How to create new forum / message board

[meetdilip]

Forum is most commenly called as Message Board or Bulletin

Board and it is based on web application and managing by the

users.

Some of the Free forum webapplication are follows:-

* BbPress
* Beehive Forum
* Bmforum
* Boonex Dolphin smart community script
* FUDforum
* FluxBB
* FruitShow
* IceBB
* Icy Phoenix
* MercuryBoard
* MetaBB
* Monkey Boards
* MwForum
* MyBulletinBoard
* NextBBS
* Phorum
* PhpBB
* PHPwnage
* PunBB
* PunBB.NET
* Quicksilver Forums
* RForum
* Santy
* Slashdot
* Snitz Forums 2000
* Syndie
* Think Tank Forums
* UseBB
* Vanilla (software)
* SMF ( Simple Machine Forum)

Some of the Paid Forum Software

* IPB
* Vbulltin
* WoltLab Burning Board

Choosing The Hosting Account

The above forum softwares are need the minimum requirement

of hosting features

5 to 10 GB of Space
5000 GB or more Bandwith
PHP 5.0, PHP 5.1, PHP 5.2
Zend Optimizer, Safe Mod off
Mod_rewrite, .htaccess
My Sql Installed
CPanel Control Panel
Apache Handlers
Cron Jobs
phpMyAdmin and phpPgAdmin
Fantastico Script Auto-installer

Installing Free Forum from Fantastico Script Auto installer:

This is the one of the best features for newbie to create a

forum and host it in a minute wher your done the hosting signup

and your loged in to the cpanel ( Controle panel) Just search for

the Fantastico Icon in the cpanel and Click on that it will list you

the latest forum softwares and other softwares like blog, cms,

etc., Selcect the desire forum software and click on the link and

it will ask where to install the forum put the location or leave it

blank if you want to install it root of your domain, and it ask

the user who manage the whole thing called as Administrater

user account details enter the username and password and email

address (Note : Email ID is need to be valid one it will send the

details to your email id).

Manual Installtion of forum.

Select the latest version of the forum from the forum prvider

website and download it in compressed format. And uploat the

compressed folder to your hosting account folder choose it

wether in root or sub folder then upload. now the archive file is

on the hosting folder then extract it to the root or subfolder.

after extracting follow the the step by step instruction given by

the forum software provider once you done thats it your forum

is up and ready.

Steps follow you are new to your forum

Now your forum is setuped and you are loged in as administrator

these are the simple steps follow by an admin.

Create an Catagories related to your domain and forum title.

Write the topics and posts to your own hand written.

Do some SEO register an account in webmaster central in

google, yahoo, bing etc., and submit sitemap and your site

Invite your friends first dont start with spaming in other

forums. ask them to manage the forum as moderator and ask

them to write article to your forum.

speak about your forum in schools and college and parties ask

them to join with you as members.

update your content daily and spend time with your forum

responce as soon as possible any help topic posted.

Publish your famous content to your social networking site.

submit your link of the article to all the social bookmarking sites

and build back links.

If you love twitter create an account with tour forum name.

[d2hmorris]

Hey meetdilip !

You have shared such good information.Thank you so much for such useful information.
Thanks again

[meetdilip]

Glad you liked it

[itsmemad]

Good post... As mentioned, it's always better to install the latest version of the Forum Software manually... Since, Fantastico is not always updated by the host, it's best to use when you wanna loose your virginity by creating your very first website.

[Logik]

i am just curious, Dilip wanna start a forum? :P

[essbebe]

@meetdilip
Please correct. some typing error ?

5 to 10 GB of Space
5000 GB or more bandwidth

[d2hmorris]

Yes meetdilip !
I like your post very much
All the best...

[essbebe]

@logik
A similar forum in Indian Languages could be a profitable venture.
Even here, if postings in Hindi are allowed,
( in a seperate sub forum)
It would attract more traffic.

भारतीय भाषाओं में इसी प्रकार का एक मंच एक लाभदायक उद्यम हो सकता है. यहाँ भी, अगर हिन्दी में नियुक्तियों की अनुमति है, (एक अलग उप मंच में) यह अधिक यातायात को आकर्षित करेगा.
( Translation automatic . Not mine . Please excuse
mistakes My mother tongue is TAMIL, and know some/little English. Forgot Sanskrit )

[itsmemad]

i am just curious, Dilip wanna start a forum? :P

Hez already running a forum... his signature has the links..

[Logik]

@essbebe
thanks for suggestion.
also thanks for putting ur language profile.
if i open a similar forum as u nentioned, i will make u hindi section "moderator" straight away. i hope u will respect my offer.

[hitler517]

Hi, Dilip, how much MySQL space do we need to host forums?
Most free hosting gives about 50mb space......

For eg, IBF has now crossed 200,000 posts... So how much MySQL space will it be occupying?

[Admin]

Hi, Dilip, how much MySQL space do we need to host forums?
Most free hosting gives about 50mb space......

For eg, IBF has now crossed 200,000 posts... So how much MySQL space will it be occupying?

A vbulletin forum requires very less hard drive space.. its when you let users upload pictures and stuff and files that it starts to add up with time. This sites back up file which includes all the uploaded files as well does not exceed 1GB and that also includes the traffic logs from the last 5 years.

Shared hosting is what you need for a startup not free hosting as it gives you a lot of flexibility to work with.

[mickey]

A vbulletin forum requires very less hard drive space.. its when you let users upload pictures and stuff and files that it starts to add up with time. This sites back up file which includes all the uploaded files as well does not exceed 1GB and that also includes the traffic logs from the last 5 years.

Shared hosting is what you need for a startup not free hosting as it gives you a lot of flexibility to work with.

Ok ok.. just want to know how much space has this site consumed over the past 5 years?? total.. all traffic logs and the scraps etc..

[bhanuprasad1981]

if my guess is correct mysql has used 2+gb for this forum , i too host some vbulletin forums on my servers some are using nearly 4gb space just for mysql

[Admin]

Ok ok.. just want to know how much space has this site consumed over the past 5 years?? total.. all traffic logs and the scraps etc..

This forum takes up less then 1GB space.

if my guess is correct mysql has used 2+gb for this forum , i too host some vbulletin forums on my servers some are using nearly 4gb space just for mysql

I deleted some logs a year ago and deleted thousands of members profile who only registered here and never returned back and that reduced the mysql size a lot.. other then that I also deleted some log files about 6 months ago to make the back up file lighter.

4gb space for mysql alone on vb would mean a very large forum.. more then two million posts I guess.

[essbebe]

This forum takes up less then 1GB space.

In my profile
Attachments:
16.25MB for 400 attachments
( Mostly small jpg pictures )

[oo7]

Good post... As mentioned, it's always better to install the latest version of the Forum Software manually... Since, Fantastico is not always updated by the host, it's best to use when you wanna loose your virginity by creating your very first website.

lol

@meetdilip

nice info

rep++

[mickey]

very very nice...

let me see if i can rep!

sorry dilip... i cant...

but i think words worth it..

@logik
A similar forum in Indian Languages could be a profitable venture.
Even here, if postings in Hindi are allowed,
( in a seperate sub forum)
It would attract more traffic.

Vannakkam Essbebe!!!

[mickey]

lol thanks for the rep essbebe.. just saw 16 there...

^_^

[essbebe]

@mickey
Namaskar SAT Sri AKAL

should be more. I think about 22 or 23 points. I remember I gave very recently after seeing Tamil salutation "VANAKKAM" posted by you !!
Helps NATIONAL UNITY.

[mickey]

Helps NATIONAL UNITY.

Unity is the strength ^_^

[Pink_cannon]

I am thankful for your post..
This will help me much...
Very well said..

[Yush]

In free
Mybb is also good and in paid xenforo is also good.