how to create a forum like EDAboard?

[ehsanelahimirza]

how to create a forum

hi all

i wanted to make a forum like EDAboard.
where i can get same looking discussion forums for me.
is it possible to get free domain name for my forum.

actually i wanted an electrical engineering forum for my university where my fellows can discuss projects.


plz help me out.
thanks in advance

 

[A.Anand Srinivasan]

visit phpbb.org... there you can find the content needed to create a forum... if you plan some forum for your university you gotta host it in a dedicated server by renting it... we have one for my university,,, we downloaded the php and edited it to our needs...

 

[mouzid]

hi all

i wanted to make a forum like EDAboard.
where i can get same looking discussion forums for me.
is it possible to get free domain name for my forum.

actually i wanted an electrical engineering forum for my university where my fellows can discuss projects.


plz help me out.
thanks in advance

Hi,
Yes forum like these are made using PHP.

 

[ehsanelahimirza]

i got phpbb3
i hv installed my sql and php in my system, but
phpbb is not working yet, i m unable to install it even.

plz guide me where possibaly im wrong
thanks

 

[Coquerelle]

https://www.forumotion.com
I've been a member in Forumotion for over a year now and I like it a lot.

they offer phpbb AND IPB forum hosting, so you should go there cause its awesome