A message board that is ideal for webmasters who don't need or want big forums on their sites. It doesn't require any SQL databases. It stores all posts as HTML pages and features smileys, instant new post notification, easy deletion of inappropriate posts, style
Developer: Klemen Stirn Platform: linux, windows, freebsd, osx, sun Date upd:2007-02-20 Hits18781 [Visit]

Wizz Forum is an easily configurable discussion forum built on PHP and MySQL. It is unashamedly modelled (although far from being anywhere as good) on the forums at java.sun.com. Installation - Before running Wizz Forum you need to change the database values in ForumGolbals.php
Developer: Mike Kroger Platform: linux, windows Date upd:2004-12-04 Hits17542 [Download] [Visit]

Powerboards is a versitle and powerful bulletin board/forum software. Features include: PHP-based, member groups, post counts, profiles, avatars, post editing, multiple forums and cats, ban members, send email to all, members list, PM's, and much more. Powerboards doesn't use any SQL database.
Developer: powerboards.sourceforge.net Platform: Linux, Unix Date upd:2002-03-21 Hits16168 [Download] [Visit]

Cyphor is a configurable Usenet-style threaded forum, which uses PHP4's session capabilities to authenticate users, the MySQL database system to store all its data in, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to configure the "Look and Feel" of the forum. Only registered users can post
Developer: cynox.ch Platform: Unix, PHP4, MySQL Date upd:2001-07-02 Hits16064 [Visit]

spiderDiscussion v1.3 is a simple threaded discussion board. Users may post and reply to posts. The webmaster can easily customize the layout and design. He may also set the posting order as most to least recent or least to most recent. There is no
Developer: Jon Thomas Platform: Date upd:2005-11-10 Hits15110 [Download] [Visit]

A simple forum with no need for a database. Based on flat text file, with user's autentication, requires only php4.x. English modules included. Various improvement added in 1.6 like support for emoticons, the [code][/code] tag, automatic linking at a web or email address, forum
Developer: slack.z00.it Platform: Linux Date upd:2003-02-25 Hits14479 [Download] [Visit]

MercuryBoard is a bulletin board script written in Object-Oriented PHP. It utilizes a MySQL database. MercuryBoard aims to be the fastest, leanest, fully featured bulletin board system.
Developer: The Mercury Development Team Platform: linux, windows, freebsd, osx, sun Date upd:2005-06-23 Hits14424 [Download] [Visit]

Chipmunk Forum is a small yet flexible and fully featured forum system. It has unlimited categories and forums, staff only forums, read only forums, 4 levels of permissions. Smilies, word filters, BBcode, Ip banning,flood protection, e-mail ban from registration, and displays number of users
Developer: Yinan Chen Platform: linux, freebsd Date upd:2007-03-23 Hits14245 [Visit]

ITA Forum is an online messaging system, all developed in PHP, using MySQL as the backend database. It is fast, and includes a very elegant interface, which makes it ideal for a business site. Some of its features include: Scalability of the code; Very
Developer: ita-studio.com Platform: Date upd:2002-04-04 Hits13398 [Visit]

Freeware, fast, simple, and multilingual message board. It is based on text files and features a search engine, categories, and filters. There is full administration for topics, answers, and categories. Forum topics are displayed in a single window with color differentiation between categories. Categories
Developer: OpenSolution.org Platform: linux, windows Date upd:2006-05-10 Hits13215 [Download] [Visit]

freeForum is a free, simple, and multilingual discussion board script which can be fully integrated with your existing page layout. It concentrates on the main features of typical forum scrips, and does it well. With freeForum, you are free: free to post, free to
Developer: Butchu Platform: linux, windows, freebsd, osx, sun Date upd:2007-04-30 Hits13100 [Download] [Visit]

freeScene PHPForum is a Web forum system built with PHP that uses a MySQL database on backend. Current features include: Multiple forums, page navigation, E-Mail followups, E-Mail verification, templates, clickable http:// urls and more.
Developer: phpforum.sourceforge.net Platform: Date upd:2000-07-31 Hits13043 [Download] [Visit]

toopy_thread_board is a fast and threaded message board application based on PHP4 and MySQL. Includes clean interface, search function, message rating, new message indication, number of times read, and more. Please note that toopy_thread_board is written in Korean. Includes installation files in both Korean
Developer: tood.net Platform: Linux, Windows Date upd:2001-01-26 Hits12640 [Download] [Visit]

PowerBB is an extremely powerfull forum system with many features including PM, image uploading, subforums, password forums, permission masks, mass emailer, reputation system, user map, and many more. PowerBB is very easy to skin and customize as it is all one file, and easy
Developer: Eli White Platform: linux, windows, freebsd, osx, sun Date upd:2006-08-24 Hits11991 [Download] [Visit]

X.Forum is a forum application that uses smarty as the template engine and MVC style application. It extracts the forum to 3 tier application that's easier to modify if someone want to change it to some database interface for e.g MySQL, PostgreSQL. It supports
Developer: staff.mybsd.org.my Platform: *Nix, Windows Date upd:2004-03-31 Hits11805 [Download] [Visit]

This is a Lite Flash forum meant as an easy way for anyone to add a small Flash forum to their site. It uses only text files and one PHP script and should only take minutes to install. It is all contained in 1
Developer: flash-db.com Platform: Date upd:2002-06-10 Hits11804 [Visit]

SimpleBBS is a free flat-file based bulletin board. It is very easy to install and use, and there are no useless features so even first timers can learn to use fast. Also older MySQL version is avaible from simplemedia.org.
Developer: simplemedia.org Platform: Date upd:2003-04-11 Hits11472 [Download] [Visit]

WMForum is a very simple discussion board program writen in PHP. It doesn't use any SQL database.
Developer: wmforum.lehed.com Platform: Unix, Windows Date upd:2002-03-27 Hits10917 [Download] [Visit]

Easy_Forum is a very simple forum script based on PHP and MySQL. Just upload the files and run the sql script. To download, go to the link marked "X-tra".
Developer: monstar.nl Platform: Date upd:2001-04-27 Hits10636 [Visit]

The MultiForum Manager allows you to manage multiple message baords from a centralized web-based administration system. Forums are flat file, so no databases needed. Other features include: Fully customisable layout, Optional language filters, Subscriber lists, Simple and Advanced modes, and more.
Developer: webscriptworld.com Platform: Linux Date upd:2000-11-06 Hits10621 [Visit]

A discussion board program that shows 2 display mode (Flat List and Threaded List) uses few single page to display and post the messages. Features: Unlimited Threading, Flat Listing or Thread listing, Collapse or expand thread, HTML tag Parsing, Database Admin, Record Paging, Highlight
Developer: ridwank.com Platform: Date upd:2005-01-26 Hits10147 [Download] [Visit]

sdb is a PHP/PostgreSQL-based simple discussion board program. Main features include: 11 possible levels of page access, Configurable fonts/colors/title images, Automated user account set up where user is required to have a valid email address, and more.
Developer: sdb.sourceforge.net Platform: Date upd:2000-05-18 Hits9988 [Download] [Visit]

BiTBOARD 2.5 is the latest release of the BiTSHiFTERS Bitbaord forum software. It is an internet bulletin-board software basing on a flatfile data storage system which means that no SQL support is needed. BiTBOARD has been created to safe yourself from overbloated BB systems.
Developer: bitshifters.net Platform: Win32, Unix Date upd:2004-04-30 Hits9897 [Visit]

VenomBoard is a Full-featured web-discussion forum written entirely in php and html. Current version features: No graphics to load, making the load times for messages fast, Full administrative functionality (including specifying the amount of HTML allowed in posts, host blocking), and ability to show
Developer: venom600.org Platform: Unix, Win Date upd:2003-08-27 Hits9825 [Download] [Visit]

Easy to install and run. Design of the board page is fully editable, you may also translate it to your language. Features: Easy installation; Design is fully adjustable; Password protected admin area; You can delete any message; You can select US or European time
Developer: PHPWebScripts Platform: linux, windows, freebsd, osx, sun Date upd:2005-04-16 Hits9759 [Download] [Visit]