THE #1 FREE, OPEN SOURCE BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE

phpBB is a free flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website. With an extensive database of user-created modifications and styles database containing hundreds of style and image packages to customise your board, you can create a very unique forum in minutes.

No other bulletin board software offers a greater complement of features, while maintaining efficiency and ease of use. Best of all, phpBB is completely free. We welcome you to test it for yourself today*. If you have any questions please visit our Community Forum where our staff and members of the community will be happy to assist you with anything from configuring the software to modifying the code for individual needs. Learn more about phpBB.

*Test board is generated automatically and is only available for an hour after it is created. Once this time limit is reached, the data is purged. Please note that the demo is linked to your IP address; you will not be able to share your test board with other individuals. Default username/password: administrator/administrator


Latest phpBB Announcements and Blog Posts


  • 07 Jun 2011
    Announcement

    Hello all, Our friends at OSUOSL have notified us that one of the drives in the Schooner database server powering has failed and that the machine needs to be reset to complete the installation o... read more


  • 19 Mar 2011
    Blog Post

    Millions of websites use phpBB to power their forums. These communities, ranging in size from just a few hundred to over 50 million posts, rely on phpBB's efficiency, ease of use and level of customis... read more


  • 28 Feb 2011
    Blog Post

    One of the most important tools in open source software development is IRC. For those who are not familiar with it, IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat and is a protocol for real-time online communicat... read more


  • 10 Feb 2011
    Announcement

    Hi all, The Support Team is pleased to announce the availability of Support Toolkit 1.0.3. This release introduces a number of new features into the toolkit as well some major improvements to existin... read more


  • 20 Jan 2011
    Announcement

    The phpBB Team are pleased to announce a North of England Community meet-up on January 29th 2011 in Manchester, UK. Meeting Venue: Starbucks, Manchester Picadilly Station 12:00–12:30 midday. Fr... read more


  • 12 Jan 2011
    Blog Post

    As we enter a new year it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the history of the MOD Team. This time line focuses on how the team has evolved with regards to community projects, MOD Team sa... read more