Forum - Single page w/ includes or multiple pages?

[LoganK]

I'm coding a forum for one of the sites I maintain, and I'd like to ask the community's opinion. Should I code it one main page, index.php, and have it use includes like index.php?p=newthread or should I have multiple pages, i.e., index.php, newthread.php, attachment.php, etc.

What do you guys think is the best way to code this?

[Merve]

I think a forum with a page for each major component would be the best way to go: a page for the forum index, a page for the forum view, a page for the thread view, a page for the user control panel/preferences, etc.

[LoganK]

Thanks for the comments. That was I was thinking about anyway - especially because that's how the main site works.