phpBB Hosting with CheapDotNet.com

Existing Clients

CheapDotNet.com allows our existing customers who are still using the previous version of phpBB to upgrade to the latest phpBB available on the market. The request can simply be made through the control panel and your phpBB website will be converted in 24-48 hours time. Nothing is even simpler than the request through the control panel.

Potential (New) Clients

New clients can automatically install the latest phpBB via the control panel, with one single click, at no additional costs. Starting from the Starter Hosting package (with an additional MSSQL database add-on), you can start hosting your websites on phpBB and enjoy all its new features and technologies.

Requirements

Client needs to ensure that his hosting package does have one new MySQL database available for the installation. Without the availability of the MySQL database, the free installation will not work and hence, your phpBB cannot be installed.


phpBB Profiles

What is phpBB?

Since its creation in 2000, phpBB has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Like its predecessors, phpBB 3.0 “Olympus” has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes. With a large and highly customisable set of key features coupled with a standards compliant interface, phpBB will grow with, and compliment your website. With millions of installations worldwide, it is no wonder phpBB is one of the most popular ways to create and support a community.


History of phpBB

phpBB was started as a simple UBB-like forum. phpBB 1.0.0 was released on December 9, 2000, with subsequent improvements to the 1.x codebase coming in two more major installments.

The current release of the phpBB bulletin board system contains many new features that are not found in its older sibling. New Release also provides administrators with much more control over every aspect of the forum software, such as how it is displayed to management of user and group permissions. Consequently, this has increased more  functionality makes the administrative interface much more complex.


Why Hosting phpBB with Us?

  • Modular design for the Admin Control Panel, Moderator Control Panel, and User Control Panel
  • We will support for multiple database management systems, including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebird, OpenLink Virtuoso, and other ODBC-accessible DBMS
  • Support for unlimited levels of subforums
  • Ability to create custom-defined BBCode
  • Ability to create custom profile fields
  • Permissions system in your phpBB forum

What are the features of phpBB?

phpBB is now in its third major version. Version 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead.

  • Private messages
    Send to multiple recipients
    Send to groups
    Send Blind Carbon Copies (BCC)
    Forward messages
  • Registration
    Enable/disable COPPA
    Limit registration attempts
    Set min/max username length
    Set min/max password length
  • Attachments
    Attachments in posts and PMs
    Automatic image thumbnails
    Attach images, documents, video streams, archives
    Display attachments inline
  • Unlimited Subforums
    Create unlimited subforums
    Display active topics of all subforums
  • Custom BBCodes
    Create your own BBCodes
    Add buttons to posting screen
  • Custom Profile Fields
    Add new fields on user profiles
    Display them at registration
  • User Control Panel
    Manage subscribed topics & forums
    Manage bookmarked topics
    Manage saved drafts
    Manage private messages