THE #1 FREE, OPEN SOURCE BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE

phpBB is a free flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website. With an extensive database of user-created modifications and styles database containing hundreds of style and image packages to customise your board, you can create a very unique forum in minutes.

No other bulletin board software offers a greater complement of features, while maintaining efficiency and ease of use. Best of all, phpBB is completely free. We welcome you to test it for yourself today*. If you have any questions please visit our Community Forum where our staff and members of the community will be happy to assist you with anything from configuring the software to modifying the code for individual needs. Learn more about phpBB.

*Test board is generated automatically and is only available for an hour after it is created. Once this time limit is reached, the data is purged. Please note that the demo is linked to your IP address; you will not be able to share your test board with other individuals. Default username/password: administrator/administrator


Latest phpBB Announcements and Blog Posts


  • 19 Sep 2010
    Announcement

    The Styles Team is pleased to announce the formation of the Junior Style Validators team. Similar to its counterpart on the MOD Team, the JSV Team will be composed of community members who assist the ... read more


  • 07 Sep 2010
    Announcement

    Hello everyone, We have recovered from an unexpected database-related software malfunction affecting The site was taken offline around 12 hours ago to repair errors and check integrity. We were able... read more


  • 25 Aug 2010
    Blog Post

    Last week, some six dozen people, invited guests, interested users, and team members gathered in New York City's Times Square to talk phpBB. I'll steal one of Douglas's moments of zen from his conc... read more


  • 20 Aug 2010
    Blog Post

    As we've said before, phpBB is getting hooked. Now, we need your help to determine at which points in the code hooks are required to make MODs easier to create and install. MODs are what makes ph... read more


  • 20 Aug 2010
    Announcement

    Good news everyone! As of 2 hours ago, I have taken over the formerly empty position of Operations Manager. My primary responsibilities will officially shift toward public relations, advertising mana... read more


  • 28 Jul 2010
    Blog Post

    The O'Reilly Open Source Convention has been held annually since 1999, allowing students, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and professionals to attend informative sessions and tutorials as well as visit th... read more