XMB (forum)

Infobox_Software
name = XMB
developer = The XMB Group
latest_release_version = 1.9.10
operating_system = PHP
genre = Forum software
license = GPL
website = [http://www.xmbforum.com/ www.xmbforum.com]

XMB is short for eXtreme Message Board and is an open source forum system written in the PHP 4 scripting language and using the database management system MySQL to store dynamic content. It is being distributed under the GNU General Public License. Out-of-the-box, the forum is quite simple compared to its commercial competitors, but a substantial amount of modifications exist to add new features. [http://forums.xmbforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=230 Retrieved April 12, 2007.]

Some important features:
* Support for many languages
* Buddy list
* u2u messaging system
* Thread subscriptions
* Subforums

Modifications

A substantial amount of modifications or hacks exist for XMB. Most of these are made by administrators of other XMB boards. The XMB forum software can be considered quite easy to modify compared to some of the other forums.

Currently, the main sources for modifications are:

[http://www.xmbforum.com/ XMB Forum]
[http://www.xmbservices.com/ XMB Services]
[http://www.xmbgarage.com/ XMB Garage]

Derivatives

The Crossday Discuz! Board is a derivative of XMB, which is mostly popular in China and heavily rewritten with new code.

MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) is another forum software created by some of the original developers of XMB, but based on new code.

Another board software derived from XMB is UltimaBB, which has now been discontinued. And XBB ( [http://techz.co.uk XBB] ) (eXtreme Bulletin Board) which is still in development.

References

External links

* [http://forums.xmbforum.com/ XMB Forums Support Forums] The official XMB forums
* [http://www.xmbservices.com/ XMB Services] A site for XMB modifications and support
* [http://www.xmbgarage.com/ XMB Garage] A site for XMB modifications and support