Possible Duplicate:What Forum Software should I use? What are the best (and most widely used) Linux-based message board softwares, and the pros and cons of each. e.g. Security Vulnerabilities, Performance on a cheap server, comes pre-packaged [RPM or DEB].I am looking for the best message board software for my website. A VPS can run almost any software, so the sky is the limit!Free, doesn't require unreasonable number of hyperlinks to their websiteSecurity focused / Widely Used, vulnerabilities are found and fixed quickEasy to keep up-to-date, i.e. prepackaged / auto-update in some wayModerator features [like pinning / message preamble], account managementThemeable, customize appearance a bitThe contenders appear to bephpBB - Undeniably popular, modular.MyBB - Used to be commercial, great features. LGPL
Good message board for a website (e.g. phpBB)
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8 Resources for Message Boards (Web 2.0)phpBB and VBulletin are the most widely used by far.  I found phpBB easy to setup, maintain and easy to modify as wellNever used vBulletin , but I have seen it in use with many hi-traffic sitesAlternative to administering your own BB is to use a hosted version. Trust me the pain in managing a BB will change your mind.  ProBoards seems to be popular.I guess you need to consider what type of traffic you are going to get in to which features you may need in your BB. BB are always going to be targets for security issues, due to there makeup.