Forum Hosting sites that support PHP and MYSQL

Shane Ward · Post by **Shane Ward** » Mon May 16, 2011 1:43 am

Hope I got the title right...

Well, its all in the title. I would like to set up a new website and have it forum based for ease of use and such, but I would like to find a host that is cheap and supports forum database and everything needed.

I know a lot of you have forums and I wondered, from your experience, which host's are good to use and cost little.

Any help would be great.
Shane

Post by **squirrelof09** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:35 am

You got a domain? If all you need are forums then I can set you up.

Post by **VSMIT** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:45 am

Many hosts have an option for quick setup for forums. Try looking for that.

Nielk1 · Post by **Nielk1** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:53 am

I must point out that if a host has a forum, it has php and mysql (or something darn close to both). That said, a 'forum host' doesn't give you raw access, they just give you the forum. The forum uses php and mysql in the background silently.

technoid · Post by **technoid** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:25 am

Err, there are several free places but Mysite.com and Proboards.com come to mind (I've used both), but not fully sure if they meet your needs, i.e. not sure if Mysite has forum abilities, etc. Mysite has upgrades for a low price.

Eddy · Post by **Eddy** » Mon May 16, 2011 12:20 pm

Shoot me a PM, if you have a domain, I can host you on my server.

Eddy

Shane Ward · Post by **Shane Ward** » Mon May 16, 2011 1:59 pm

Thanks for that, I do have a domain name all set up and its directed to my profile page over at fanfiction, and the hosts people are offering are interesting,

But this form I am setting up is for private use on the writing stuff I am doing. I will have a small Battlezone section on it for mods and stuff that I have, but the main thing I am concerned about is realibability. In a good sense the form will be up forever and I will advertise my domain in the story I write or in any other means through my life and I don't want the host to suddenly dissapear like www.bzuniverse.com did... I lost a lot of online stuff because I also had a private BZscrap account too. Bad experence.

I'm still looking, but looks like Godaddy hosting looks promising.

Shane

Nielk1 · Post by **Nielk1** » Mon May 16, 2011 2:50 pm

I use Site5 as a host and GoDaddy for my domain. I have the Valentine's Special on my account to slightly lower the cost. I don;t recall the cost off hand but I have one of those fancy Unlimited* accounts.

Feenix · Post by **Feenix** » Tue May 17, 2011 12:00 am

Shane Ward wrote:Hope I got the title right...

Well, its all in the title. I would like to set up a new website and have it forum based for ease of use and such, but I would like to find a host that is cheap and supports forum database and everything needed.

I know a lot of you have forums and I wondered, from your experience, which host's are good to use and cost little.

Any help would be great.
Shane

Try Freeforums.org. It's free and supports lots of free modification tools. Your members will be able to post photos, upload files and other members can download them too. It also supports live chat and other cool tools. You can add additional forums under the main forum and make totally private forums within the original forum. I also find the forums are pretty easy to manage and change as your needs change too.

Shane Ward · Post by **Shane Ward** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:03 pm

I sent you a PM squirrelof09 but the PM system on this forum is not working properly, So I was not sure if you got it. Let me know...
Shane

Nielk1 · Post by **Nielk1** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:15 pm

Shane Ward wrote:I sent you a PM squirrelof09 but the PM system on this forum is not working properly, So I was not sure if you got it. Let me know...
Shane

It sends, it just never loads the confirmation page.

Post by **squirrelof09** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:59 am

Check your PM's shaneward. I just need to know your domain name(s) and I'll reply with information you need.

If you have an instant messenger you can contact me on incase you have any questions, send me your IM username in the PM. I also have skype, squirrelof09.

PCG-Oldfart · Post by **PCG-Oldfart** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:40 am

I have plenty of space to host your site provided it's not a hate or porn site. How much space do you need

Shane Ward · Post by **Shane Ward** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:31 pm

Yay... I got my site up and running... www.shaneward.net. Enjoy. Its got a small BattleZone part, I have yet to update it, I'm working on my storiy part first, but you are all welcome

Shane

Feenix · Post by **Feenix** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:11 pm

Shane Ward wrote:Yay... I got my site up and running... http://www.shaneward.net. Enjoy. Its got a small BattleZone part, I have yet to update it, I'm working on my storiy part first, but you are all welcome

Shane

If possible you could maybe add file hosing? My modeling forum has this feature enabled by default so members can upload maps, images, models and other files too. Thanks.

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