VBulleting hosting

How much does the hosting cost for vbulletin?

 

You don't need a specific host for vBulletin. As long as they have fairly new PHP, and MySQL then you should be fine. The script though costs around 200 dollars, unless you have other means of getting it. ;]

 

dont you gotta pay monthly fees for hosting or something?

 

Yep, depends though sometimes you can get free hosts, but they are slower most of the time. Try Hostgator, or godaddy, or a smaller company that doesn't use as many domains on a server.

 

I'd advise going here:

http://dompons.com

and get great hosting for a penny.

vBulletin license's cost $160, and you can often get it installed on your server for free/a small fee.

A forum is no different than any other script, it just requires a server to run on. Some servers and hosts are better than others, however, so make sure you browse around before settling down. You don't wanna get stuck with a bad host, and end up having to transfer all of your data.

GL.

 

like Lot of money. Its hard Tho, Just get a free Host.

 

yeah i might just get a free host.

which one should I use?

ikonboard
invisionfree
phpbb

 

I'd suggest invisionfree as it has a much better feel. Plus adding ranks on phpbb was annoying(for me).

 

Yeah I don't really wanna use phpbb, so its invisionfree or ikonboard.

Is there a difference between them really?

 

Well, I haven't used Ikonboard, so I can't really say anything about it. Although here's a forum using Ikonboard, so maybe you could pick one out. http://www.fretsonfire.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?

 

Try using SMF (Simple Machine Forums). For small forums, that's your best bet. It's got several plugins, easy to use, friendly... etc.

 

Google is your friend

https://www.vbulletin.com/order/

Scroll down a bit

 

what about ipbfree.com?

it looks just like vbulletin.

 

All you need is normal Shared Hosting from any company/resller and make sure it has php 4.6 or something enabled. Make sure its the latest.

MySQL is also needed on the server.

I can help you out with this, add my msn. [email protected]