There are lots out there and the free ones like PHP Nuke (perhaps the grand daddy of em all) have all suffered from security issues. The price is free (http://www.phpnuke.org), but the risk is that because hackers can get the same free source, they can identify weeknesses and exploit them, making themselves seem to be more clever than they really are (Hacking is an ego trip I think, and what seems like a shortcut to coding fame, in a world where hard work is considered for suckers). Many of the original really bad exploits have been resolved, but a few remain. Sites that allow anyone to register, and then post content, like comments on articles or actual articles, is a gold mine to SEO mavins, and you will find content being posted with comments containing site reference pointers to porn sites designed to improve search engine rankings of these same sites. If you don't want to deal with this, you want to stay away from community sites, or find some way to make the communities very private. My 2 cents, Warren Vail > -----Original Message----- > From: TS [mailto:sunnrunner@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:42 PM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: What community software package gets your vote? PHPfox > etc... > > Hello everyone. I'm not sure what the budget is but, obviously inexpensive > would be nice. Someone turned me on to PHPfox. Yet I don't have any others > to compare it to. If you all would be so kind as to put a shout out and > vote > on your favorite, I'd be very grateful. > > Extendability would also be nice along with customization in terms of > design. > > Much Appreciation, > > T > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
