Scratch

Use a forum hoster, such as PunBB-Hosting.

777w wrote:

The_Blue_E wrote:

How do you make your own fourms? A scratcher made a fourm called the TBG fourms.
Someone suggested that I do that if I want a fourm. How do you do that?

uh no the st made the tbg forums
anyway, yea punbb is the most common one ive seen used, i know at least alt, redrocker, stevetheipad, and mattb777 (or whatever his name was) have created fora with punbb

Yup, except, I actually hosted it on a separate general hosting server, rather than a restricted Punbb hosting specialized site.

They both have their ups and downs, but Punbb Hosting is the fastest.

Best way to do it really is code it yourself, since you can do everything your own way

If you're just started out, I'd recommend PunBB-Hosting. However, that limits the amount of features you can have -- it's better to make an account on a free web hosting service, download the files for a forum software (I use FluxBB), upload them via FTP, and you're pretty much done. It's easier than it sounds. You need to create a database too, before you install FluxBB. It's extremely simple though, just click one button. Then just follow the instructions.

I'd be willing to help out if you want.

DigiTechs wrote:

Best way to do it really is code it yourself, since you can do everything your own way

That'd take ages.

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Ask RedRocker227. He has one.

:3

EDIT; You'll need a domain too (don't use a subdomain, they suck). Get a .tk one -- they're free.

Last edited by RedRocker227 (2012-05-23 17:34:02)

The most professional way of doing it is installing FluxBB or PunBB yourself on a free web server provided by services like 000webhosting, 1freehosting and Free Hosting Cloud.

This way, you have the most control over your forum, and you can get a nice domain name from co.cc or dot.tk. 

slinger wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

The most professional way of doing it is installing FluxBB or PunBB yourself on a free web server provided by services like 000webhosting, 1freehosting and Free Hosting Cloud.

This way, you have the most control over your forum, and you can get a nice domain name from co.cc or dot.tk. 

I don't trust those free hosts; where are they getting their income if not from ads. People don't just offer a free host.

Well, they just hope some people will upgrade to their premium service 

bonechill wrote:

bump

erm

jji7skyline wrote:

trinary wrote:

Coding your own gives you much more flexibility and control over it, though.

It's easier to mod an existing one, if you have knowledge of PHP 

Yeah, that's what i did on Coders' Shed. It's mostly FluxBB, with a few mods installed, and some personal modifications also.
Same with the Scratch Forums, actually. The ST modded it a lot. Especially communicating with ScratchR.

1. Please can someone make me a website flux forum and make me an admin
2. How to you add the anti-spam systum that LS92 (Or someone
on the Futuresight team) made
3. Can someone make a addon installer and put it on (View Bit 1 to make sence    )

Last edited by lallaway12 (2012-07-28 16:33:03)

I use punbb hosting.

These are my forums.  I just started it, and I have no idea about a lot of things.

Nooooooooooo!
*slaps hand as (s)he is about so reach for punbb-hosting*

Here's how you do it:

Go to 1FreeHosting.com and sign up
Go to http://cpanel.1freehosting.com/switcher/create
Set hosting plan to 1FreeHosting
Set the subdomain to your forum name without spaces.
Select a domain from the right. I would recommend allalla.com
Enter a password. Any password. This will become your server password.
Enter words from picture.
Click create.
Find "Auto-Installer" on the page you are redirected to and click it.
Select PunBB.
There you go! Just wait for it to finish and go to your new forums. Login and manage.