[Web4lib] phpBB Alternative

[Andrew Stevens]

I looked at Vanilla as well and generally like what I saw.  Another 
thing that vanilla has over most other forum packages is that it has 
relatively few reported security vulnerabilities, while phpbb, according 
to Ed Finkler's research (see link below), is one of the most insecure.

Ed Finkler
funkatron.com :The PHP App Insecurity Top 20
<http://funkatron.com/index.php/site/the_php_app_insecurity_top_20/>

Chris Barr wrote:
> Vanilla has a nice simple interface:
> 
> http://getvanilla.com/
> 
> --chris barr
> 
> Cloutman, David wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I have a need to set up a forum for my Library's summer reading. We are
>> hosting it internally on our Library's application server. I have
>> installed phpBB, which seems to be the most popular tool for this. My
>> problem is that I don't think phpBB is all that great. The more I use
>> it, the more I hate it. I find the interface confusing, and I think our
>> users may have problems with it as well. I'm particularly concerned
>> about the Librarians who will have to moderate the posts. I don't want
>> to have to do a formal training session on what really needs to be a
>> quick and dirty solution.
>>
>> I am looking for a forum tool that:
>>
>> 1. Runs on PHP / MySQL OR JSP / MySQL / Tomcat and is easy to install.
>> 2. Has a really simple interface.
>> 3. Has a obvious mechanism for changing the branding of the masthead.
>> 4. Has enough granularity in the security sytem to allow for registered
>> users / moderators / administrators.
>> 5. Permits the administrator to require approval of posts.
>> 6. Has a really simple interface. (Yes, I said that twice.)
>>
>> Any recommendations or library success stories would be much
>> appreciated.
>>