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What does it takes to do a website forum - Aladdins - 11-21-2010 I'm thinking of making a science forum , so what are the steps I should follow for doing this !? I've heard that you must pay money for this , I've also heard that you can steal the design of a website and change text .. !? Well , after surfing the net , there are several free making websites such as yola - - But I think that this must be learnt so it must take time , not minutes !!! Thanks in advance, Regards RE: What does it takes to do a website forum - lazo - 11-21-2010 you need two components 1. a URL (like civilea.com) 2. a host (a server with has a database to keep your forum data) you can get a free forum host from this host: Code: *************************************** your url will be something like Code: *************************************** however, they have limited customization/modification because they are hosted on their server. but you still have full admin control over your forum. you can only have full customization / modification if you purchase a host (not that expansive actually) and buy your own domain (aladdins.com). most domain host (or you call them the agent who sell and maintain your domain) have a control panel which allows you to create a forum easily just buy a few clicks of button. |