An Open Source flat file based bulletin board system GrimBB is a bulletin board that functions using file read/write operations. It is much simpler to set up (only two files require changes to be fully functional) than many of its predecessors and requires no databases (such as MySQL) to function. It supports templates through the use of CSS. The code is Open Source and available for downloading, viewing, modding, etc.
Price: 0.00 - Version: 1.3 - Platform(s): Any server that supports PHP 4 - Updated: 15/11/2007
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phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. Based on the powerful PHP server language and your choice of MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL or Access/ODBC database servers, phpBB is the ideal free community solution for all web sites.