-
Compare them all:
Wikis
Forums
Podcatchers
Weblogs
Feature List
| General | Phorum  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 5.2.5 |
| Release Date |
01/02/2008 |
| Author |
Phorum Dev Team |
| URL |
www.phorum.org |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
The Phorum License (BSD) |
| License cost |
0 |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Threaded or Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
wizard |
| Data Storage | Phorum |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| Postgres |
Yes |
| Oracle |
 No |
| SQLite |
No |
| Textfiles |
No |
| other |
|
| Hosting available |
|
| Posts | Phorum |
| BBCode |
 Plugin |
| HTML |
Plugin |
| Emoticons |
Plugin |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| Forums | Phorum |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Subforums |
multiple levels |
| Last Post |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
No |
| Trashcan Forum |
No |
| Anti-Spam and Security | Phorum |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Plugin |
| ACLs |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
| Warnings |
Plugin |
| Suspension |
Plugin |
| Bans |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
Plugin |
| User Reports |
Yes |
| Other |
Aksimet Plugin |
| Notification | Phorum |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
0 |
| Bookmarks |
Yes |
| Community | Phorum |
| Avatars |
Plugin |
| User Ranks |
Plugin |
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin |
| Signatures |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Plugin |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Yes |
| Moderation | Phorum |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Yes |
| Search | Phorum |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
| Customization | Phorum |
| Languages |
Many user contributed. |
| Templates |
global and forum specific |
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin |
| Skin-Editor |
No |
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin |
| Plugins |
Yes |
| Special Features | Phorum |
| Statistics |
Plugin |
| Polls |
Plugin |
| Calendar |
No |
| Friendly URLs |
Plugin |
| Data Management | Phorum |
| Pruning |
Yes |
| Archiving |
No |
| Export Formats |
|
| Export private messages |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
 Optional |
Phorum
Phorum is open source forum software with a penchant for speed. Phorum's very flexible hook and module system can satisfy every web master's needs.
Statistics
- Record maintainer:
- brianlmoon
- Detail views:
- 1152
- Comparisons:
- 5771
- Most compared with:
- punBB (26%), SMF (71%), Vanilla (55%) → Compare
- Record added:
- 2006-06-22
- Last updated:
- 2008-01-03
Something wrong?
Is something wrong with this entry? Do you have some additional infos? Contact us!
Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how Phorum looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Demo Phorum
This is a screen shot of the Phorum.org demo installation. It is using the default template.
Security Advisories
The following security advisories for Phorum are listed at Secunia.
You should always make sure to run an up-to-date version of the software and
apply security related patches as soon as possible.
- 2008-04-01 Phorum Non-Fulltext Search SQL Injection Vulnerability
- 2007-04-20 Phorum Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 2007-03-06 Phorum "admin.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability unpatched!
- 2006-07-14 Phorum Cross-Site Scripting and Local File Inclusion
- 2006-06-27 Phorum Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- 2005-11-07 Phorum "forum_ids[]" SQL Injection Vulnerability
- 2005-09-02 Phorum "Username" Script Insertion Vulnerability
- 2005-03-23 phorum "body" Parameter HTTP Response Splitting
- 2005-03-11 Phorum Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
- 2004-11-12 Phorum "follow.php" SQL Injection Vulnerability
- 2004-10-26 Phorum Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection