Are they more secure then IF forums. How do you make them. How much do they cost to make. How quick can they be made.
you just asked the three noobiest questions. how do you make them? you as one person can not make it. you have to write a million lines of code, and make it work between each php file, have it tuned in with mysql... the list goes on, its hard for IPB, where 1000 people are working on it. how much do they cost? look onto ipb.com, if you want free, go phpbb.com how quick can they be made? there are some that are premade...
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