Forum¶

A forum is a web application that allows users to hold structured discussions online.

A forum, also called a discussion board, is software where users can:

• Create discussion topics

• Post replies

• Organize conversations into categories

• Interact through comments, reactions, or private messages

It’s one of the earliest and most common types of PHP web applications.

The PHP ecosystem offers a lot of forums. Here is a non-exhaustive list:

• phpBB

• MyBB

• Flarum

• Simple Machines Forum, SMF

• XenForo

• PunBB

• ElkArte.

Documentation

See also phpBB, MyBB, Flarum, XenForo, ElkArte and Simple Machines Forum, SMF.

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