collection of PHP/HTML pages that uses Postgresql or Oracle 8 as a database. It lets you follow subjects and search boolean phrases.

A PHP/MySql forum program with personalisation, administration and security functionalities. Users do not need to register in order to read or write a message.

ToziBoard is a free open source internet bulletin board system based on php and Mysql. ToziBoard was originally developed for Korean PHP users and Web programmers, and an Enlish version has been developed in the hope that more users use and improve upon the program.

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.

Asn Forum is a PHP/MySQL solution for webmaster who needs a simple and fast forum. It's very easy to install, no membership required and includes strong filters and advance features (smiles, easy customation and more..)

toopy_thread_board is a fast and threaded message board application based on PHP4 and MySQL. Includes clean interface, search function, message rating, new message indication, number of times read, and more. Please note that toopy_thread_board is written in Korean. Includes installation files in both Korean and English.

CoolForum is a PHP/MySQL-driven discussion board program. It includes Web admin, moderation, templates, and more.

tForum is a PHP forum script backed by a MySQL database. It has many advanced features such as Easy Customization, Unlimited Categories and Boards, Email Duplicate Check, IP Banning, Email Notification of Replies, Customization Member Levels, Close Topic, IP Banning, Words Filter, Emoticons, IP Logging/Display, Message Preview, Move Topics to other Boards, Search Engine, Links Like Administration, UBBC Codes, HTML Codes, New Messages Marks, Ed...

A simple MySQL-driven threaded discussion forum. It is targeted towards new comers to PHP, or those who want a simple discussion forum, not a fully-featured bulliten board. 1.1 Update: Included the view.php file.

SimpleBBS is a free flat-file based bulletin board. It is very easy to install and use, and there are no useless features so even first timers can learn to use fast. Also older MySQL version is avaible from simplemedia.org.

IconPhorum is an add-on for Phorum. It replaces the text-based navigation bar of Phorum with icons. The zip file contains english and french version.

PHP/MySQL-driven forum program. Features include optional password protected forums, search function, web-based admin interface, and multilingual support.

Multi-Forum is a modified version of FORUM program. It includes all the key features by FORUM program plus supports multiple forums.

xBB (X-Tacy Bulletin Board) is the bulletin board with speed. It includes such features as clickable smilies, mod capabilities, administration, and easy installation. The board uses PHP and MySQL for the backend.

The alienhelpdesk BB is a small script that uses nothing special. No sql, css, java.. no nothing. Just PHP and HTML. I think it has all the options you need without the hassle of managing a mammoth. It's simple... it works.

fxboard is a fairly advanced free opensource php/mysql bulletin board system. Some of the features include: user registration, admin control panel, fully templated, delete and move threads, delete and edit posts, smileys, bb code (and auto bb code inserter), search, member list, users online count, and more.

An easy to setup and use message board written PHP with MySql on the backend. Features: Avatars; Smilies; Advanced profiles; moderators, supermoderators and administrators; Database cleanup function; Standard thingies like quotes, delete messages; Private forums; and more.

MercuryBoard is a bulletin board script written in Object-Oriented PHP, and utilizes a MySQL database with support for more database programs in the near future. MercuryBoard aims to be the fastest, least server intensive, fully featured bulletin board system.

ProZone is a fast, feature-packed message board system that is easy to install, use and moderate. One master admin can moderate all threads and change settings. The Master Admin can make unlimited extra admins for single or more threads.

phpMyCoCo stands for "Count and Comment". It allows you to count Hits and add comments for any single page. It uses a MySQL database on backend for data handling, and administration is done with phpMyAdmin.

EasyForum is an easy to install Web-based discussion board program written in PHP that uses a MySQL backend.

fforum is an PHP-based forum system that uses an MySQL database for storing data on backend. Features include: dynamic tree-structure, multiforum, multithread, search engine, online user registration system, Web-based admin-tool, and multilanguage support.

XMB is a free message board powered by PHP and MySQL. Features unlimited posts, forums, members, administration panel, members panel, multiple themes, word censors, user ranks, custom titles, member list, whos online, BBCode, HTML, Instant Messenger, flood control, thread administration options, bump, top, delete, open, close, move and more. Avatars, sub-forums, post pruning, smilies, polls, forum/post subscriptions, favourites, custom templat...

FUDforum is PHP & MySQL forum with many customizable features. The forum supports both threaded & flat views, contains an integrated spell checker for messages, includes a private messaging system and many other features. From the admin side, FUDforum has a number of control panels allowing the administrators to easily administer the forum as well as change the settings. The layout of the forum is very flexible allowing for multiple la...

Evo(lution)BB is a php database integrated bulletin board system. it supports numerious databases and has more features, is faster and is more secure than many other forum boards today!

With the surfboard you visitors are able to enter a nickname and a message. This is basically a trimmed down version of a guestbook. Users are more likely to post an entry in the Surfboard because it takes less time than a guestbook.

ForoDAT is a text forum script written in Spanish. You can add and delete posts, filter special chars, include smiles and login. Nice, secure and simple.

spiderDiscussion is a simple threaded discussion board. Users may post and reply to posts. You can easily customize the layout and design. If you are trying to learn PHP, this is a great script to reverse-engineer. Well commented, documented, and supported.

phpBB is a fast, efficient discussion board program built in PHP with a muti-database backend. Features include: posting, replying, private messages, polls, username/ip banning, strong encryption for storing passwords, user rankings, very advanced access control for private forums, full templating, simple yet robust translation system and much more.

MyPHPBoard is a PHP/MySQL-driven message board program. It features: multiple boards, emotion icons, Web admin, and more.

edgeboard is a quick, very small (1mb to 1200 posts) highly customizable flatfile bb. Unlike other flatfile boards, edgeboard doesnt require 15 million modules to operate. All it requires is PHP and a webserver.

phpBoard is a web based message board system similar to UBB. It is designed to integrate Apache, PHP, and mySQL together to help you help people communicate together. It currently features: forum moderation, backend admin, category support, and more.

ForumExpress is a PHP/MySQL-based forum application written in Spanish that features private and public forums. Requires the following password to open up its zip file: fENet06T404

This is an easy to install and use threaded discussion board script which uses MySQL as backend. It also includes a search utility. To use, simply change the path to your script and hostnames to your local settings and you are ready to go.

Invision Board (from the creators of Ikonboard) is a fully featured, amazingly fast and efficient community building program. Written in object orientated PHP 4 combined with mySQL (future versions will support more SQL engines) Invision Board is a robust solution easily comparable to commercial offerings. It contains all the tools you'd expect from a modern day bulletin board, including a very comprehensive skinning and template system. Also ...

The MultiForum Manager allows you to manage multiple message baords from a centralized web-based administration system. Forums are flat file, so no databases needed. Other features include: Fully customisable layout, Optional language filters, Subscriber lists, Simple and Advanced modes, and more.

A forum designed for easy of use. Fast loading, easy setup with no installer needed, no database required, data is stored in flat files.

sdb is a PHP/PostgreSQL-based simple discussion board program. Main features include: 11 possible levels of page access,Configurable fonts/colors/title images, Automated user account set up where user is required to have a valid email address, and more.

The vBB is a free bulletin board system. It offers a multi language interface(currently supported: Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish), user groups, private messaging, WYSIWYG editor for vBB-code, multi-level admin, voting, polling, file-uploads, sub-forums, forum icons and more. It is expandable by modules.

FunkBoard is a simple PHP-based message board which uses MySQL on backend. It features member system, categories for forums, new-improved admin system and is straightforward to set up and use.

ActiveBB is a threaded bulletin board that was written in PHP and utilizes a MySQL database. The main goal of this bulletin board is to create a full-featured bulletin board that could be freely distributed.

YapBB is a PHP/MySQL-driven software thatallows you to set up your own forum board on your site. Some of its current features include: Full featured bulletin board system, Full configurability, server-side, Many per-user options using a cookie-based system, Different authentication levels, Optionally count the views for a topic to see how popular it is, Optionally spread out long topic-lists and topics over multiple pages to save on load times...

JBB is an easy to install Bulletin Board System based on php4 and MySQL. This is the first beta release yet still includes a lot of features. Currently, looking for developers and designers to join the project.

0wn f0rum a swiss discussion board system written in PHP that can be easily customized for any Web site. A working exemple can be seen at: http://www.xs-clan.ch.vu

A little forum that runs with two tables. It requires PHP, Mysql and the admin folder should be protected with .htaccess.

b^2 is a PHP bulletin board that uses a MySQL database. Installation is easy, it only takes minutes.

idBB is an open source forum project, which is easy to use, and very stable. It has its own template system, which lets users use any template installed. Users can also change the forum language to their own language. Includes an easy to use, step by step installer. It also supports the most common BBCodes. Features a private message system; supports multiple boards on one database; admin section to manage users, forums, categories and admins,...

FlashBB is a fast php based message board that uses a MySQl database for the backend. FlashBB offers full control over your BB via the Administration Center, and all the basic features that you would expect.

SmartBB is a PHP bulletin board system which allows webmasters to create an online community with ease. The whole project right from design down to the coding has been specially adapted to suit both a small communities needs and also the larger commercial sites. Comes with 3 administration areas for complete control of your forum and its design. Permissions allow complete configuration and control over the board and its members. Many other fea...

Burning Board is a bulletin board software based on PHP4 and MySQL. Bunrning Board has many features that sets it apart from similar forum software: HTML Templates, User profiles (editable by user), User groups - give select moderators/users admin powers, Private forums, Word censor, Ban users, Support for smilies, BB Code or HTML in messages, and much more. Burning Board is currently written in German, but an English version is coming soon.

W-Agora (Web-Agora) is a powerful database-driven communications system which allows you and your visitors to store and display messages, files, and other info on your web site. Features: Multiple sites & forums, Multiple language support, Fully customizable using templates, Full web-based admin, File upload support, Multi-Database support - mySQL, PostgreSQL, MS-SQL server7/2000, Oracle 8, and flat files (DBM), Threaded messages, Users ca...

msgbrd is a basic messageboard that you can easily incorporate into your site. It works best on a site that uses sessions, as it has no authentication of its own. Uses php4 and mysql.

navyism@board is a php/mysql-based bulletin board system.

Web-based forum engine using PHP and MySQL. Supports all of the major features that other forum systems offers, with a host of new features as well, such as realms. This version boasts better security, password changing, web based administration, and much more.

Waddlesoft Message Board is an extensive PHP/MySQL-based program with admin tools, polls and a very good interface. Useful for creating a site which has news stories with replies.

oXyGeN is a discussion forum script based on php and MySQL. It has an ultra board type apperance.

This is a Lite Flash forum meant as an easy way for anyone to add a small Flash forum to their site. It uses only text files and one PHP script and should only take minutes to install. It is all contained in 1 movie clip so you can easily copy and paste it, or load it dynamically, into an existing Flash movie. The Lite version has a small file size, is quick, and is easy to install and modify - but is lacking some administration features.

The Talkboard Forum tries to mix the good features of other forums and its own ideas. It uses a MySQL database and extended classes, like templates. Specials are publickey authentication, virtual linking of threads and enhanced banning capabilities.

Multiple language support, unlimited forums, ultimited topics, user registration, control pannel, nice layout, easy administration and easy installation. To use with PHP and MySQL.

Lokwa is a fast bb based on php and mysql. It has a user friendly ultra-board styled interface. It features: A lot of features, too many to list here

Bestweb is an easy to customize, usenet style threaded discussion forum script with multiple language, multiple forum support. It also has auto archiving, optional email notification, optional picture/URL submission features. The new version on display has, ICQ pager, print/recommend page, anti e-mail harvesting features. Bestweb is written in PHP3, and uses MySQL database on backend and yet very easy to setup and customize. The new admin sec...

A discussion board program that uses only one single page to display and post the messages. Features: Unlimited Threading, HTML tag Parsing, Database Admin, Record Paging, Highlight current message, Error checking for incomplete entry, Two Listing mode : Expanded + collapase, and much more.

pod.board is a PHP-based forum system originally programmed for a german gamer-clan. Version 1.1 is available with german readme only. It supports most of the standard features of bulletin boards: BBCode, colored nicknames, avatars, forum-stats, easy administration & installation, etc. A readme translation into english is planned.

board-tnk is a single-threaded, multi-forum script based on PHP and MySQL (PHP3 and PHP4 versions available). Features: very secure check of the urls, multi-forums, only one level thread for each forum, cookie for showing new messages and replies from last visit, cookies for storing visitors data, smiley icons, "simplified" html can be used within the messages. A password protected admin page allows to create and delete forums, delet...

Easy_Forum is a very simple forum script based on PHP and MySQL. Just upload the files and run the sql script. To download, go to the link marked "X-tra".

phreeBB is a free discussion forum that requires PHP4 and mySQL. Features include: Easy to use Admin Control Panel, Private Messaging System, Themeable interface, Easy to use installation script.

PHP/MySQL-based board that runs very stable extremly fast even on large sites like www.thewall.de/forum/. Features: MySQL Support, usergroups, private messaging, news backend with comment function, avatars, statistics, multilingual installer, highly customizable with themes and hacks.

xBoard is a PHP/MySQL-based bulletin board system. Features: Customizable design (background, table colour, text colour, etc), Category support, xBCode, Moderators and administrators, File attachement, User profiles, Extensive search function, and many more. xBoard is written in German.

UGroup is an online Collaborative Messaging System [CMS], all developed in PHP/MySQL. It is fast, and features nice interface, high security, unlimited Forum Categories/Forums/Topics, email notification and much much more functionalities. UGroup was designed to support Toronto PHP User Group.

APBoard is a UltraBoard-style, professional and fast forum system entirely written in PHP that uses a MySQL database on backend. It can be used both for forum hosting service, and the private use on your homepage. APBoard is written in German. German description: APBoard ist ein professionelles und schnelles Forensystem im UltraBoard-Style, welches komplett in PHP geschrieben ist und intensiven Gebrauch von einer MySQL-Datenbank macht (Zur Zei...

A full featured and yet simple to setup BBS script for PHP3 and mySQL. Includes multiple levels, email notification, optional HTML tags inside messages, posting deletion and purging, and admin control options.

Zorum is an easy to install Web-based forum, message board, or bulletin board.It requires a MySQL database,and the PHP4 script module. Features include: web based easy install, embedded administration, personalization, moderators, password reminder, post blocking rules, bb code, mark unread messages, subscriptions, attachments, ratings, polls, smilies, word censoring, search, statistics and more.

The vBB is a forum system for PHP4 & MySQL. It includes an administrative interface, multiple languages (currenty Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish), use of avatars, user groups for read and write access to different forums, personal mail boxes, subscriptions, voting, polls, smilies,WYSIWYG editor for vBB-Code, modules for extensions, file-uploads, subforums, forum-icons, and more. It in...

If you do not have any SQL dbs to spare, but want a simple message board, this simple flat-file php board system may be your solution.

FloorBoard is a discussion board in PHP using a flatfile database, meaning it can be run almost anywhere! Features include user registration, forums, catergories, and much more. The website also offers hacks to enhance your board. One of the newest and most promising forum software around!

Add a grafitti-style messageboard to your website. Simple to use and set up, it features a smart DHTML interface. Object-based PHP.A live demo available on the sloppycode.net website (click on the rant button).