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David Moskowitz
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vBulletin (click to read reviews) Website URLPrice: $85 lease / year or $160 to own Installation: You will need to install vBulletin yourself. Installation by vBulletin Staff is also available for an extra fee ($135) Trial Version: No, but demo available Support: Helpdesk, and forums. Phone support for extra fees Required Software: PHP, mysql Description: vBulletin is a bulletin board system for larger websites. Both licenses include 12 months e-mail support and access to the latest versions. Both expire after 12 months and a leased license must be renewed in order to continue to run the software. An owned license renewal, for upgrades and e-mail support for 12 months costs $30.
Both of the above have the vBulletin brand, but branding free is an
There are lots of hacks available via non affiliated sites and varous independent forums. http://www.vbulletin.org/ provides official modifications. Many sites start with PHPBB (open source) and then move to vBulletin. If you are expecting a large user base you may want to invest in vBulletin to avoid any user transition and changeover issues.
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Website URL Price: Free- Open Source Installation: You must install yourself. Some hosts provide automated installation. Trial Version: Free Support: Forums Required Software: PHP, mysql Description: An open source forum/bulletin board solition. phpBBS has a very lively developer community and user base. The forum is used on many websites and there are lots of modifications and styles available. I recommend this for intermediate and advanced users who are comfortable editing PHP programs. It is a good way to start a forum without spending any money.
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