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The title of this article should be phpBB. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions.

phpBB is a popular free and open source forum system written in the PHP programming language; the name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of "PHP Bulletin Board". phpBB started out as a free UBB like message board with open source in mind, the first release was in December 2000.

Some of phpBB's strengths are:

  • A templated style system intended to allow easy customisation.
  • Support for internationalisation; 61 translations are available as of 2006.
  • Compatibility with multiple database management systems.
  • A large community of users providing free support and customisations.

Current Versions

  • Latest release: 3.0.0 (as of 13 December, 2007)
  • Legacy release: 2.0.23 (as of 17 February, 2008)

See also

External links

Official sites

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