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B-Eazy · 11-09-2004, 07:13 PM

what is the difference other than money..

Joe Citizen · 11-09-2004, 07:15 PM

quality.

vBulletin is worth every cent.

KRL · 11-09-2004, 07:16 PM

phpbb works great

B-Eazy · 11-09-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by KRL
phpbb works great

KRL is it easy to modify the phpbb board.. I will use a template of theres but i want my own logo.. Is that simple? Also if I was using phpbb for a bit to develope traffic to the forum can i move the already registered members to Vbulletin?

Donny · 11-09-2004, 07:19 PM

I have two message boards. One powered by PHPBB and the other by vBulletin.

vBulletin has SO many more features. I love it. I'd recommend vBulletin any day. It's worth the extra money.

For vBulletin I spent a total of $355: purchased the software outright, had them install it for me so that I knew if would be done right, and paid for a year of premium customer service.

brizzad · 11-09-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally posted by B-Eazy
KRL is it easy to modify the phpbb board.. I will use a template of theres but i want my own logo.. Is that simple? Also if I was using phpbb for a bit to develope traffic to the forum can i move the already registered members to Vbulletin?

i run a few phpbb based sites, adding new templates is easy if you can use an FTP client, and modding them is very easy if you have notepad and can press CTRL+F

B-Eazy · 11-09-2004, 07:20 PM

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Originally posted by DonovanPhillips
I have two message boards. One powered by PHPBB and the other by vBulletin.

vBulletin has SO many more features. I love it. I'd recommend vBulletin any day. It's worth the extra money.

For vBulletin I spent a total of $355: purchased the software outright, had them install it for me so that I knew if would be done right, and paid for a year of premium customer service.

What are your boards Donny?

Yug · 11-09-2004, 07:40 PM

I use PHPbb for my boards (http://forums.a1celebs.com) ... Initially, if you want to fully customize your board, its a deep search through the stylesheets and template files. But once you have the hang of it, its alot of fun and very easy.

I'd actually be interested in the advantages of vbulletin. Apart from the fact that phpbb is FREE and vbulletin is not

Giorgio_Xo · 11-09-2004, 07:42 PM

Both are very insecure proggies. I would recommend Gossamer Threads.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/scri...orum/index.htm

Donny · 11-09-2004, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by B-Eazy
What are your boards Donny?

Lensman has made it clear that linking to other boards is an offense punishable by banning.

B-Eazy · 11-09-2004, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by DonovanPhillips
Lensman has made it clear that linking to other boards is an offense punishable by banning.

Ow sorry donny..

myro · 11-09-2004, 07:57 PM

phpBB is worthless IMO, that's why's it free.

If you have small traffic, go for it.

brizzad · 11-09-2004, 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by myro
phpBB is worthless IMO, that's why's it free.

If you have small traffic, go for it.

i used to have a phpbb based site with over 50,000 members

never crashed, no database problems, everything went fine

candyflip · 11-09-2004, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by myro
phpBB is worthless IMO, that's why's it free.

If you have small traffic, go for it.

phpBB is free because it's open source and developed by the community...not because it is crap.

KRL · 11-09-2004, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by B-Eazy
KRL is it easy to modify the phpbb board.. I will use a template of theres but i want my own logo.. Is that simple? Also if I was using phpbb for a bit to develope traffic to the forum can i move the already registered members to Vbulletin?

Yeh, its got a nice control panel. Not sure on moving members. Maybe see if VB has an import members feature. I'm sure there must be a way.

Argoz · 11-09-2004, 09:30 PM

vBulletin

candyflip · 11-09-2004, 09:31 PM

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Originally posted by KRL
Yeh, its got a nice control panel. Not sure on moving members. Maybe see if VB has an import members feature. I'm sure there must be a way.

Most of the popular boards offer a conversion kit of some sort.

I haven't played with vB in quite some time...but it's be willing to bet they have one.

TheJimmy · 11-09-2004, 09:33 PM

there's a site I know about that has

128606420 posts and 1094772 users that seems to be running phpBB just fine...

either is fine, but a LOT of people rave about the VBulletin cpanel...

start with phpBB and when you get bored and feel like dropping cash by VBull and pay a mysql guy to move your db over...

the_wizz · 11-09-2004, 09:40 PM

They both have converters I believe.

phpbb is nice, its free. It works.

http://integramod.com is a modded version of the board software. Comes with a ton of awesome features.

If you'd like, drop me an ICQ 313367549 and I'll share a couple of sites with you that are running this modded phpBB.

vixm · 11-09-2004, 09:52 PM

Both are great.

Depends on what you need. If you're just starting a forum, stick with phpBB.

I'd recommend vB b/c there are better admin options and easier to moderate w/ many members.

vickyQ · 11-10-2004, 04:58 PM

Get phpBB for free and wait for the new generation of it (v 2.2.x) which will be the best ever: ;-)

Manowar · 11-10-2004, 04:59 PM

Vbulletin is worth the money.

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TheJimmy ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,747	there's a site I know about that has 128606420 posts and 1094772 users that seems to be running phpBB just fine... either is fine, but a LOT of people rave about the VBulletin cpanel... start with phpBB and when you get bored and feel like dropping cash by VBull and pay a mysql guy to move your db over... __________________ Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

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