Which Software for Forums is best? What do you think of phpbb?

Which Software for Forums is best? What do you think of phpbb?
Thank you,
st12

 

go with punbb.org ... you will not regret it ... If you mod it which takes you one day you will have great forum. Of course you can stop with default installation. You will not find faster one !

 

How easy is it to work with, does it requrire special configurations? Do I need anything special to be installed on ther server? I wanted to modify phpbb index.php page, to put some ppc code but was not able to. Can I modify the templates with Front page express or I need some extra software?
Thank you,
st12

 

It is very easy to skin and to implement ads .... check it on http://www.istoritve.com and http://www.goalchat.com .... check under first post ... yes yes I know digitalpoint

 

What is the difference between phpbb and punbb? Why do you like better punbb?
Thank you,
st12

 

phpBB
+ more styles/mods
- code too old
- phpbb3 seems that will never see the light
- full DB access security hole in the past
- too many security holes in a row per month for my taste
- use of really ugly preg_*() functions that no one understand, wait, crakers do, so they can hack you forum


punBB
+ more secure
+ faster
+ nice admin panel
+ nice users administrators
+ news users are added to default group
+ dokuwiki integrate to punBB so easy
+ xhtml output

 

Thank you iatbm!

Thank you guys,
st12

 

Probably exactly why i have issues with it on 98se,the code sucks!! (And they dont care to try and fix it either (Or thats what it looks like after my me$$age i posted on thier site))

I'd say BEST FREE STUFF

IPB and Punbb are 2 of the best FREE stuff out there (Good scripts,etc....)

Good luck

 

vBulletin is! =D
Phpbb sucks in my opinion.

 

I used to love phpbb untill i bought VB. It turned out to be so much better!

 

And here is my obligatory post for http://www.Mybboard.org MYBB which I have come to enjoy very much.

btw...IPB is no longer free and if you think using an old version that is free is intelligent then you are simply wrong. It has exploits.

Punbb is very nice for a simply forums however it's not very rich in features. By default it does not have a PM system. Fairly easy to install a mod for it but I would think the OP isn't a skilled webmaster.

I would avoid phpbb as well simply because updating it ever 2 months for a security hole sucks. It's also crap for features without modding it up the wazoo.

Anyways...try the Mybb link I posted. They are a good product and free.

 

MyBB is great and so is punBB. However, I'd really recommend using either vBulletin or IPB (the legal paid versions) as they have a lot of great features and great security.

 

vBulletin if you can aforde it!

 

I've used phpBB for years and it does just fine.
As a couple of my forums got large, I switched them to vBulletin.
vBulletin is MUCH better, but phpBB is not bad.

Note: phpBB version 3 is due out soon

 

phpBB 3 as been due for ages... This opensource project as been poorly implimented recently which is quite sad as it was a really good one in the beginning.

 

have you guys tried smf ?? I think probably the best opensource Forum Software out there!!

http://www.simplemachines.org/

lots of themes and mods out there. Installation of mods are as simple as download and install. Unlike in phpBB where you edit 1000 files to install a mod lol

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

 

I'll go with IPB anyday

 

Yes and phpBB3 works on all platforms!! (I couldnt ever logon to a phpBB site cause it wouldnt work on 98se when i logged in....V3 works like a charm,they finally fixed the code!!!!! (I dunno if my input had any effect but i hope it did.))

 

phpBB 3 isn't released yet Dude..