# Putting a forum on a website

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041 "2008-07-15T19:14:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/1 "2008-07-15T19:14:05Z")

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do most people build their own forums using php. or do they use the free ones you can set up?

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**Author:** ![sosADAMsos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sosADAMsos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sosADAMsos)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/2 "2008-07-15T19:17:25Z")

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Most use already created forums.

This forum (and my forum) uses vBulletin. IMO the best, bust also costs $80.

You could use phpBB, which is free. I’ve used it and liked it (just not as much as vBulletin).

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**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/3 "2008-07-15T19:25:15Z")

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is it a one time cost of $80?

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**Author:** ![sosADAMsos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sosADAMsos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sosADAMsos)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/4 "2008-07-15T19:47:41Z")

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I’m sorry, I meant $180.

Yes, it’s one time and you get 1 year of updates. (and $60/$40 a year for updates after that).

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**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/5 "2008-07-15T20:10:11Z")

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$180! ■■■■, think i’ll go with the free one. more than likely it will be a very lonely board

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**Author:** ![sosADAMsos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@sosADAMsos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sosADAMsos)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/6 "2008-07-15T20:24:58Z")

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I’d definitely suggest going with phpBB then.

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**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/7 "2008-07-15T20:27:35Z")

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Check out [Vanilla](http://lussumo.com/vanilla) as well. It’s a different feel for a forum, but it a good way. vBulletin and phpBB are both monstrously huge and prone to attack. I wouldn’t use either for anything.

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**Author:** ![blazes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@blazes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blazes)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-a-forum-on-a-website/266041/8 "2008-07-15T20:52:36Z")

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If you need a small forum, go vanilla. Otherwise go phpBB. I use phpBB everyday and it’s an amazing piece of software.