PHP logon or Forum

[Baby Jai]

can someone give me some direction here, I would like to make a Forum out of PHP and a logon out of PHP. Im using Dreamweaver MX. ANMy help here would be delightful

[pyro]

Making a forum is like re-inventing the wheel. I'd use a pre-built forums, especially if you are not experienced in PHP/database programming.

Here are a few good PHP forums.

http://www.xmbforum.com/
http://www.invisionboard.com/
http://www.phpbb.com/
http://www.vbulletin.com/
http://www.yabbse.org/

[Bootsman123]

If you are new to PHP then I suggest using forums already avaible. I've created the forum myself, because I can easily add all the special functions I need/want and I don't have the copyright message below.

[Baby Jai]

Ok i have downloaded the invision power board free trial, how do I iusntall it??? thats the question I have

[pyro]

I'm sure there is a readme or documentation that will answer that question for you.

[Baby Jai]

anyone know of a PHP forum that is easily customizable like the background and color of text?

[brendandonhue]

A forum is extremely complicated-they contain hundreds of thousands of lines of code. All of the major forums support templates and skins, basic features such as color changes will be available in all of them.