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help me to start a forum on my site

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utsav
utsav Original post #1
Aug 24, 2007 at 2:52 PM
i am starting my site on free web hosting 110mb.com. they r providing php5 support,2GB webspace and 100GB bandwidth.i don't want to spend money on forum software:D .

Plz suggest a good forum software and how to start a forum:confused: .

i can spend money on forum software only as a last option.

i hav seen many forums using adsense .how can i do this.:!:
i presently hav a adsense account.

i hav some knowledge about html but i dont know anything about php .this is the main problem.

help me plz:?:
Gigacore
Aug 24, 2007 at 3:03 PM
Use MyBB or phpBB. I like MyBB....... coz its easy to use and free.

*www.mybboard.net/

And have a look at my forum... if u wanna see how MyBB forums looks
utsav
utsav #3
Aug 24, 2007 at 3:12 PM
i will hav a look at ur forum and one thing that is most important that i want a forum software which consumes low bandwidth like 25 to 40 KB per page.
Gigacore
Aug 24, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Hmm... really i dont know... it also depends on the images and other stuffs u use

here's some basic info about consumption upon opening of my forum

Generated in 0.0781090 seconds (67.32% PHP / 32.68% MySQL)
MySQL Queries: 17 / Global Parsing Time: 0.0507331 / Memory Usage: 2.58 MB
PHP version: 4.4.7 / Server Load: 0.74 / GZip Compression: Enabled
Sparsh007
Aug 24, 2007 at 4:34 PM
contact me on
yahoo:sparshster
or gmail:Sparsh007
i can set up for u in a small deal
iMav
iMav #6
Aug 24, 2007 at 4:51 PM
go for phpbb3 or mybb ... note phpbb3 is in rc4 stage now ... but its a pretty nice software .... nice default theme and pretty decent features being widely used and open source hence will have many mods as ppbb2 ;)

its pretty simple to setup also ....
nileshgr
Aug 24, 2007 at 5:19 PM
Don't go for 110mb

Their service is worst!

go for 789mb.com

i don't use 789 but their service is :cool:
Sukhdeep Singh
Aug 24, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Download and Install phpbb3 or SMF. Both are nice Forum scripts. For installation and Adsense help, search in communities of both and you will find the answer in many threads :)
utsav
utsav #9
Aug 24, 2007 at 9:51 PM
what is mysql and hta access.

plz suggest a good free hosting with lots of disk space and bandwidth
nileshgr
nileshgr #10
Aug 24, 2007 at 10:19 PM
utsav said:
what is mysql and hta access.

plz suggest a good free hosting with lots of disk space and bandwidth
mysql is the most widely used Open-Source Database Software. .htaccess is used to configure httpd (Apache) server.

You can put some directives to tell httpd so that it behaves in a separate way with ur w/site. :)

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utsav
utsav #11
Aug 25, 2007 at 2:48 PM
i tried to sign up yesterday but they said that they r not accepting registrations currently.

where to get free mysql database ,most of them r paid

plz tell me where a get a detailed tutorial for starting forum using phpbb3 RC-4
shaunak
shaunak #12
Aug 25, 2007 at 3:08 PM
A word of warning.
110mb offers everything on one condition. You have to buy SQL databases! Its not free, not even 1.
I recomend you look for other hosts who offer all the services completely free.
like: www.zendurl.com or *www.joolo.com/ [quite good]
iMav
iMav #13
Aug 25, 2007 at 3:42 PM
^^ well if thats the case then 1 cant start a forum ther ;)
Pathik
Pathik #15
Aug 26, 2007 at 6:17 PM
afaik(new) 110mb offered 1 free mysql db... wat happened to that?
N
Aug 26, 2007 at 6:43 PM
Try frihost.net - One of the better known Free Hosting companies. And SQL support will be provided by Hosting provider only. You don't need it separately.
All Forum scripts work on SQL. BTW SMF Beta 2.0 has been released, but its only for charter members. Its 2.0 final should come by this year end.
amanjagga
amanjagga #17
Sep 24, 2007 at 1:48 PM
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utsav
utsav #18
Sep 25, 2007 at 11:04 PM
how to integrate google adsense in phpb3 rc4 forums
nileshgr
nileshgr #19
Sep 26, 2007 at 3:54 PM
utsav said:
how to integrate google adsense in phpb3 rc4 forums
I suppose you would want to put it in either the top or the bottom of the forum. Right ?

So in the root directory of phpbb, goto the directory which says styles. Then go to the directory in styles whose name is the current theme. if u r usin the default theme, then it will b either subsilver2 or prosilver. So in it find for a file called overall_header.html and overall_footer.html

Then paste the adsense code in the place where you like.

Note: pasting it in the wrong place would lead to wrong views of ur forum (like the reply box appearing at top and post at bottom!).
utsav
utsav #20
Oct 5, 2007 at 6:13 PM
i also wanna make a blog based site.so plz suggest the easiest and best blog script.
ahref
ahref #21
Oct 5, 2007 at 6:28 PM
wordpress
utsav
utsav #22
Oct 5, 2007 at 6:37 PM
where can i download or find a good guide to wordpress
utsav
utsav #24
Oct 6, 2007 at 2:08 PM
i am totally confused after reading the manual to install wordpress. someone help me set it up plz.
skeletor
skeletor #25
May 11, 2009 at 8:50 PM
rocket bump...:lol: