forum

Three important things:
1.A webserver, either IIS or Apache.
2. Forum software. vBulletin, invision power board, phpbb are some of them.
3. A server to host the same.

Other things:
1. More members
2. Good content, etc...

Most paid Linux hosting packages comes with phpBB installed. All that you need is a browser to install and configure it. Even this forum is a phpBB forum. But remember one thing. If you have good number of visitors to your forum, you will require a lot of space and a lot of bandwidth.

But take a look at *www.proboards.com. May be you don't need to spend even on hosting and domain

try *www.forumer.com for Phpbb and its ad free

and

*www.invisionfree.com/ for IPB or Invision Power board

These are like proboads where your forum is hosted and u need not have a domain and webspace

abbey u forgot the DBMS ... like MySql !

anyways here goto www.galacnet.com and sign up
u dun have to worry abt anything
just sign up there

how many $$$$ wud it cost ------ Forum setup ????

the only investment you need is some webspace
also your internet connection cost


all others come in the linux hosting package.

^^^^ Its very OLD thread y r u digging from it

He gone Insane/Nuts