Welcome!

This is the home of the "Vault Forum" project, a →forum software written in →php.

Development Continues

11/10/2007

We successfully moved to a new server and a new alpha version is available online here. Feel free to experiment with the currently provided functionality. Any feedback is welcome. If you want to contribute, please read this: http://vaultforum.code-factory.org/forum/thread=3.
Development is now going towards 0.1.0 alpha.

Delay and server move

09/22/2007

As you might already have noticed there is still no new preview version available. This is because we're preparing everything to move the project to a new server where we will also set up a →Trac installation for the project so that it's much easier to follow along the development.

Project Status

07/21/2007

A lot has happened since the first preview was released two months ago. By the end of August there will be an updated alpha preview, accessible through the forum link. The major changes include:

• Lots of small theme & UI changes
• Huge speed improvements
• Some new features

Most of the recent work has been put into admin and moderator functionalities which will remain closed to the public until we reach a state where these functionalities are mature enough for public testing.

Looking for contributors!

We are still looking for people who want to participate in the development of the forum. If you're an open-minded and enthusiastic web developer who wants to participate in the development of a community software we would be happy to have you on board!

The following requirements are mandatory:

• Good english skills (at least in reading/writing!)
• At least 2 years experience in developing web applications

The following requirements are optional but you should at least fulfill some of them:

• Excellent PHP knowledge
• Strong programming and object-oriented design skills
• Strong knowledge of the fundamental web technologies (X)HTML & CSS
• At least basic JavaScript knowledge
• A good understanding of web security topics
• Experience in one or more of the following topics is a plus: Unit Testing, Design Patterns, Database Abstraction, Object-Relational Mapping, Automated Builds, Release Management
• Experience in developing community software (especially forums) is a plus

If you're interested contact 'romanb' in the →Freenode network.