Beehive Forum
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{{Infobox Software
| name = Beehive Forum
| latest_release_version = 0.8
| latest_release_date = [[28 October]] [[2007]]
| operating_system =
| platform = [[PHP]]/[[MySQL]]
| genre = [[Internet forum|Internet forum software]]
| license = [[GPL]]
| website = http://www.beehiveforum.net/
}}
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'''Beehive Forum''' is a [[free software|free]] and [[open source]] [[internet forum|forum]] system using the [[PHP]] scripting language and [[MySQL]] database software.
The main difference between Beehive and most other forum software is its frame-based interface, which lists discussion titles on the left and displays their contents on the right.
Other features which differentiate Beehive from most forums include:
* Targeted replies to specific users and/or posts.
* [[HTML]] posting, rather than [[BBCode]], via [[WYSIWYG]] editor, helper toolbar, or manual typing.
* A relationship system, allowing users to ignore users and/or [[Signature block|signatures]] that they dislike.
* Powerful forum-wide and per-user word filtering, including a [[regular expression]] option.
* A flexible polling system, allowing public or private ballot, grouped answers, and different result modes.
* A built-in "light mode" that allows basic forum access from [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s and web-enabled mobilephones.
==History==
Beehive Forum was started in 2002 by a group of ex-[[PC Format]] forum members (known then as NPCFF - Not PC Format Forum) who were upset when [[Delphi forums]] decided to cripple the service for their non-paying members. The first release, labelled Beehive Forum 0.1 beta, was released on the [[27 June|27th June]], [[2002]].
The latest [[software release|stable version]], Beehive Forum 0.8, was released on [[28 November|28th November]] [[2007]], and includes a variety of fixes, improvements, and new features.
The latest [[bleeding edge]] version is often used and tested at the new haunt of NPCFF members, now known as Teh Forum, from where free unofficial support may also be found.<ref>[http://www.tehforum.co.uk/forum/ Teh Forum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The majority of Beehive is written by Matthew 'I work in Game' Beale, and he is currently the primary coder for the project.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.beehiveforum.net/ Beehive Forum website]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/beehiveforum/ Beehive Forum SourceForge.net page]
[[Category:Free Internet forum software]]
[[Category:PHP programming language]]