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9/10 JackFG says:

If it weren't for the price, vBulletin would be the best out there. Right now (...)
10/10 AnaP says:
Best forum application!
vBulletin is commonly used to create interactive communities on a big scale. (...)
10/10 Luciana says:
Best commercial forum software!
vBulletin is surprisingly stable, I have never experienced any problems with it. (...)
9/10 Anonymous says:
I like it
I like it but why pay for software when you can get the same functionality and (...)
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Cool
vBulletin surely is feature-packed, but be prepared to upgrade your servers. (...)
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vBulletin

By: Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd

[edit] Brief Description

vBulletin is a forum software written in PHP that uses a MySQL database. It has many features like template interface (including multiple styles which can be applied to different forums and users), search engine, user profiles, extensive admin control panel, forums and posts that have many sorting options and support pictures, polls or ratings.

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Contents
  1. Description
  2. System requirements
    1. Minimum System Requirement
    2. Recommended System Requirements
    3. User requirements
  3. Features
    1. General Forum Features
    2. Security Forum Features
  4. Communities
  5. See also

Description

VBulletin is a fast and stable forum solution, written in PHP. It is uses the MySQL database. It is designed for any community size and it is translated in German, Chinese and Hungarian. A cross platform product, vBulletin can run on Windows, Solaris, Linux, Mac and BSD.

System requirements

Minimum System Requirement

  • PHP version 4.3.3v or higher
  • MySQL version 4.0.16v or higher
  • Internet explorer

Recommended System Requirements

  • PHP version 4.4.2 or 5.1.2 or later
  • MySQL version 5.0.19 or later

User requirements

  • web space on which the PHP scripts and images of vBulletin will be stored
  • MySQL space (the database space) - the space allocated for the MySQL database will have to be enough. This space is dependant of the forum size, the amount of data stored in the database (avatar size, attachments), number of forum members, number of posts and many other factors.

Features

General Forum Features

  • The database server and the web server can exist on separate machines.
  • The forum code is written in PHP programming language
  • The admin, moderator and user have control panel
  • Compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998.

General

  • From the administrator control panel the erver Settings and Optimisation options can be configurated
  • FAQ are editable
  • The threads have also printer friendly versions
  • A specific page can be emailed to a friend
  • Supports BB Code and HTML in posts
  • Emoticons are available

  • Attachment images .gif,.jpg, etc are optional via Admin Control panel
  • Quick reply box

  • User Style picker
  • Private and public calendars are supported
  • Private events reminder
  • Multiple styles can be created for different forums and users
  • Language manager so the forums can be translated in any language
  • The forum supports multiple languages

  • Phrase manager
  • Moderators and SuperModerators can be unlimited
  • Import facility systems, including Infopop's Ultimate Bulletin Board, UBBThreads, OpenTopic, ezboard, and Ikonboard

Security Forum Features

  • CAPTCHA
  • ACL’s
  • Flood control
  • Multiple groups
  • User banning (by name & IP)
  • User Reports
  • Suspension
  • Warnings
  • Blacklist

Communities

See also

Resources:  Vendor/Foundation |  Licenses |  Linux Distributions |  Programming Languages |  Programming Interfaces (API) |  Graphical Interfaces (GUI) |  Available Languages