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{{Infobox Software
| name = OvBB
| logo = 
| screenshot = [[Image:OvBBShot.png|200px]]
| caption = The OvBB Project Forums running V0.16a
| developer = The OvBB Project
| latest_release_version = V0.16a
| latest_release_date = [[April 6]], [[2007]]
| latest_preview_version = 
| latest_preview_date = 
| operating_system = Cross Platform
| platform = [[PHP]] / [[MySQL]] / [[PostgreSQL]]
| genre = [[Internet forum|Forum software]]
| license = [[MIT License| MIT]]
| website = Domain Sold
}}

'''OvBB''' is an [[open source]] [[Internet forum|message board]] written in [[PHP]]. Its purpose is to mimic [[vBulletin]] 2.x.x in both look and behavior while still adding new functionality. It also features the ability of driver usage, which enables support for a wide array of database platforms.

==Developers==
*Jonathon Freeman - Lead Developer/Founder
*Brian Otto - Developer

==Features==
*[[Emoticon|Smilies]]
*[[Avatar (icon)|Avatars]]
*[[BBCode]]
*Private Messaging
*Calendar & Events
*Polls
*Usergroup Permissions
*[[XHTML]] template
*[[Database abstraction layer|Multiple database support]]

===Upcoming Features===
''This is a copy of the roadmap, which was removed along with the OvBB Domain. Do not remove this.''

''Version 0.17 Alpha''
*  More solidifying of the engine/skin API.
* Complete the Private Message tracking feature.
* Implement admin option for how often to check for new PMs; default will be every 2 pages.
* Implement fulltext searching.

''Version 0.18 Alpha''
*  More solidifying of the engine/skin API.
* Add an editpoll action to poll.php (for moderators and admins).
* Implement custom profile fields, specified by the admin.
* Implement IP block.
* Implement [[CIDR]] block.

''Version 0.19 Alpha''
*  More solidifying of the engine/skin API.
* Implement ability for a variable number of screens in register.php, using something like '''$_SESSION['regstep']''' to internally keep track of which step of the registration process the user is on; implement a user agreement screen and a [[COPPA]]-compliant agreement screen.
* Implement SQL table prefixes.
* Rewrite Setup script to reflect the way it was done with vB 2: one install script and an "incremental" upgrade script for each version.

==Development By Users==

Iyeru's Designs has a plethora of modifications available, including some lost ones: http://iyeru42.ryan444123.com/OvBB/board/index.php

==End-Of-Project==
As of 2007-11-23 07:38, this project is no longer under active development.

==External links==
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/ovbb/ SourceForge.net Project Page]
*[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ovbb-commits OvBB Commits]
*[http://www.forummatrix.org/show/OvBB ForumMatrix Entry]
*[http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2218 Demo at OpenSourceCMS]

== See also ==
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* [[Comparison of Internet forum software]]
* [[vBulletin]]

==References==
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[[Category:Free Internet forum software]]
[[Category:SourceForge projects]]
[[Category:PHP programming language]]

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