On 4 March 2010 16:39, Adrian Halid <[email protected]> wrote:
> The main reason is that I would need to manage another server. > > > > I would need a Unix box with Apache, PHP and MySQL on it. > > Virtual Machine appliances? http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/288 Comes with the entire BB ready to run. > > > I guess I could put PHP and MySQL on windows but I have never done that > before. I wasn’t sure if that was really a good idea. I thought there may be > a lot of configuration and workarounds I would need to do. > > > > We also currently have website in ASP http://www.mysite.com.au and I just > wanted to add forum to the url http://www.mysite.com.au/forum > > > > If I have my website and forum running under two different types of web > servers how can I use the same domain on both web servers? > > > > * * > > *Regards* > > * * > > *Adrian Halid* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *mike smith > *Sent:* Thursday, 4 March 2010 11:24 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Free Forum Software and Mailing list software. > > > > On 4 March 2010 14:00, Adrian Halid <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I am looking for some free forum software. > > > > I have used PHPBB before and found it easy to setup and great for plugins > or modifications. > > > > But I need to find some software to host on Windows IIS with a MS SQL > backend. > > > > I'm going to ask why? If PHPBB demonstrably does what you want, why care > about the backend? > > > > > > I have setup YAF.NET (Yet Another Forum) as that seems the most popular on > search results but have not found it as complete or crisp as PHPBB. > > > > There seems to be a lot more configuration options for PHPBB and feels more > natural to use and what I am used to. > > > > Does anybody have any recommendations for free .net Forum software that is > also easy to modify and create plugins? > > > > I am also looking at mailing list software. The obvious choice is Mailman > but once again I am looking for something to be hosted on Windows Server. > > > > It would be nice if I could find some software that did both mailing list > and forum and were integrated but from reading previous posts I don’t think > the people at ozdotnet could find any. > > > > Thanks > > > > * * > > *Regards* > > * * > > *Adrian Halid* > > > > > > > > > -- > Meski > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
