E107 Hosting: A UK Guide

E107 is an open-source CMS with built-in community features (forums, user management, news publishing) bundled together, aimed at people who want a community-oriented site without assembling separate plugins for each feature.

What E107 offers

• Built-in forums and news publishing: Core community features included rather than requiring separate plugins.
• Theming system: Customisable templates for site appearance.
• Plugin support: Extend functionality beyond the built-in feature set.

What E107 needs from hosting

E107 runs on PHP with a MySQL or MariaDB database, the same baseline as most PHP-based CMS platforms. Standard shared hosting with a current PHP version and adequate database performance covers most E107 sites.

FAQs about hosting E107

Is E107 a good alternative to WordPress with bbPress?

If you specifically want forums and content publishing bundled together out of the box, E107 can be a simpler starting point than combining WordPress with a separate forum plugin. WordPress has a much larger ecosystem overall, so the right choice depends on whether you value E107’s bundled simplicity or WordPress’s broader plugin and theme selection.

Getting started

Switchweb provides UK-based hosting with current PHP versions, free SSL, and daily backups. View our web hosting plans to get started.