Technical: Maybe change forum engine ?

Ulpian · Post by **Ulpian** » 21 Jun 2006, 21:32

Phpbb is old and buggy. It lacks of features.

Maybe switch to another engine ?

I use so far (as an administrator):

1) IPB(best, not free),
2) Unclassified NewsBoard (GPL, free, not best one) and
3) SMF (free, not GPL, very good, but IPB is slightly better).

I think SMF 1.1 will be best choice, because it is very good engine and IPB, which is better, cost (a lot of) money.

EDIT:
I just want to be helpful, SMF and most of modern boards have more features (than phpbb), are faster, look better, have cleaner code, are more secure and support more new technologies (PHP5 for example). PHPBB 2.0.X has only security fixes, development is stopped and post-2.0.X version is still not in production state.

EDIT2:
This is not my first post on this forum.

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 21 Jun 2006, 22:52

Not nessicary -moderator

Rayden · Post by **Rayden** » 21 Jun 2006, 22:55

Caydr you take drugs?

Guessmyname · Post by **Guessmyname** » 21 Jun 2006, 22:56

Whilst Cadyr was being a bit of an arse there, he has a point. You only joined yesterday, and already you're telling us that we should move over. Have you found a problem in the forums? For all we know, you're a spambot or someone trying to discredit phpbb

Rayden · Post by **Rayden** » 21 Jun 2006, 22:58

Maybe he just joined to tell us his opinion.

Guessmyname · Post by **Guessmyname** » 21 Jun 2006, 23:02

My point still stands

Ulpian · Post by **Ulpian** » 21 Jun 2006, 23:10

EDIT: Answer added to first post.

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 21 Jun 2006, 23:15

Not cool -moderator

It was Kixe's Fault.

Kixxe · Post by **Kixxe** » 21 Jun 2006, 23:45

SinbadEV wrote:snip

*edits page for fun*

Rayden · Post by **Rayden** » 22 Jun 2006, 00:10

Yeah but i wouldn't ask someone in ingame chat to change forum style ..

. But ok it is stupid to ask for changing the forum in first post i agree ...

Comp1337 · Post by **Comp1337** » 22 Jun 2006, 00:54

Kixxe, your edit is.. in lack of a better word, WRONG. That's supposed to be a guide for min3 an sometimes caydr. not for teh noobs.

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 22 Jun 2006, 02:25

Rayden wrote:Yeah but i wouldn't ask someone in ingame chat to change forum style .. . But ok it is stupid to ask for changing the forum in first post i agree ...

No it isn't.

[edit] Ok people, be nice here, he's not a spambot so lets stop flaming him already. I don't know why on earth you are all so defencive of Phpbb anyways, personally it's one of the forums I like more but I don't start arguments with flames, I start them with points of context. Expect any flames in the future here to be deleted like the other ones were.

BTW, there really isn't a problem with new players asking stupid questions, and until there is expect to see any posts indicating such to be nuked. It makes me sick how some of you treat new people. It takes all of 10 seconds to link them to the appropriate wiki article that answers thier question, so stop being a dick. You're alot more familiar with the wiki structure then they are.

Lindir The Green · Post by **Lindir The Green** » 22 Jun 2006, 03:10

Um...

You cut out the part where Sinbad told Caydr to stop being an ass.

Was that intentional?

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 22 Jun 2006, 04:50

Someone edited the page so it said something about newbs not posting stupid questions, so I nuked that crap. That's rediculous, that kind of thing has no place here.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 22 Jun 2006, 04:55

That seemed a little gratuitus. Dudes, take your own advice and find out how to not be a arse.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 22 Jun 2006, 06:43

Check out myupb.com That is the forum that myself and quite a few other people have been working on for years. However... this use is not really the target audience.

Target audience is people that can't or won't use mysql.

It's quite fast, has a nice look and feel.

May not have all of the bells and whistles, but it has most of them and is very functional and customizable.

My favorite sql forum is vbulletin though.

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 22 Jun 2006, 07:11

phpbb is by far my favourite, its relatively clean and easy on the eyes. DON'T change it.

Acidd_UK · Post by **Acidd_UK** » 22 Jun 2006, 17:39

If it aint broke, don't fix it. And I don't think phpBB is broke.

Drone_Fragger · Post by **Drone_Fragger** » 22 Jun 2006, 18:40

If its fixed, Don't fix it. End of story.

unpossible · Post by **unpossible** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:58

that ebil Drone_Fragger wrote:lets start another smilies/quotes/smilies in quotes thread to break the forum

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Technical: Maybe change forum engine ?

Technical: Maybe change forum engine ?