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FreeHugeMovies · 05-16-2003, 01:57 PM

What are the pros and cons of each? I know VB is suppose to be better but WHY? I need some facts please.

gruffy · 05-16-2003, 01:59 PM

How many busy boards do you see running phpbb?

Mr.Fiction · 05-16-2003, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by gruffy
How many busy boards do you see running phpbb?

Go with VB.

gruffy · 05-16-2003, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction

Go with VB.

ding! correct.

phpbb is a fucking nightmare.

mike503 · 05-16-2003, 02:10 PM

how so? i've seen some moderately busy boards with phpBB.

it's "no charge" too, compared to vbulletin.

i forget, there's a couple other "no charge" boards, i believe almost replicas of the vbulletin code but released freely heh. i can't remember their names right now. might look around for those..

FreeHugeMovies · 05-16-2003, 02:26 PM

Yet, not one person has given me facts and proof. Just "how many big boards use phpbb? None!" That isn't proof or any good evidence.

4Pics · 05-16-2003, 02:28 PM

Just be smart and go with Vb

You'll have less headaches then the others.

gruffy · 05-16-2003, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
Yet, not one person has given me facts and proof. Just "how many big boards use phpbb? None!" That isn't proof or any good evidence.

Its called free, and good advice.

PHPBB2 is unsecure, bloated, inneficient, a total resource hog, slow, and it can't be reliably customized or modded (with the exception of skins).

You need facts and proof? Go install PHPBB2 and go fuck yourself.

FreeNetPass Steve · 05-16-2003, 02:51 PM

Vbulletin = free hacks and easy to find help if you need it.

SetTheWorldonFire · 05-16-2003, 02:53 PM

vbulletin is the best.

SicChild · 05-16-2003, 02:59 PM

VBB is better because they have been around longer than almost any other board. Since they've been around so long they've been able to tweak the code and whatnot to make it faster and more secure than any other board.

LeeNoga · 05-16-2003, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by mike503
how so? i've seen some moderately busy boards with phpBB.

it's "no charge" too, compared to vbulletin.

i forget, there's a couple other "no charge" boards, i believe almost replicas of the vbulletin code but released freely heh. i can't remember their names right now. might look around for those..

This one may be the one your thinking of. its free if you leave their copyright on the pages, $99 if you want them removed.

http://www.invisionboard.com/

dapproid · 05-16-2003, 05:21 PM

GFY runs VB and is fairly slow, but that could be due to its Win2k platform (as I have heard, not sure if it's confirmed).

FreeHugeMovies · 05-16-2003, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by gruffy

Its called free, and good advice.

PHPBB2 is unsecure, bloated, inneficient, a total resource hog, slow, and it can't be reliably customized or modded (with the exception of skins).

You need facts and proof? Go install PHPBB2 and go fuck yourself.

LOL get pissed off at me for replying to my thread and giving me NO facts at all WHICH I requested. Learn how to read idiot.

chuk · 05-16-2003, 08:02 PM

I use phpbb, and I wish I had vb instead. I just like vb's features. phpbb seems very limited in comparison.

But phpbb is really easy to set up and modify.

Giorgio_Xo · 05-16-2003, 08:14 PM

It depends on your scale and how much of your server's resources you want to dedicate.

I help manage SFRedbook.com, a Northern California escort board with 20,000 members. It runs on an old hacked version of the PERL based DCForum cleanly and with a powerful dedicated server serving hundreds of thousands of pages a day.

PHPbb is a good product, open source with a huge development community, but slightly slower. VBulletin is good. DCForum+, a PHP version of the classic forum, is good. With any PHP/MySQL product, speed and scalability depends on the install tweaks to the database. The problem with these PHP products are they're easily hacked.

I like Gossamer Threads, PERL based/SQL. It is fast, robust and difficult to break. http://www.gossamer-threads.com

greentea · 05-16-2003, 08:25 PM

spend the the $85.00 beans and get VB

Mr.Fiction · 05-16-2003, 09:24 PM

05-16-2003, 01:57 PM	#1
FreeHugeMovies Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 14,137	Vbulletin Vrs phBB What are the pros and cons of each? I know VB is suppose to be better but WHY? I need some facts please.

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gruffy So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canuckastan Posts: 776	How many busy boards do you see running phpbb? Last edited by gruffy; 05-16-2003 at 02:04 PM..

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mike503 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: oregon. Posts: 2,243	how so? i've seen some moderately busy boards with phpBB. it's "no charge" too, compared to vbulletin. i forget, there's a couple other "no charge" boards, i believe almost replicas of the vbulletin code but released freely heh. i can't remember their names right now. might look around for those.. __________________ php/mysql guru. hosting, coding, all that jazz.

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05-16-2003, 02:26 PM	#6
FreeHugeMovies Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 14,137	Yet, not one person has given me facts and proof. Just "how many big boards use phpbb? None!" That isn't proof or any good evidence.

05-16-2003, 02:28 PM	#7
4Pics Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,952	Just be smart and go with Vb You'll have less headaches then the others.

05-16-2003, 02:59 PM	#11
SicChild Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 365	VBB is better because they have been around longer than almost any other board. Since they've been around so long they've been able to tweak the code and whatnot to make it faster and more secure than any other board.

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dapproid Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 469	GFY runs VB and is fairly slow, but that could be due to its Win2k platform (as I have heard, not sure if it's confirmed). __________________ Data Entry - $680 \| Graphic Artist- $880 \| Developer - $980 \| System Administrator - $980 [email protected]

05-16-2003, 08:02 PM	#15
chuk Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: WI Posts: 682	I use phpbb, and I wish I had vb instead. I just like vb's features. phpbb seems very limited in comparison. But phpbb is really easy to set up and modify.

05-16-2003, 08:14 PM	#16
Giorgio_Xo Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 4,263	It depends on your scale and how much of your server's resources you want to dedicate. I help manage SFRedbook.com, a Northern California escort board with 20,000 members. It runs on an old hacked version of the PERL based DCForum cleanly and with a powerful dedicated server serving hundreds of thousands of pages a day. PHPbb is a good product, open source with a huge development community, but slightly slower. VBulletin is good. DCForum+, a PHP version of the classic forum, is good. With any PHP/MySQL product, speed and scalability depends on the install tweaks to the database. The problem with these PHP products are they're easily hacked. I like Gossamer Threads, PERL based/SQL. It is fast, robust and difficult to break. http://www.gossamer-threads.com __________________ Make Levees, Not War

05-16-2003, 08:25 PM	#17
greentea Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 6,580	spend the the $85.00 beans and get VB __________________ blunts

05-16-2003, 09:24 PM	#18
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