I was wondering does any body know a free open source forum that I can host and advertise?

Thanks for the replies

There are a lot, you'll find most at http://www.hotscripts.net by searching for "forum" under PHP (if you want a php forum). Most hosting accounts have cpanel installs that have a list of forum software pre-installed - all you have to do is pick which you want, fill in some basic info and you're all setup :)

I will be hosting the site my self. I am just looking for forums with prebuilt advertising modules. Like does SMF have a advertising module or could I found one on the web. That is what I am asking for. Something that is good, secure and Free =).

I will be hosting the site my self. I am just looking for forums with prebuilt advertising modules. Like does SMF have a advertising module or could I found one on the web. That is what I am asking for. Something that is good, secure and Free =).

SMF has a good advertising mod, I use it. I believe most forum software has these available as mods. I know MyBB has an ad mod as well.

Yea I was looking at SMF which mod do you or did you use? Ad Management mod V 2.3 by jerm?

Pretty much all popular forum software will have mods made that have advertising functions. You're better checking them out.

Yea I was looking at SMF which mod do you or did you use? Ad Management mod V 2.3 by jerm?

Yeah, I use Ad Management but mainly for my Google Ad Sense. I also use Simple Portal so I can easily add right and or left columns which I use to insert ads as well.

Go with SMF - it's the best free forum software I have ever used. Ad Management mod is really powerful (installed it last week)

I say MyBB, I honestly love it.

http://mybboard.net/

phpbb is the best i think...

There are many freeware and paid forum softwares available in the market but the most commonly and strong forum softwares are as follows:

- phpbb
- vbulletin


Thanks

phpbb has one of the largest communities and a database packed with mods, I'm sure it'll fit your needs easily :)

PHPBB is the best in my opinion, i've heard a lot of good things about SMF too tho.

Personally I don't like PHPBB interface, but I must admit it's one of the best free forums