Open Source PHP Message Board Software

PLEASE NOTE: Latest XOOPS files are on http://github.com/xoops and http://github.com/xoopsmodules25x) XOOPS is a Web application platform written in PHP for the MySQL database. Its object orientation makes it an ideal tool for developing small or large community websites, intra-company and corporate portals, weblogs, and much more. XOOPS is an acronym of eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. Initially a portal system, XOOPS is now a leading content management system (CMS) that serves as a versatile Web framework. XOOPS can also be used as a weblog or journal via a standard install using the News module alone. Another approach is to use modules like News, Forum, Download, Web Links, etc. to form a community that interacts with members and visitors. Or think big, like an enterprise, and develop modules to use with eShop that integrate into XOOP's uniform user management system. XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)

PHPFusion is an award-winning open source content management system (CMS). PHPFusion is written in PHP and MySQL and includes a simple, comprehensive administration system. Demos : https://demos.php-fusion.co.uk/

phpBB is the world's leading Open Source flat style discussion forum software. It includes all the features you expect to find in today's top of the line software.

e107 is a website content management (CMS) system written in PHP and MySQL. It installs a completely dynamic website on your server allowing you complete control of your site from a secure and intuitive, yet powerful and flexible admin area. Coded HTML5, Twitter Bootstrap 5, jQuery. Full source and changelog available on Github.

A Web-based Usenet News Reader written by PHP, support NNTP/NNRP access to News Server. Authentication can be easily configured with flexibility. It also supports the charset conversion between different Chinese charsets, both Traditional and Simplified.

A PHP guestbook script that does not require a (MySQL) database, but stores the data in a flat text file, while still offering features common to other (database-driven) boards or forums, e.g. BBcode, localization or an admin interface.

We're working to create a resource for professionals and active contributors where it will be developed: integration of Postnuke/eNvolution/Oscommerce and other CMS special version to manage E-Commerce, E-Learning, intranet, Workflow, ERP, hotels ad

I started this project because I wanted a dead-simple blog. One that didn't need a database, used flat text files, and looked nice. It's main advantage is that it only requires PHP 5 and write permissions. There is no setup, just unzip and copy.

More than just another PHP forum, w-agora is a fully customizable web publishing & communication software. Features includes multiple databases support, multiple sites & forums, user management, web based administration, and more...

Flarum is a delightfully simple forum software for your website. It’s simple, fast and friendly, with all the features you need to build a great and successful community. Flarum is built with PHP with no complex dependencies. It’s beautifully and carefully designed to be responsive and consistent across all platforms. More than just a nice skin, it’s packed full of innovative features including a two-pane interface, floating composer, swipe gestures, themes, smart notifications and so much more. It can also be customized and extended to suit your community even better thanks to its amazingly flexible architecture and powerful Extension API.

PHP/MySQL Discussion Forum with frames-based layout, reply-to-user, e-mail notification, HTML-posting, signatures, friends & killfiles, user promotion/demotion and full admin tools.

FUDforum is a super fast and scalable discussion forum. It is highly customizable and supports unlimited members, forums, posts, topics, polls & attachments. It can import XML Feeds and sync with USENET groups and Mailing Lists (bi-directional).

Not into manually editing all of those phpBB files? Worried about damaging your database by adding MODs? Fully Modded phpBB2 is the worlds leading Open Source flat style modified phpbb discussion board that has plenty of useful and fun mods pre-installed

ThWboard is a free bulletin board system providing all major bb features. The board is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database to store posts, users, etc. ThWboard is being used on some well visited pages and is fairly stable.

This is the Swedish translation project for the phpBB forum software. We are doing translations of the actual software itself, documentation, guides, MODs, etc.

Program PBBoard is interactive Forum management program Dialogic Free classified as free software and open source, is located under the GNU GPL, is written in PHP and based on MySQL database engine And PBBoard now in its third generation version 3.0, this version includes integration between design standard High-level as well as high security, as well as multi-language interface and empowerment Full of multiple databases for planning modulating complete with a lack of effort on servers. https://pbboard.info

Very impressive forum script based on PHP4 and MySQL. Support of all basic functions, language packs and skins. Really good.

The file repository for the phpBB2 version of ADR.

Web-based publishing and collaboration software. Allows for super easy content creation and editing (uses AJAX). Content is stored in a web rather than in a strict hierarchy. Includes the choice between two graphical editors (TinyMCE& FCKEditor).

IntegraMOD is a pre-modded version of phpbb2 with the best MODs for phpbb made to work with each other (compatibility of modifications). IntegraMOD stand for Integrated MODs. Its main addon is IM Portal which features forum-wide integration of portal b

UseBB 1, a classic PHP 4 based bulletin board package, currently out of development.

secured WebGine is a mix between a content management system and an application framework. Its focus is security and a logical API.

Scribe is a click-efficient forum that runs on a flat-file database and employs powerful, dynamic features to enhance the user's experience.

MGB is a free OpenSource Guestbook completely written in PHP, using JavaScript and a MySQL Database. Easy to use, flexible and customizable with templates to make it fit 100% to your homepage.

Channah is a re-invention of medichan attempting to bridge common chan and CMS features while still trying to support the main goal of an anonymous and simple interface. The unix name will be changed asap to channah as lucretia-engine was closed.