How do you set up a BBS?

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-04-30 08:55pm

Like it says in the title, how do you set up a BBS like the one here at SD.net

After pissing about in several WoW guilds a few friends and I are gonna set up our own, we have the people interested and we've decided we need a website to help us co-ordinate Raids, place orders with our crafters etc and we've decided that the phpBB software would suit us best.

So from step one how the hell do you do it?

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2005-04-30 09:00pm

You could try making one on ProBoards. Hosted for you and all that, but options are kinda limited. My old guild leader from SWG set up this one, which suited us just fine.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2005-04-30 09:04pm

http://www.phpbb.com/

The setup is fairly easy, you'll need a webhost that allows you to use PHP and you'll need a datbase.

On the other hand, you can always use one of the sites that hosts them for free, like http://www.freeyabb.com/ or http://www.dk3.com/index/

Naturally, you have less control over them that way, but it's free, and you don't have to bother setting it up yourself.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-04-30 09:11pm

Get webspace.

Get board software.

Learn board software.

Set it up.

Advertise/Pimp/Whore it out to the digital public.

The short answer, I guess.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-04-30 11:12pm

Be sure, of course, that said webspace has support for whatever forum software you want to run.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-04-30 11:54pm

I did it with proboards. If I can do it, you can too. Just start up a proboard account and ask questions as you go along.

Knighthawk · Post by **Knighthawk** » 2005-05-01 02:41am

feel...
so...
old...
need to...reminice...about...old days....gaining .... strength...

*passes out*

-K

TRADE WARS 2002 FOREVER!!!

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-05-01 04:36am

Knighthawk wrote:feel...
so...
old...
need to...reminice...about...old days....gaining .... strength...

*passes out*

-K

TRADE WARS 2002 FOREVER!!!

Come on, everyone knew that Barren Realms Elite and Legend of the Red Dragon pwned o'er all.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2005-05-01 04:47am

I found http://www.greatboard.com/
Haven't tried it so I don't know how it compares to others, but apparently it's got many options for a free board.

Terr Fangbite · Post by **Terr Fangbite** » 2005-05-01 08:08am

Proboards is great if you just want a place to make several boards and have people post to them. Anything more get phpbb.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-05-01 08:20am

I don't like Proboards' terms of use. If you have discussions typical of the SD.net community there and someone complains, your board is gone. Try this: http://freeyabb.com I hosted my board with them, and it's working out great. You can choose phpBB or Invision. I went with the former myself, but use whatever works for you.

Knighthawk · Post by **Knighthawk** » 2005-05-01 03:01pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:
Knighthawk wrote:feel...
so...
old...
need to...reminice...about...old days....gaining .... strength...

*passes out*

-K

TRADE WARS 2002 FOREVER!!!
Come on, everyone knew that Barren Realms Elite and Legend of the Red Dragon pwned o'er all.

LoL! Wait, then there was Pimp Wars, and Global War

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-01 05:40pm

Oh man, Trade Wars... if only we'd had more players for it. And Jet Fighter.

Oh, memories.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-05-01 07:29pm

When you use a remotely hosted and administered system such as proboards, the administrators of the system have you by the balls. Just keep that in mind before ever trying such a system. If you trust that they will treat your balls well, then don't worry about it.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2005-05-04 06:38pm

I can testify as of now that setting up a phpbb is ridiculously easy

Even computer-illiterates should manage that...