ok so... forums?

[mysen]

hi people, can anyone please point me in the right direction in how to build a forum, i need to make one for work in our intranet and of couse i said yes i can do it, stupid me!!
please please help!
mysen

[MstrBob]

I've moved your thread here, because you can't use Javascript to make a forum. You're going to have to use a server-side language, which is basically a programming language executed by a server. There are many options available, PHP, ASP, one of the .Net languages, Perl, Ruby, Python, JSP, ColdFusion, ect. Which one you chose is up to you, though it may help if you have prior programming experience.

But, there are a number of pre-made, free, open source software available already. Making a forum is a large undertaking, why are the myriad of already made systems not acceptable? (Why reinvent the wheel?)

[gopher292]

Try: PhpBB (http://www.phpbb.com)
Or: vBulletin (http://www.vbulletin.com)
Or: ikonboard (http://www.ikonboard.com)

And here's an even better wikipedia chart on the subject: Comparison of Internet forum software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software)

Look in the documentation of each one and see which you like best, then follow the installation instructions.

Good Luck!

[mysen]

ok cool thanks guys i think i definalty need to look into it more,
thanks again

[Brollachan]

For Perl: http://www.ikonboard.com (though latest beta is no longer available I've got a work-in-progress version and it's good)
For PHP: http://www.infinitecore.com