Yea, phpBB 2.2 has a new redesigned control panel, report posts, and so much more. phpBB 2.2 BETA software is out now. I have a copy of it running on my server, I'll get you the URL in a sec.

More then a sec, Heres phpBB 2.2 so far.....

everything is good, just see what contents are in ur site.

I know a lot of VB forums being dull w/o members and forums with free boards running smoothly with lot of members ??

the reason is simple, what u expect to give from u r site makes members to attract people.

Some of dull boards ( VB)

http://www.microsoftalk.net http://www.go4i.net

GO4i.NET, has no boards currently dude. I think you have quoted it wrong. Site is running some tech news. Really damn good !

Why dont u guys check : http://www.go4i.net/

BTW, vBulletin is really a big deal only if ur into a business and one like Dani WEB, unless going for open source + free stuffs is better.

PHPBB is the best, all the present forums which still come under php+mysql are based on idea by PHP BB !

Old is always gold dude !

I would say 100% that vBulletin tops IPB, my friend thinks otherwise.

I'm new to these boards here and I have my own phpbb board. I am subscribed to many different boards all releated to my topic of being a DJ. Some are using Vbulletin and some are using phpbb. My board is using phpbb Integramod, which is packed with some really nice features that standard phpbb doesn't have. One board I use, operates vBulletin that the administrator has set the refresh rate so short that it sometimes gets tough to answer the posts.

What do you mean by the refresh rate?

I have but so much time to post a thread before the server refreshes. Once it does that, everything I typed is lost. I got tired of fussing at him about it. He knows how to control it, he knows it's agrravating but he doesn't care about that. The trouble is that sometimes people pour out their heart and soul into their responses and as soon as it refreshes, it's all for not.

I have but so much time to post a thread before the server refreshes. Once it does that, everything I typed is lost. I got tired of fussing at him about it. He knows how to control it, he knows it's agrravating but he doesn't care about that. The trouble is that sometimes people pour out their heart and soul into their responses and as soon as it refreshes, it's all for not.

It does sound more as though your cookie keeps expiring and hence lose your reply because the session ends.

It's one of my favorite boards, but this feature drives me and others there up the walls.

phpBB All the Way. In the First Post, They said Smaller Sites at phpBB and Bigger are VB, Thats a Lie. Look at http://www.gaiaonline.com/ that is a Huge phpBB Site. Both can hold many Members and such! And for the second poster. I think phpBB Has more Add-On Features, Its easier to edit, I think (I've tried both). But if you are a new User go with phpBB (Its Free). Thanks, Kevin

read the interview with the webmaster of Gaia Online on Big-Boards.com. He says that they have modified PhpBB from its standard package so much it cant be considered PhpBB anymore. The staff at Gaia Online has done a great job modifying PhpBB to more higher standard.

Well, as I'm sure you know already, phpBB is free and vBulletin has a pricetag of $160. vB has much cleaner code. It also has virtually no bugs, and when one does arise, it is fixed within the day. It comes with many more options configurable via the admin panel. In addition, their templating system is amazing - especially template conditionals. All I could really suggest is going to vBulletin.com and testing out the demo admin interface to see just how configurable it is.

I like both to tell ya the truth, however Dani is right, it IS much cleaner and more enhancments then phpBB. Again shes also right as well on teh Price tag. It is pretty expesive for a piece of software. IPB is clean too, but very similar to vB though.

I guess it all depends on what it's worth to you. I use phpbb Integramod which is a really great modded version of phpbb, but I presently am not able to afford V bulletin right now. Phpbb is still the forum that's free. But if you got the extra money and using a discussion forum like this is important to you, then by all means! Use the vBulletin.

Thanks, but I care about my sites and community and in order to make money, you haveto invest soemtimes. You dont always expect money and freeibes on everything looks good. But your right too. :)

I agree 100%. Sometimes you do have to invest. When you don't have any $$ to invest, like me, you go with the next best thing.

Hi

Just because you pay for something, does not mean it is better! Now I am not saying that to compare vB to phpBB, because the both are not very well coded. In regards to phpBB, it is a dangerous script. From version 1 to the yet to be released version 2.2, it still has many problems, worse than the simple one that was recently found and look what that did!

This has been discussed at many forums, by PHP Team Members and other highly trusted developers, if you search this question on Google, you will find out why it is not recommended to trust anything that got phpBB on it!

As for vB, the logic in parts is very good, but in some parts, it's like they for got how to code! Then most of the functions need to be updated, sure I understand they want to support many versions of PHP, but it would be better to have different versions of your script, each supporting a target language version! This would fix a few security concerns that I see! There other problems too! Over use of eval();, there are far better ways to handle templates than that!

Here is a quote the inventor of PHP!

Kepp the following Quote in mind:

If eval() is the answer, you're almost certainly asking the wrong question. -- Rasmus Lerdorf, BDFL of PHP

There other things to, but that would take me forever to explain, and I don't want to go there just this very second...

J!

So demo, you're simply saying that PHP is the cause of all the trouble and so all forum software should be made in ASP or JSP? Or maybe go back to the good old days of Perl-based boards which used a flat text-file DB model?

P.S. I have updated to the latest phpBB and have no problems with it. Also I have a fairly good knowledge of PHP and have made some more security enhancements of my own within the code.

I'm pretty happy with my board which is phpbb except that nobody is visiting it.

I started out using phpBB, was my only choice really. I didnt have any money and I wanted something that looked ok. First glance all was well, installation was fairly simple and away I went. Then I looked further into the package and noticed a lack of a lot of features, moderators basically had no power over anything was the first mian problem I had. So I found hacks and spent hours adding them. I must have rebuilt the majority of the code in the end.

Basically I had to add so much that the code was nothing like the original version I had. Then along came that damn php worm and took out my forum. I did have a complete backup of the files (more by luck than being efficient). I basically decided that if I wanted to make the switch now would have been the best time, so I purchased vBulleting. It was over Christmas so was a quiet time and I could easily close the board.

Installation was much nicer than phpBB, I liked the steps it took me through and I always seemed to know what was going on. Once installed I looked in the admin panel and it was a little daunting at first, so I checked out all the online documentation. As soon as I knew what I was doing I was like a kid in a sweet shop. This package is so packed with features and tools. I checked the vBulleting forums and I was so impressed to see that if I had any problems with this forum all I had to do was ask a developer! These guys would help within minutes usually. This kind of support I had never had before.

I still miss a couple features that phpBB actually gave me though, but heres a thought. Instead of installing a hack now I can request its added to the next version of vBulletin. If it is classed as beneficial to the whole group it will be added. So instead of hacking a forum to bits, I can help improve a package with my ideas. Also the only "hack" I have had to add so far has been the arcade, so I am VERY happy with my purchase.

Where vBulletin seems to really excel over phpBB is upgrading. I was running phpBB with some mods to make it more like VB and upgrading was a nightmare. I had to reapply the mods everytime I wanted to upgrade. With vBulletin, you copy files and run upgrade.php and click next a bunch of times. Done! Great time saver.

Why is vBulletin so expensive? I am a poor guy in India and $160 is Rs. 6880 to me. That's more than what Win XP Home costs!

Do I really need to spend that much on a forum solution, especially when I do not expect anything in monetary returns from my forum and my website?