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{{Infobox software
{{Infobox software
| name = Beehive Forum
| name = Beehive Forum
| screenshot = [[File:Beehive-forum.png|250px]]
| screenshot = [[File:Beehiveforum.png|250px]]
| latest_release_version = 1.0.1
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| latest_release_date = {{release_date|2011|02|14}}
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Revision as of 15:00, 12 March 2011

Beehive Forum
Stable release
1.0.1 / February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
Repository
Operating systemPlatform Independent
PlatformPHP/MySQL
TypeInternet forum software
LicenseGPL
Websitehttp://www.beehiveforum.net/

Beehive Forum is a free and open source 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.
  • Safe HTML posting (malicious code is stripped out), rather than BBCode, via WYSIWYG editor, helper toolbar, or manual typing.
  • A relationship system, allowing users to ignore users and/or 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 PDAs and web-enabled mobilephones.

The source of these useful yet distinct features is not just from the minds of developers, but also from the people who use the software[1].

With its mix of technical features and user friendly interface, Beehive is used by a range of audiences, from Linux users to senior citizens and more. Beehive is used by the popular UK technology website The Inquirer on the Hermits Cave Message Board[2].

Security & Vulnerabilities

In May 2007 Beehive Forum was selected as one of the most secure forums from a selection of 10 Open Source software tested by Dragos Lungu Dot Com[3].

On 28 November 2007 Nick Bennet and Robert Brown of Symantec Corporation discovered a security flaw related to Beehive's database input handling. The vulnerability could "allow a remote user to execute SQL injection attacks"[4][5]. The flaw affected all versions of the software up to 0.7.1. The Beehive Forum team responded very rapidly with a fix released, in the form of version 0.8 of the software, later that day[6].

The current release version of Beehive Forum does not have any known security vulnerabilities [citation needed].

Reviews of Beehive Forum

See also

References

  1. ^ Extreme Tech
  2. ^ Hermits Cave
  3. ^ Top 10 Open Source Forums - 12 Months of Vulnerabilities
  4. ^ Symantec Security Advisory YMSA-2007-014
  5. ^ www.securityfocus.com
  6. ^ Project Beehive Forum at Sourceforge.net
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