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[Zylka]

Where do I go? Anyone have experience running one? I've got time to kill and am itching to set one up now! [Looking for 4 easy going mods, as well ]


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[Zylka]

helelpp!

Oh noooOOOOooo... I don't want to host a website as well, just a board of forums

[Zylka]

Ok, further clarification - I'd like to set up these forums under a free service, where I can construct, bassline promote and troubleshoot the project over about a month or so. From there, I'd like to transfer the entire thing onto a no pop-up .com location that I pay for and can promote on a serious level. Is this possible, or will the transfer be a start from scratch assurance?

[FrostyBoy]

ikonboard

[Zylka]

Thanks Sn00p

...and if I might ask, do you ever wander off into site design? I'm going to need graphic layout help, and trust your work. Feel free to PM me with details if you do that kind of thing

[Zylka]

Man, all of this ethernet stuff rather confuses me :|

[Zylka]

Oh no, I need something where I can use my own skins and Ikon doesn't allow it! Which services do?

[Apocalypse]

Why don't I have a mod spot yet?

[Imran Siddiqui]

ezboard isn't bad either... at least not anymore .

[Zylka]

I think I just might go to go with EZboard after all. Well otherwise, what's the most expensive and spiffiest quality service?

Will, if you so desire - granted! I dunno if the subject of these boards would be to your tastes though

[Nubclear]

[Zylka]

From Vbulletin:

Minimum Requirements: vBulletin is designed to run on every server that has PHP 4.0.4 or greater and MySQL 3.23 or greater installed.

Recommended Requirements: For optimum performance, we recommend that vBulletin is run on a server that has MySQL 3.23.33 and PHP 4 (latest version) installed.

The software has been successfully installed on several different flavours of UNIX (including Solaris, and Redhat Linux), as well as Windows NT/2000/XP.

WTF??? So not only do I pay licensing and monthly no-pop up fees - I have to run the forums on my own server?!?!

[Zylka]

Not to mention all of those numbers and cooky abbreviations, what the f*ck is going on here, exactly?

[Apocalypse]

You could just get one of those oldstyle boards that was popular 5 and 6 years ago

[Worthingtons]

Zylka - I run an Ezboard atm (I hate it btw but it does the Job and the regulars like it for some reason).

Ikonboard is brilliant tho, I used to run one about 2 years ago when it wasnt even as good, I know f all about Internet code but managed to play about with the features and stuff - the amount of control is top dog.

Let me know if you set an Ezboard up, there are many things you'll need to know
Cheers
Matt