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which is best-phpBB, SMF??

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by rome9t9, Feb 21, 2008.

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    I am looking to open up a forum but i have no cash. So my best choice will be a free forum software like phpBB and SMF..but are they any good??i mean most of the forums i saw have vBulletin..

    Can i move my forum from phpBB/SMF to vBulletin if i get some cash without losing the members and threads of my forum???
     
    rome9t9, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  2. hotpop

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    SMF is really better than phpbb.
    Reasons:
    More fast
    More stable
     
    hotpop, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  3. Hakkairu

    Hakkairu Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    i beg to differ.

    Dude use phpbb Its MORE user friendly. SMF is for idiots
     
    Hakkairu, Feb 21, 2008 IP
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    personally think SMF more professional:D
     
    foreststone, Feb 21, 2008 IP
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    SMF is great. No complaints.

    And yes, I believe there are converters available that will take SMF/phpBB databases and convert them to vBulletin.
     
    Isara, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  6. okapi2

    okapi2 Active Member

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    i really like phpbb3. I have no problems with it, and i'm not a programmer.
     
    okapi2, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  7. ientrepreneur

    ientrepreneur Banned

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    #7
    There may problems with PhpBb2 but PhpBB3 is very much better than PhpBb3!
    But the only negative side with PhpBb is that you have to install some MODS like Advanced SEO MOD to make it better!
    Have a look at PhpBb3. It really pretty good. Tons of features...
     
    ientrepreneur, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  8. LawnchairLarry

    LawnchairLarry Well-Known Member

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    #8
    This question was asked several weeks ago by yours truely. Read the previous thread (including a poll) here. It's strange to find that no one voted for vBulletin, which was by far the most popular forum script in my thread. Aren't there many differences after all?
     
    LawnchairLarry, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  9. rome9t9

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    hehe..too much mixed reactions I am getting..but do i have to face problems when migrating from SMF/phpBB to vBulletin??
     
    rome9t9, Feb 22, 2008 IP
  10. ientrepreneur

    ientrepreneur Banned

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    Just look around some SMF forums and some PhpBB3 forums also try both of them by your own. You'll get an idea to select the one for you!

    It will not be much hard to migrate from PhpBB to VB compared to SMF to VB!
     
    ientrepreneur, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    xxMirceaxx Well-Known Member

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    smf - security and usability
    phpbb - nice looks, being the most popular free forum softwareit has a generous variety of themes to choose from!

    you can convert them to vb using plugin named impex!
     
    xxMirceaxx, Feb 23, 2008 IP
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    SMF with seo4smf add-on works really well.
     
    hpotamus, Feb 23, 2008 IP
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    bcdxer Well-Known Member

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    In my opinion SMF is best and looks prefessional
     
    bcdxer, Feb 23, 2008 IP
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    interfx Active Member

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    I have just recently switched one of VB sites to PHPBB3... Free, and is finally catching up with VB
     
    interfx, Feb 23, 2008 IP
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    Not only that...but I've never understood the mentality, of placing one's crown jewels (your site content) in the hands of proprietary software.

    SMF or vB could change license terms tomorrow, holding anyone using their product hostage. Sure, converters exist...but they are far from perfect, particularly when one starts in with mods.

    No thanks...if ever there were a case for GPL software, it's with CMS and forum software. No way I'll store my years of valuable data elsewhere...
     
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    I prefer phpbb3, it is probably the software I come across the most often online besides vBulletin, of course.
     
    Austars, Feb 23, 2008 IP
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    I am a fan of SMF but when I used PHPBB3, I switched. And it is GPL while SMF uses SMF License. Converters exists SMF->PHPBB3->VB and vice versa.

    like interfx said, PHPBB3 is already catching up with vB. Actually before PHPBB3 I did try myBB which is a copycat of VB but since myBB license is also not GPL, I ended up with PHPBB3. But nevertheless, myBB is also a good choice.
     
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  18. GTL

    GTL Banned

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    I prefer phpBB a LOT more than SMF, I have used it a couple of times and just can't bring myself to enjoy using it. The main reason is that I just find SMF annoying to work with and really don't like the way it works in general.

    Obviously I would choose vBulletin over everything else though :p
     
    GTL, Feb 24, 2008 IP
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    Pippo09 Well-Known Member

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    You have IPB that's also good
     
    Pippo09, Feb 24, 2008 IP