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phpBB
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phpBB Group
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Brief Description
The leading forum software in php
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Description
PhpBB is probably the most popular and used forum software as it's released under the GNU GPL License and it's free to use. Its name is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board and its development started in June 2000 by James Atkinson.
The functionality of the forum can be extended using MODs usually used for adding more functionalities or for changing the display of the site. PhpBB is available now in two main versions: 2.0 and 3.0.
System requirements
- A webserver or a web hosting account running on any Operating System with support for PHP
- A SQL database: FireBird 2.0 +, MySQL 3.23 +, MS SQL Server 2000 +, Oracle, PostgreSQL 7.x +, SQLite
- PHP 4.3.3 or above with support for the database
- Optional, for additional features: zlib Compression support, remote FTP support, XML support, Imagemagick support
Features
The features of the new release candidate, phpBB 3.0, compared with the last stabile version, 2.0:
| Feature | phpBB 2.0 | phpBB 3.0 |
| Basic Features | ||
| UTF-8 Support | No | Yes |
| User Preferences | Yes | Yes |
| Moderation | Yes | Yes |
| Administration | Yes | Yes |
| Search Engine spider Handling | No | Yes |
| Unread message tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Private Message System | Yes | Yes |
| Statistics | Yes | Yes |
| Security | ||
| Permanent Bans | Yes | Yes |
| Temporary Bans (Suspension) | No | Yes |
| Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Paid Security Code Audit | No | Yes |
| Form Handling | Yes | Yes |
| Type Aware Parameter Handling | No | Yes |
| Type Aware Database Layer | No | Yes |
| Password Hashing | Yes | Yes |
| Anti-Spam | ||
| CAPTCHA Visual Confirmation | Yes | Yes |
| Flood Control | Yes | Yes |
| Groups | Yes | Yes |
| ACLs | Yes | Yes |
| Blacklist | Yes | Yes |
| Banning | Yes | Yes |
| Suspensions | No | Yes |
| Warnings | No | Yes |
| User Logging | No | Yes |
| User Post IP Logging | Yes | Yes |
| Report Posts | No | Yes |
| Post Moderation | Yes | Yes |
| Data Management | ||
| MySQL | Yes | Yes |
| MSSQL Server | Yes | Yes |
| MSSQL ODBC | Yes | Yes |
| PostgreSQL | Yes | Yes |
| MS Access | Yes | No |
| Oracle | No | Yes |
| Firebird | No | Yes |
| SQLite | No | Yes |
| Database (DBMS) Backups | Yes (MySQL Only) | Yes |
| Database (DBMS) Restore | Yes (MySQL Only) | Yes |
| Post/Topic Pruning | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | ||
| COPPA Registrations | Yes | Yes |
| Limit Registration Attempts | Yes | Yes |
| Set min/max Username Length | No | Yes |
| Set min/max Password Length | No | Yes |
| Limit username Chars | No | Yes |
| Set Password Complexity Requirements | No | Yes |
| Force Password Change | No | Yes |
| Allow/Disallow e-mail Address Re-usage | No | Yes |
| Posting | ||
| Topic Display Method | Flat | Flat |
| BBCode | Yes | Yes |
| Custom BBCode Buttons | No | Yes |
| HTML in posts | Yes | No |
| Smilies/Emoticons | Yes | Yes |
| Quoting | Yes | Yes |
| Quote Multiple Posts | No | Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar | Yes | Yes |
| Word Censors | Yes | Yes |
| Syntax Highlighting | No | Yes |
| Attachments | No | Yes (Multiple) |
| Post Drafts | No | Yes |
| Polls | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Poll Option Voting | No | Yes |
| User based Poll Tracking | No | Yes |
| Allow/Disallow Vote Change | No | Yes |
| Beaten-to-Posting Review | No | Yes |
| Posting Preview | Yes | Yes |
| Flood Control | Yes | Yes |
| Attachments | ||
| Automatic Image Thumbnails | No | Yes |
| Attachment Types | No | Yes |
| Multiple Attachments | No | Yes |
| Attachment Placement | No | Yes |
| Caching | ||
| Database Query Caching | No | Yes |
| Template Caching | No | Yes |
| Arbitrary Data | No | Yes |
| Manual Cache Refreshing | No | Yes |
| Profiles / Memberlist | ||
| Custom Profile Fields | No | Yes |
| User Posting Stats | Yes | Yes |
| User Instant Messengers | Yes | Yes |
| User Profile details | Yes | Yes |
| Memberlist Searching | No | Yes |
| Disallow Non-Registered User Memberlist Viewing | No | Yes |
| Search System | ||
| Fulltext Native | Yes | Yes |
| Customised Topic Search | No | Yes |
| Customised Forum Search | Yes | Yes |
| MySQL fulltext | No | Yes |
| Author Search | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Search | Yes | Yes |
| Unread Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Active Topics | No | Yes |
| Posts Since Last Visit | Yes | Yes |
| Search Flood Control | Yes | Yes |
| Forums | ||
| Categories | Yes | Yes |
| Password Protected Forums | No | Yes |
| Forum Specific Styles | No | Yes |
| URL Link Redirect Forums | No | Yes |
| Forum Rules | No | Yes |
| Subforums | No | Yes |
| Last Post | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Pruning | Yes | Yes |
| Display Active Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Subscribe to Forums | No | Yes |
| Subscribe to Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Bookmark Topics | No | Yes |
| Topic Sorting | No | Yes |
| Post Sorting | No | Yes |
| Topic Participation Tracking | No | Yes |
| Print Topics | No | Yes |
| E-mail Topics | No | Yes |
| User Control Panel | ||
| User Signatures | Yes | Yes |
| User Avatars | Yes | Yes |
| User Ranks | Yes | Yes |
| Users Online List | Yes | Yes |
| User Preferences | Yes | Yes |
| User Profile Settings | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Saved PM/Post Drafts | No | Yes |
| Manage Bookmarks | No | Yes |
| Manage Attachments | No | Yes |
| Manage Subscribed Topics | No | Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields | No | Yes |
| Friends/Foe List | No | Yes |
| Private Messaging | ||
| Additional PM Folders | No | Yes |
| Customisable PM Filter Rules | No | Yes |
| Send to Multiple Recipients | No | Yes |
| Send Blind Carbon Copies | No | Yes |
| Send to Groups | No | Yes |
| Forward Messages | No | Yes |
| Address Book | No | Yes |
| Message Drafts | No | Yes |
| Export Messages | No | Yes |
| Attachments for Messages | No | Yes |
| Conversation View | No | Yes |
| Custom Message Handling Rules | No | Yes |
| Usergroups | ||
| Group Types | Yes Hidden, Closed, Open | Yes Hidden, Closed, Open, Request |
| UCP Group Management | Yes | Yes |
| UCP Manage Group Memberships | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Group Leaders | No | Yes |
| Custom Group Colours | No | Yes |
| Group Ranks | No | Yes |
| Group Avatars | No | Yes |
| Group-based Memberlist Display | No | Yes |
| Moderation Control Panel | ||
| Global Moderators | No | Yes |
| Forum Moderators | Yes | Yes |
| Topics/Posts Moderation Queue | No | Yes |
| Manage Reported Topics/Posts | No | Yes |
| Topic History | No | Yes |
| Forum/Topic Logs | No | Yes |
| Localised Moderator Logs | No | Yes |
| Post Editing | Yes | Yes |
| Post Locking | No | Yes |
| Post Details | Yes | Yes |
| Change Post Author | No | Yes |
| Quick-Mod Tools | Yes | Yes |
| Moving Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Move Multiple Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Merging Topics | No | Yes |
| Merging Posts | No | Yes |
| Merging Multiple Topics | No | Yes |
| Split Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Locking Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Deleting Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Copying Topics | No | Yes |
| Global Topics | No | Yes |
| Announcement Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky Topics | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Bans | No | Yes |
| Manage User Warnings | No | Yes |
| Banning by Username | No | Yes |
| Banning by E-mail Address | No | Yes |
| Banning by IP Address | No | Yes |
| User Notes | No | Yes |
| Administration Control Panel | ||
| Founder Status/Board Creator | No | Yes |
| Load Settings | Yes | Yes |
| Prune Inactive Users | No | Yes |
| Manage Ranks | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Groups | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Group Memberships | Yes | Yes |
| Manage Attachments and Settings | No | Yes |
| Manage User Attachments | No | Yes |
| User Editing | Yes | Yes |
| List Groups on Index | No | Yes |
| Topic Icons | No | Yes |
| Mass e-mail | Yes | Yes |
| Manage report/denial Reasons | No | Yes |
| Module Management | No | Yes |
| Custom BBCodes | No | Yes |
| Custom BBCode Placement Options | No | Yes |
| Custom BBCode Data Types | No | Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields | No | Yes |
| Manage Bans | Yes | Yes |
| Banning by Username | Yes | Yes |
| Banning by E-mail Address | Yes | Yes |
| Banning by IP Address | Yes | Yes |
| Styles | ||
| User Selectable Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Install/Manage Custom Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Customise/Edit Templates | No | Yes |
| Customise/Edit Themes | No | Yes |
| Customise/Edit Imagesets | No | Yes |
| Permissions | ||
| Group Based Global Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Group Based Moderator Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Group Based Administration Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Group Based Forum Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| User Based Global Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| User Based Moderator Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| User Based Administration Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| User Based Forum Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Admin Permission Roles | No | Yes |
| User Permission Roles | No | Yes |
| Moderator Permission Roles | No | Yes |
| Forum Permission Roles | No | Yes |
| Multi-level Permission Masks | No | Yes |
| Notifications | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Instant Messaging | No | Yes |
| Bookmarks | No | Yes |
| Localisation | ||
| Support for Multiple Language Packs | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | 50+ | 61+ |
| Right to Left Support | No | Yes |
| Language Pack Web-Editor | No | Yes |
| Installation / Upgrade | ||
| Installation Wizard | Yes | Yes |
| Update Wizard | No | Yes |
| Converter Wizard | No | Yes |
| File Merge Diff Update Engine | No | Yes |
| Technical Features | ||
| CMS Software Integration | No | Yes |
| XHTML Compliant | No | Yes |
| Plug-ins | ||
| Auth Plug-ins | No | Yes |
| Search Plug-ins | No | Yes |
| Cache Plug-ins | No | Yes |
| Hooks System | No | Yes |
| Expandable Modules | Yes | Yes |
Screenshots
Some screenshots of the last version, 3.0, with its new features:
Database manager
Website configuration
Templates
Manage Categories
News
Webpages
Filters
Ban emails
Communities
- English Forum
- Arabic Forum
- Catalan Forum
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)Forum
- Simplified Chinese (Mainland China) Forum
- Czech Forum
- Danish Forum
- Dutch Forum
- French Forum
- Finish Forum
- German Forum
- Hebrew Forum
- Hellenic Forum
- Hungarian Forum
- Italian Forum
- Polish Forum
- Brazilian and Portuguese Forum
- Romanian Forum
- Russian Forum
- Slovak Forum
- Spanish Forum
- Swedish Forum
- Turkish Forum
