Phpbb

Introduction

phpBB is a popular Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language. The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board. Available under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free and open source software.

Features of phpBB include support for multiple database engines (PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server), flat message structure (as opposed to threaded), hierarchical subforums, topic split/merge/lock, user groups, multiple attachments per post, full-text search, plugins and various notification options (e-mail, Jabber instant messaging, ATOM feeds). [1]

To install Phpbb, see our Installation page.

Using Phpbb

When you install Phpbb there are a number of portals to various aspects of its functionality.

Administrator Control Panel (ACP)

In this example to ACP is being used to lock down access for board members.