phpBB™ (“PHP Bulletin Board”) is the world's leading Open Source forum software.
Millions of people use phpBB on a daily basis, making it the most widely used opensource bulletin board system in the world. Whether you want to stay in touch with a small group of friends or are looking to set up a large multi-category board for a corporate website, phpBB has the features you need built in.
Newer users will appreciate phpBB's extensive administration panel, which allows the customization of even the most intricate features without having to edit code directly, while advanced users will value the ease with which phpBB can be integrated into existing systems.
Because phpBB is released under the GNU General Public License, you may make changes to the code without first having to obtain permission from the phpBB Group. Our extensive database of user created modifications makes changing and adding features as simple as pasting code into the appropriate files, while the styles database contains hundreds of style and image packages to customise your board.
The detailed documentation and video tutorials available on this site will help you get phpBB running on your server in minutes. If you have any questions, members of the community will be happy to assist you with anything from configuring the software to modifying the code for your individual needs.
No other bulletin board software offers a greater complement of features, while maintaining efficiency and ease of use. Best of all, phpBB is completely free. We welcome you to test it for yourself today.
phpBB2 - phpBB3 Feature Comparison
| Feature | phpBB2 | phpBB3 |
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General |
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| License: | GPL | GPL |
| License Price: | Free | Free |
| Programming Language: | PHP | PHP |
| Latest Version: | 2.0.23 | 3.0.5 |
| Release Date: | 17 Feb, 2008 | 31 May, 2009 |
Basic Features |
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| UTF-8 Support: | ||
| User Preferences: | ||
| Moderation: | ||
| Administration: | ||
| Search Engine spider Handling: | ||
| Unread message tracking: | ||
| Private Message System: | ||
| Statistics: | ||
Security |
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| Permanent Bans: | ||
| Temporary Bans (Suspension): | ||
| Permissions: | ||
| Paid Security Code Audit: | ||
| Form Handling: | ||
| Type Aware Parameter Handling: | ||
| Type Aware Database Layer: | ||
| Password Hashing: | ||
Anti-Spam |
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| CAPTCHA Visual Confirmation: | ||
| Flood Control: | ||
| Groups: | ||
| ACLs: | ||
| Blacklist: | ||
| Banning: | ||
| Suspensions: | ||
| Warnings: | ||
| User Logging: | ||
| User Post IP Logging: | ||
| Report Posts: | ||
| Post Moderation: | ||
Data Management |
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| MySQL: | ||
| MSSQL Server: | ||
| MSSQL ODBC: | ||
| PostgreSQL: | ||
| MS Access: | ||
| Oracle: | ||
| Firebird: | ||
| SQLite: | ||
| Database (DBMS) Backups: | ||
| Database (DBMS) Restore: | ||
| Post/Topic Pruning: | ||
Registration |
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| COPPA Registrations: | ||
| Limit Registration Attempts: | ||
| Set min/max Username Length: | ||
| Set min/max Password Length: | ||
| Limit username Chars: | ||
| Set Password Complexity Requirements: | ||
| Force Password Change: | ||
| Allow/Disallow e-mail Address Re-usage: | ||
Posting |
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| Topic Display Method: | Flat | Flat |
| BBCode: | ||
| Custom BBCode Buttons: | ||
| HTML in posts: | ||
| Smilies/Emoticons: | ||
| Quoting: | ||
| Quote Multiple Posts: | ||
| Formatting Toolbar: | ||
| Word Censors: | ||
| Syntax Highlighting: | ||
| Attachments: | ||
| Post Drafts: | ||
| Polls: | ||
| Multiple Poll Option Voting: | ||
| User based Poll Tracking: | ||
| Allow/Disallow Vote Change: | ||
| Beaten-to-Posting Review: | ||
| Posting Preview: | ||
| Flood Control: | ||
Attachments |
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| Automatic Image Thumbnails: | ||
| Attachment Types: | ||
| Multiple Attachments: | ||
| Attachment Placement: | ||
Caching |
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| Database Query Caching: | ||
| Template Caching: | ||
| Arbitrary Data: | ||
| Manual Cache Refreshing: | ||
Profiles / Memberlist |
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| Custom Profile Fields: | ||
| User Posting Stats: | ||
| User Instant Messengers: | ||
| User Profile details: | ||
| Memberlist Searching: | ||
| Disallow Non-Registered User Memberlist Viewing: | ||
Search System |
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| Fulltext Native: | ||
| Customised Topic Search: | ||
| Customised Forum Search: | ||
| MySQL fulltext: | ||
| Author Search: | ||
| Advanced Search: | ||
| View unanswered posts: | ||
| Active/New Topics: | ||
| Posts Since Last Visit: | ||
| Search Flood Control: | ||
Forums |
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| Categories: | ||
| Password Protected Forums: | ||
| Forum Specific Styles: | ||
| URL Link Redirect Forums: | ||
| Forum Rules: | ||
| Subforums: | ||
| Last Post: | ||
| Forum Pruning: | ||
| Display Active Topics: | ||
| Subscribe to Forums: | ||
| Subscribe to Topics: | ||
| Bookmark Topics: | ||
| Topic Sorting: | ||
| Post Sorting: | ||
| Topic Participation Tracking: | ||
| Print Topics: | ||
| E-mail Topics: | ||
User Control Panel |
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| User Signatures: | ||
| User Avatars: | ||
| User Ranks: | ||
| Users Online List: | ||
| User Preferences: | ||
| User Profile Settings: | ||
| Manage Saved PM/Post Drafts: | ||
| Manage Bookmarks: | ||
| Manage Attachments: | ||
| Manage Subscribed Topics: | ||
| Custom Profile Fields: | ||
| Friends/Foe List: | ||
Private Messaging |
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| Additional PM Folders: | ||
| Customisable PM Filter Rules: | ||
| Send to Multiple Recipients: | ||
| Send Blind Carbon Copies: | ||
| Send to Groups: | ||
| Forward Messages: | ||
| Address Book: | ||
| Message Drafts: | ||
| Export Messages: | ||
| Attachments for Messages: | ||
| Conversation View: | ||
| Custom Message Handling Rules: | ||
Usergroups |
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| Group Types: | ||
| UCP Group Management: | ||
| UCP Manage Group Memberships: | ||
| Multiple Group Leaders: | ||
| Custom Group Colours: | ||
| Group Ranks: | ||
| Group Avatars: | ||
| Group-based Memberlist Display: | ||
Moderation Control Panel |
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| Global Moderators: | ||
| Forum Moderators: | ||
| Topics/Posts Moderation Queue: | ||
| Manage Reported Topics/Posts: | ||
| Topic History: | ||
| Forum/Topic Logs: | ||
| Localised Moderator Logs: | ||
| Post Editing: | ||
| Post Locking: | ||
| Post Details: | ||
| Change Post Author: | ||
| Quick-Mod Tools: | ||
| Moving Topics: | ||
| Move Multiple Topics: | ||
| Merging Topics: | ||
| Merging Posts: | ||
| Merging Multiple Topics: | ||
| Split Topics: | ||
| Locking Topics: | ||
| Deleting Topics: | ||
| Copying Topics: | ||
| Global Topics: | ||
| Announcement Topics: | ||
| Sticky Topics: | ||
| Manage Bans: | ||
| Manage User Warnings: | ||
| Banning by Username: | ||
| Banning by E-mail Address: | ||
| Banning by IP Address: | ||
| User Notes: | ||
Administration Control Panel |
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| Founder Status/Board Creator: | ||
| Load Settings: | ||
| Prune Inactive Users: | ||
| Manage Ranks: | ||
| Manage Groups: | ||
| Manage Group Memberships: | ||
| Manage Attachments and Settings: | ||
| Manage User Attachments: | ||
| User Editing: | ||
| List Groups on Index: | ||
| Topic Icons: | ||
| Mass e-mail: | ||
| Manage report/denial Reasons: | ||
| Module Management: | ||
| Custom BBCodes: | ||
| Custom Profile Fields: | ||
| Custom Profile Fields Placement Options: | ||
| Custom Profile Fields Data Types: | ||
| Manage Bans: | ||
| Banning by Username: | ||
| Banning by E-mail Address: | ||
| Banning by IP Address: | ||
Styles |
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| User Selectable Styles: | ||
| Install/Manage Custom Styles: | ||
| Customise/Edit Templates: | ||
| Customise/Edit Themes: | ||
| Customise/Edit Imagesets: | ||
Permissions |
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| Group Based Global Permissions: | ||
| Group Based Moderator Permissions: | ||
| Group Based Administration Permissions: | ||
| Group Based Forum Permissions: | ||
| User Based Global Permissions: | ||
| User Based Moderator Permissions: | ||
| User Based Administration Permissions: | ||
| User Based Forum Permissions: | ||
| Admin Permission Roles: | ||
| User Permission Roles: | ||
| Moderator Permission Roles: | ||
| Forum Permission Roles: | ||
| Multi-level Permission Masks: | ||
Notifications |
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| E-mail: | ||
| Instant Messaging: | ||
| Bookmarks: | ||
Localisation |
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| Support for Multiple Language Packs: | ||
| Languages: | 50+ | 61+ |
| Right to Left Support: | ||
| Language Pack Web-Editor: | ||
Installation / Upgrade |
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| Installation Wizard: | ||
| Update Wizard: | ||
| Converter Wizard: | ||
| File Merge Diff Update Engine: | ||
Technical Features |
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| CMS Software Integration: | ||
| XHTML Compliant: | ||
Plug-ins |
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| Auth Plug-ins: | ||
| Search Plug-ins: | ||
| Cache Plug-ins: | ||
| Hooks System: | ||
| Expandable Modules: | ||
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