Simple Machines Forum (SMF)

Another discussion board provided by Fantastico De Luxe free scripts installer is the Simple Machines Forum (SMF). It is a PHP application that requires a MySQL database and as the name implies it is really simple and user-friendly but most importantly it does not require the slightest technical knowledge to be used.

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) comes with an easy-to-use web admin panel and it has a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) text editor to facilitate posting comments. There is also and a built-in warning system along with e-mail templates for various notifications. SMF provides control over member signatures to decrease the risk of spam or other violations of the forum rules. Unlike other discussion boards it can highlight not only new posts but all unread ones. The administrator can use the permissions system for groups and individual members to limit forum access. The splendid template system provides options for personalizing the layout while the SSI system makes the integration within existing websites an easy task. In contrast to phpBB2, SMF has an integrated package manager that installs all MODs for you so that you don't have to edit any code by hand.

Simple Machines Forum can be set up with just a few clicks with the shared cPanel hosting packages as well as Dedicated Servers and Virtual Private Servers that have cPanel control panel installed.