I'm looking for a web host
I need to start a forum, but I'm really not sure what I'm looking for, so I need some suggestions.
The forum in question will be a small one. It will probably only have around twenty active members and it's sole purpose is communication for a group of people.
I have seen plenty of free forums advertised, but they do not give FTP access.
I'm looking for a free or inexpensive host, where the site is all mine, with full FTP access.
How much webspace would be considered ample?
What is an appropriate monthly cost? (if any)
On a side note, I am quite familiar with phpbb boards, but obviously vB is a nicer look. Is vB easy to mod, etc.?
Re: I'm looking for a web host
Why not just set up a yahoo group or something?
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Barbarossa
Why not just set up a yahoo group or something?
You'll have to expand on that. :unsure:
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http://groups.yahoo.com/
Everyone obviously has to have a Yahoo! ID.
Start your own group. Select a category and give it a name.
Then you can customize it to say that it's private, unlisted, etc, and only people with your approval can join.
Re: I'm looking for a web host
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Barbarossa
http://groups.yahoo.com/
Everyone obviously has to have a Yahoo! ID.
Start your own group. Select a category and give it a name.
Then you can customize it to say that it's private, unlisted, etc, and only people with your approval can join.
Not what I'm looking for.
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You can make a forum at invisionfree.com or if you want something more I suggest you lifelesspeople.com wich is a very good paid-by-post hosting.
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this is a good site to try and cheep to http://www.powweb.com/powweb/index.bml
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i would just buy some webspace from a normal host, make sure they offer PhP and atleast one mySQL database, and then install a free forum program or full content managment system that has a forum module
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UltraMagnus
i would just buy some webspace from a normal host, make sure they offer PhP and atleast one mySQL database, and then install a free forum program or full content managment system that has a forum module
That's the plan, but again:
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How much webspace would be considered ample?
What is an appropriate monthly cost? (if any)
Any suggestions?
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well, forums dont need much, i would say >50mb would be fine for a small forum as long as you are not allowing people to upload large files.
i use http://www.quidhost.com/ however there are many others out there