[nvinanda]

I’m looking for a simple discussion forum without the need of database. Through google search, i found one (http://sourceforge.net/projects/textmb/) but its not that simple and reliable as bbpress. Is it possible to make bbpress core use XML files for storing data instead of Database?

[wpdev2]

it’s not possible to setup bbpress w/o a database.

bbress requires a mysql database. most hosting providers support mysql databases including most shared hosting plans (around $5 per month). the bbpress mysql database is configured upon installation of bbress.