Setting up a web forum - advice

apples1

Hi, We are soon to start our own business. It's a franchise and there are other people who also have franchises with the same company.

My husband would like to set up a forum for the franchisees to post online. He wants it to be in a similar way to how this works with a thread that people can add to or that people can start a new topic etc.

He wants to be able to password protect the forum so only those that know the password can read/post. He would also need the option to moderate the board so he could delete any inappropriate posts should any occur.

Is there a website that would allow him to do this or would he have to set up his own?

Cheers in advance for any guidance

The_Madmouse

this any use?

http://www.informe.com/index.html

Markee

Or this:

http://hostingphpbb.com/

It's a free hosting service for the free php bulletin board service.

You can also download and configure the php system on your own servers once you are up and running.

apples1

Thanks I will pass these on to Mr Apples. So sorry for delayed reply.

Smickan

For free, I value mybb (http://www.mybboard.net/) and SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/)

For paid, I'd go top whack for IPB such as the forum for my fansite that I own with three other people. (https://www.sierra-oscar.co.uk/forum )

Flexible_Friend

Try this

http://www.vbulletin.com/

Or this

http://www.phpbb.com/