PHP forum using SQL database and MD5 encryption for passwords.

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Strange request, but I need this for integration with a webpage.

The forum must be written in PHP and must use SQL database.
If the passwords are encrypted, it must be through MD5 encryption.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a [preferably free] forum of this sort??

Thanks
John.

[hxbro]

try phpbb www.phpbb.com

[wizard1974uk]

There is also Invision Power Board, there is free version but they do not offer support with it.

You will have to google for the link as my work's firewall blocks what I think the link is, so I can't verify.

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try phpbb www.phpbb.com

cheers - that looks about what I'm after!!!
Will download and have a play with it! [need to try and integrate the login for the forum with logins for other sections on my site... Gonna have to find the login script and then use sessions to log the user into the forum automatically if they have already logged in ]

Would it cause any problems do you think if I added an extra field to the SQL users table?

[hxbro]

you should be able to do that fairly easily, make sure you set the cookie up (in the admin area of the forum) to be at the right path e.g. / so it'll work through your site

you can add fields no problem, I've done a few custom mods to phpbb and never had any issues

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Well, the site uses sessions at the moment, so I was hoping that i could just use this to keep the user logged for that session.
I'm not bothered whether they are logged out again after this session.

[wizard1974uk]

Here is the link to invision power board, if you still want it:

http://www.invisionboard.com/

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Thanks, but I think I'm gonna go with phpbb.

Will most likely be back in this thread in a few weeks with some problems!