TinyIB - A Lightweight and Efficient Image Board Script

Got database? Get speed. Use MySQL or SQLite for an efficient set-up able to handle high amounts of traffic.

No database? No problem. Store posts as text files for a portable set-up capable of running on virtually any PHP host.

To allow new threads without requiring an image, see the Text Board Mode page.

For demos see the TinyIB Installations page.

Features

• GIF, JPG, PNG, SWF and WebA/WebM upload.
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• Delete post via password.
• Management panel:
  • Administrators and moderators use separate passwords.
    • Moderators are only able to delete posts.
  • Ban offensive/abusive posters across all boards.
  • Post using raw HTML.
  • Upgrade automatically when installed via git. (Tested on Linux only)

Installing

1. Verify the following requirements are met:
   • PHP 4 or higher is installed.
   • GD Image Processing Library is installed.
     • This library is installed by default on most hosts.
2. CD to the directory you wish to install TinyIB.
3. Run the command:
   • git clone git://github.com/tslocum/TinyIB.git ./
4. Copy settings.default.php to settings.php
5. Configure settings.php
   • To remove the play icon from .SWF/.WebM thumbnails, delete or rename video_overlay.png.
   • To allow WebA/WebM upload:
     • Ensure your web host is running Linux.
     • Install mediainfo and ffmpegthumbnailer. On Ubuntu, run sudo apt-get install mediainfo ffmpegthumbnailer.
     • Set TINYIB_WEBM to true.
6. CHMOD write permissions to these directories:
   • ./ (the directory containing TinyIB)
   • ./src/
   • ./thumb/
   • ./res/
   • ./inc/flatfile/ (only if you use flat file for the database)
7. Navigate your browser to imgboard.php and the following will take place:
   • The database structure will be created.
   • Directories will be verified to be writable.
   • The file index.html will be created containing the new image board.

Moderating

1. If you are not logged in already, log in to the management panel by clicking [Manage].
2. On the board, tick the checkbox next to the offending post.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
4. Click Delete with the password field blank.
   • From this page you are able to delete the post and/or ban the author.

Updating

1. Obtain the latest release.
   • If you installed via Git, run the following command in TinyIB's directory:
     • git pull
   • Otherwise, download and extract a zipped archive.
2. Note which files were modified.
   • If settings.default.php was updated, migrate the changes to settings.php
     • Take care to not change the value of TINYIB_TRIPSEED, as it would result in different secure tripcodes.
   • If other files were updated, and you have made changes yourself:
     • Visit GitHub and review the changes made in the update.
     • Ensure the update does not interfere with your changes.

Support

Contact tslocum@gmail.com

Contributing

1. Read the GitHub Forking Guide.
2. Fork TinyIB.
3. Commit code changes to your forked repository.
4. Submit a pull request describing your modifications.