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XMLBoard |
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Joel Rosen |
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Free (GPL) |
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XML / Discussion Boards |
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This is a XML-driven message board system written in Perl, stored in XML format and keeps information separate from appearance thus allowing for dynamic generation of output.
· XMLBoard supports multiple forums, and multiple forum designs. If you have, say a cooking page, and you want to have a forum for desserts, a forum for appetizers, and a forum for main courses, this can be easily accomplished with only one installation of XMLBoard.
· Or, if you host a few different pages with different designs on a single webserver, and you want each page to have its own forum, XMLBoard can do this too.
· The design for each forum is done with HTML, so whether you are an expert web-designer or only know the basic tags, you can customize the layout of the forums to your liking. XMLBoard comes with simple HTML already set up, so if you don't know any HTML and have no inclination to learn, you can still set up a message board with no problem. Plus, the HTML code is in separate files from the Perl code, so you don't need to wade through Perl coding to find what you want to change. And XMLBoard gives you the option of using the HTML from any file on your server -- very useful for sites that depend on server-side includes.
XMLBoard has several other nifty features:
· Optional cookies can remember the users' names and remind them when their last visit was and how many posts have been added. New posts are indicated in the index.
· Each forum has one administrator, who can remove posts and threads, and clear out expired posts with the XMLBoard script. (A name and password is required.)
· XMLBoard has the option to display only recent posts, created within a certain number of days. However, old posts are still saved on disk.
· An optional language filter turns those nasty four-letter words into something easier on the eyes.
· Users can search through the index of posts for words or phrases, located in the author, subject, or message fields.
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