Which it the best of the 3 forum softwares to use ?

Discussion in 'vBulletin' started by woocha, Sep 9, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Hey guys...I am looking to maybe switch from PHPBB to something else...
    My three choices are:
    1 - Next BBS
    2 - My BB
    3 - PHPBB

    Can you guys offer me up some goods suggestions and thoughts about these three free Bulletin Board software packages? So far I am really considering MyBB.

    Thanks
     
    woocha, Sep 9, 2007 IP
  2. MeetHere

    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    Out of the 3 - phpbb is the best because of lots of themes and mods.
     
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  3. cooljeba

    cooljeba Well-Known Member

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    Hmm.. personally I wont stay away from phpbb. It is heavily spammed..

    ..:: peace ::..
    Jeba
     
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  4. woocha

    woocha Peon

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    Yeah..that's what I was thinking
     
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    I'd recommend MYBB. I've tried a few over the last few years, and it's been my favorite hands down.
     
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    10101 Well-Known Member

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    PHPBB is the only one of those that I have tried, so i would say go with that one.
     
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  7. woocha

    woocha Peon

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    That is also what I was thinking....I used forummatrix.org to compare the 3 and myBB seems like the best choice, but I am still a little worried about security issues.....Any one know anything about security?
     
    woocha, Sep 9, 2007 IP
  8. jhmattern

    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    I haven't had any security problems using them personally, but that's all I can really say about the issue. Even though they're one of the newer ones, I find they're really great about helping you out (had someone there help me with a domain change / migration issue today when moving a forum actually), and they do have a pretty nice selection of mods and plugins. My only complaint is that I can't stand either of their available reputation systems.
     
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    john269 Notable Member

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    I would agree that phpbb is the best out of them 3, but if you had vbulletin in that list then it would be vbulletin without a doubt.
     
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  10. woocha

    woocha Peon

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    Thanks to everyone who helped me decide....I went with MYBB as per jhmattern's suggestion....I like the features it offers and the fact that it is threaded unlike PHPBB....

    But everyone else who checks out this forum, you should got to www.forummatrix.org It is a really good tool for helping you make a solid decision
     
    woocha, Oct 3, 2007 IP
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    blueparukia Well-Known Member

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    blueparukia, Oct 3, 2007 IP