phpBB is a popular Internet forum package written in the PHP programming language. The name “phpBB” is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board. It is free to use.

Features:

• User preferences support.
• Unread message tracking and private message system
• Search engine spider handling and statistics support
• Security – permanent and temporary bans,pemissions, form handling, password hashing supported.
• Anti Spam – Captcha visual confirmation, flood control, groups, blacklists,banning, user logging,warning, report posts,post moderation
• Data Managements – mysql,mysql server ,odbc, postgresql,oracle ,SQLite supported.Database backups,restore and post/topic pruning facilities avialable.
• Registration – COPPA registration,registran attempts limit,set the limit for usrname and password fields.
• Posting – BBcode, buttons, smilies/emotions, quoting,formating toolbar,word censors,Polls , posting preview
• Profiles – User posting stats, user instant messengers, user profile details.
• Search System – Customized forum search, author search,advanced search, unread topics
• Forums – Catagories,last post, forum pruning, display active topics, subscribe to topics
• User control panel – User signature, avatars ,ranks, online lists,preferences, profile settings
• User Groups – group types,UCP group managements and memberships.
• Moderation control panel – forum moderators, post editing and details, Moving topics, split and lock topics,delete topics
• Administration control panel – Load settings ,manage ranks ,manage groups and group memberships ,user editing, mass email, manage bans,banning by username,banning by email address and ip address.
• Styles – User selected styles, install /manage custom styles
• Permissions – Group based global ,moderator ,administrator, forum permissions. User based global ,moderator ,administrator, forum permissions.
• Notifications – Email notificatoins
• Localisation – Multiple languages supported

phpBB Development includes