www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk

Probably UHM is best placed to anwer this question but what are the approx cost for setting up a site that has a forum facility like UHM

Some of us are looking into similar functionality like tis but much more stripped down version. 30 members max, only 1 or 2 actual forums and doesn't need any real bandwidth. The point is more to have a central location to discuss ideas.

you could do this on a PC but don't want my PC to be a web server 24/7

You probably want something like proboards ( www.proboards.com ) which is free.

thanks Phill, will have a look, actually it turns out one of the guys has access to a host server, so all good

You only need a basic hosting package with a mysql database for most forums. You only need to shell out a lot on hosting if the site is large or getting lots of traffic.


www.phpbb.com is free and is used by thousands of sites, or if you want a paid for version you could try http://www.vbulletin.com

cheers