General | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
5.2.9a
|
3.0.8
|
2.0.6
|
2.1.8
|
Release Date |
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
|
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
2008-10-31 (15 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
2008-01-02 (16 years ago)
|
Author |
Phorum Dev Team
|
The phpBB Group
|
Simple Machines
|
Rafael Steil
|
URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
General Public License
|
BSD
|
BSD
|
License cost |
0
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
manual
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
Java
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
Other Storage |
HSQLDB
|
|||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
BBCode |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
multiple levels
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Other |
Aksimet Plugin
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
|
Notification | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
Jabber
|
0
|
|
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Community | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Moderation | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Search | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Statistics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Data Management | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | JForum |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
||
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
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