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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>FUDforum was originally developed by Ilia Alshanetsky. The first version of FUDforum was released in 2001. Versions 2.8.0 and above are developed and supported by the community. </p><p>The 10 year anniversary release, FUDforum 3.0.3, was released on 10 September 2011. </p> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2> <p>FUDforum requires the following components to function: </p> <ul><li>A <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web server</a> that will run <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a> like the <a href="/facts/Apache_Web_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache Web Server</a> or Microsoft's <a href="/facts/Internet_Information_Services/nqmfJr3T">Internet Information Services</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a> versions 7.0 or higher;</li> <li>A <a href="/facts/DBMS/VYcpkevb">database</a> like <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>, <a href="/facts/Oracle_database/FHv5g732">Oracle</a> or <a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="preconfigured-versions">Preconfigured versions</h2> <p>Two special pre-configured versions of FUDforum are available (doesn't require manual installation): </p> <ul><li>FUDforum2Go, a small-footprint version of FUDforum for Microsoft Windows that can run from a USB stick, CD-Rom or from any folder on a PC's hard disk. FUDforum2Go is based on Server2Go.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>Turnkey FUDforum is a <a href="/facts/Virtual_appliance/CDgMshNf">virtual appliance</a> based on the <a href="/facts/TurnKey_Linux_Virtual_Appliance_Library/03YcVkYY">TurnKey Linux Virtual Appliance Library</a>, that can be deployed in the <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud</a> or on a <a href="/facts/Virtual_machine/BLevU3sx">virtual machine</a> infrastructure like <a href="/facts/VMWare/lKHGULx3">VMWare</a>, <a href="/facts/Xen/U5fq6ESl">Xen</a> or <a href="/facts/VirtualBox/8wordR1n">VirtualBox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>Some of FUDforum's features include: </p> <ul><li>The software supports an unlimited number of members, forums, posts, threads and attachments.</li> <li>Ability to load <a href="/facts/USENET/lYJWFBR6">USENET</a> and <a href="/facts/Electronic_mailing_list/JfLtS62I">E-mail list</a> messages and sync forum replies back to these groups and lists.</li> <li>Customizable theme system based on templates.</li> <li>Translated into over 50 languages on <a href="/facts/Translatewiki.net/ycJW72T8">translatewiki.net</a> (including <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>, <a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>, <a href="/facts/Dutch_language/yIB5lbsx">Dutch</a>, <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a>, <a href="/facts/Portuguese_language/vr3Fwzw3">Portuguese</a> and several other languages).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">Search engine</a> friendly <a href="/facts/URL/pPD5g7Wq">URLs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flood_control_(communications)/RknLco7Q">Flood control</a> and <a href="/facts/Captcha/3sIyVjTk">Captcha</a> spam protection.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Blacklisting/qC17QNW5">Blacklisting</a> of users and <a href="/facts/IP_blocking/0aBt0qLt">IP blocking</a>.</li> <li>Messages can be stored within the <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> or on <a href="/facts/Filesystem/FdPm90uc">filesystem</a> for extra performance.</li> <li>Topics can be listed in flat or threaded mode.</li> <li>User <a href="/facts/Avatar_(computing)/AVTBXnrl">Avatars</a>.</li> <li>Private messaging system.</li> <li>Poll creation.</li> <li>Built-in <a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">search engine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/RSS_(file_format)/WBAWrkdj">RSS-feed</a> syndication.</li> <li>Message and <i>Quick Reply</i> editors that support <a href="/facts/BBCode/gBcWXKgD">BBCode</a>, <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a>, <a href="/facts/Plain_text/TSlSSAg2">plain text</a> and <a href="/facts/Emoticon/f0jk3C14">Smilies</a>.</li> <li>User, Moderator and Admin Control Panels.</li> <li>A permission based user/group management system.</li> <li>A <a href="/facts/Plug-in_(computing)/351Du3Wu">plugin</a> system that can be used to extend the forum's functionality.</li> <li>A forum calendar.</li> <li>Custom profile fields.</li></ul> <h2 id="integration">Integration</h2> <p>A <a href="/facts/MediaWiki/MbkLUTor">MediaWiki</a> extension and <a href="/facts/Drupal/pX3JIDD3">Drupal CMS</a> module is available to provide FUDforum integration. FUDforum can also be integrated with systems like <a href="/facts/DokuWiki/esNFAT8M">DokuWiki</a> and <a href="/facts/EGroupWare/0UMdfnIF">eGroupWare</a> (not with eGroupware version 1.6). </p><p>Custom integration of third-party tools can be achieved via FUDforum's provided <a href="/facts/API/GMlN4vUr">API</a>, called FUDAPI. </p> <h2 id="conversion-scripts">Conversion scripts</h2> <p>Several conversion scripts are provided to convert other bulletin board and forum software to FUDforum. They include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/IkonBoard/8C497tfk">IkonBoard</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Invision_Board/rDxQ3wpn">Invision Board</a>;</li> <li>OpenBB;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Phorum/yd2c1hjA">Phorum</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/PhpBB/Q4oBHuv0">phpBB</a>;</li> <li>punBB;</li> <li>Sporum;</li> <li><a href="/facts/VBulletin/aR1MMtpd">VBulletin</a>;</li> <li>WoltLab Burning Board;</li> <li>WWWBoard;</li> <li><a href="/facts/XMB/hzqP914I">XMB</a>;</li> <li>Yabb and Yabb DC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software/Fk1yRqvr">Comparison of Internet forum software</a></li> <li>Integrated Content Management Systems: <a href="/facts/Drupal/pX3JIDD3">Drupal</a>, <a href="/facts/MediaWiki/MbkLUTor">MediaWiki</a> and <a href="/facts/EGroupWare/0UMdfnIF">eGroupWare</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Nicholas Petreley (April 22, 2002) <a href="http://be.sys-con.com/node/32747">No FUD about FUDForum</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110724030305/http://be.sys-con.com/node/32747">Archived</a> 2011-07-24 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a>, SYS-CON Belgium</li> <li>Nicholas Petreley (October 23, 2002) <a href="http://be.sys-con.com/node/32794">Stop your BBS shopping & try FUDforum</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110724030225/http://be.sys-con.com/node/32794">Archived</a> 2011-07-24 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a>, SYS-CON Belgium</li> <li>Peter B. Macintyre, "Discussion Forums Made Easy: FUDforum 2.7.1", September 2005 (PDF) issue of php|architect, pages 59–62.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240915202103/http://fudforum.org/forum/">Official website</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived 2024-09-15)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Support Forum <a href="http://fudforum.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=3281" target="_blank">http://fudforum.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=3281</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Forum-software.org's review <a href="http://www.forum-software.org/fudforum/review" target="_blank">http://www.forum-software.org/fudforum/review</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>AJAX Magazine, 8 May 2006 Archived 23 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/05/fudforum_275rc1_on_ajax_and_mo.html" target="_blank">http://ajax.phpmagazine.net/2006/05/fudforum_275rc1_on_ajax_and_mo.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Installation - FUDforum Wiki". cvs.prohost.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02. <a href="http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php?title=Install#MySQL_setup" target="_blank">http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php?title=Install#MySQL_setup</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>FUDforum's wiki Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, visited on 20 July 2010. <a href="http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php/FUDforum2Go" target="_blank">http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php/FUDforum2Go</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>TKLPatch for FUDforum on the Turnkey Linux wiki Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, visited on 20 July 2010. <a href="https://wiki.turnkeylinux.org/TKLPatch/Patches/FUDforum" target="_blank">https://wiki.turnkeylinux.org/TKLPatch/Patches/FUDforum</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>FUDforum Wiki Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php/Features_overview" target="_blank">http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php/Features_overview</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>