Forum Moderators: phranque
But I want something for free.
Don't we all! :)
Seriously, you may want to investigate why your phpBB install was hacked. No matter the forum or who created, any application can be hacked.
Did you remove phpBB's setup files once the installation was complete?
Many hackers will exploit these files because they already know the names and their locations.
If you want a discussion board for free, you either have to select some unknown piece of software with not so many interesting features, or stay with the mainstream products (like phpBB) and commit yourself to regular updating when bugfixes and security fixes are released.
Did you remove phpBB's setup files once the installation was complete?Many hackers will exploit these files because they already know the names and their locations.
Phpbb exits if the install directory is present. That of course doesn't help if the vulnerability is elsewhere, a quick tip if you're running phpbb. Password protect the admin folder with .htaccess or equivalent. This will at least add another layer of security for the most important files.
and commit yourself to regular updating when bugfixes and security fixes are released
Emphasis on that, I've been running phpbb for about 3 years and haven't had any problems. I'm on the update mailing list so as soon as a update is released I know immediately. I don't frequent the phpbb forum much but every post I have seen there about a forum getting hacked was because it was an outdated version, usually a very outdated version.
Note that phpbb2 went through a thorough security audit a few months back and is probably about as secure as can be expected.
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