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I have noticed the new improved board (been a lurker) and I am wondering if you are using Ikonboard. I'm asking because I've been looking at implementing one for a ski club. Any information is appreciated. Right now I'm using a template in Frontpage and it's pretty basic. Is it difficult to do?
We were in the same boat with our previous Chat using Front Page. We are now using phpBB. Their site is http://www.phpbb.com. Don't know much about other options so hard for me to compare. Coach?
Good luck.
Good luck.
Tighe
It was for me, cause Coach did all the technical stuff. The configuring part of it, which I did is very easy. There are numerous styles or appearances you can download or create your own.
Contact Coach at Mark@blueearth.net for info on whether or not there is considerable work to host it.
Contact Coach at Mark@blueearth.net for info on whether or not there is considerable work to host it.
Tighe
no brainer...
Hank:
It's not a total no-brainer to set up. I run a small Internet development company, so I already had an environment I was working in. phpBB happened to fit right in.
phpBB will work for anyone who has access to an Apache server running the PHP scripting language. Apache and PHP run on Linux/Unix and Windows servers.
The software takes a decent amount of web and technical expertise to set up and tweak.
I believe Ikonboard is a paid service and most of the setup is handled for you, and may be the easiest way to go.
If you decide to go the technical (glutton-for-punishment) route and set up your own phpBB board, let me know.
-Coach
It's not a total no-brainer to set up. I run a small Internet development company, so I already had an environment I was working in. phpBB happened to fit right in.
phpBB will work for anyone who has access to an Apache server running the PHP scripting language. Apache and PHP run on Linux/Unix and Windows servers.
The software takes a decent amount of web and technical expertise to set up and tweak.
I believe Ikonboard is a paid service and most of the setup is handled for you, and may be the easiest way to go.
If you decide to go the technical (glutton-for-punishment) route and set up your own phpBB board, let me know.
-Coach
Coach,
Hum, sounds like one of those "I need my own server deals"? I am just using an ISP to holst the club's site. All I know is they have installed Frontpage server extentions, because the site was created and is maintained using Frontpage. May have to check into Ikonboard instead? I do have a server at home, but well its been shut down for about 6 Months, $$$.
Hum, sounds like one of those "I need my own server deals"? I am just using an ISP to holst the club's site. All I know is they have installed Frontpage server extentions, because the site was created and is maintained using Frontpage. May have to check into Ikonboard instead? I do have a server at home, but well its been shut down for about 6 Months, $$$.
Yeah, it's pretty much a "got root?" type of deal... ("root" being the superuser account on Unix systems, FYI/JIC)
Frontpage is fine for simple things, I would recommend against it for a discussion forum. The boys at http://www.kitesnowboard.com/ use Ikonboard, and seem pretty pleased with it. There are a ton of services that offer discussion boards, and they all look about like this.
-Mark
Frontpage is fine for simple things, I would recommend against it for a discussion forum. The boys at http://www.kitesnowboard.com/ use Ikonboard, and seem pretty pleased with it. There are a ton of services that offer discussion boards, and they all look about like this.
-Mark