souradipm 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2006 Hi,I've been looking for decent forum software and I came up with phpBB and SMF. I installed phpBB with Categories Hierarchy and I a,m thinking to use SMF. Do you think I should get SMF or stick with phpBB? I realy don't know...~souradipm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeaponX 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2006 Hi, I highly recommend using SimpleMachines Forum. The main reason for this is because they seem to have better security than phpBB. If you look around online you will see that phpBB has been hacked many times before. From what I heard, the updates they provide to patch up the security holes are not that fast either. SimpleMachines on the other hand, have less security holes and it usually gets patched up pretty quickly if any are found.I would say, play around with both of them and see which one you like better. Both have "hacks" or mods as they call them to give your forum enhanced features. phpBB most likely has more, but SMF has more and more mods added as time goes by.In terms of speed though, I find SimpleMachines a bit quicker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souradipm 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2006 Ah, thanks. Just the answer I was looking for.I have heard that phpBB has been hacked a lot and SMF seems to have more 'supported' features built in. Categories Heirarchy has changed my phpBB installation quite a lot, and there isn't any mods compatitable.I think I'll try SimpleMachines.~souradipm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightfox1405241487 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2006 phpbb is the equivelant of Windows. It's FILLED with security holes and the patches just bring more. hmm... sounds familiar...Use SMF. Or try a different flavor of board. MyBB, XMB, MercuryBoard... and the list goes on and on... don't be afraid to try something new![N]F Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souradipm 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2006 (edited) Yeah, SMF and phpBB are the ones that fit my needs. XMB, MyBB, etc are just too hard to intergrate with my site and the mods are mostly for older versions of the forum. SMF and phpBB are the ones I like best. Anyways, I've found SimpleMachines easier to intergrate with my site. I'm now using TinyPortal!My forum/website is now located at http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/Thanks for all the advice,souradipm Edited August 12, 2006 by souradipm (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparx 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 Another recommendation for SMF.It's far more configurable and has fewer security holes than phpBB. Also check out the many mods available. I particularly like the ability of SMF to notify you of updates to the software and then update it directly. Very useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souradipm 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2006 Yeah, I like the built in mod installer - less time to install and less errors after installing!sparx, phpBB does have features to see if you're using the latest version. I didn't know there was a feature to update direct, though, for SMF!Anyway, I like the name too, it most ressembles mine...~souradipm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chesso 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 The default SMF layout and ones I have seen on many forums well and truly suck! (yeah I'm honest).But if you know how to fix that problem and get yourself around all the options and features then it is definitely worth a try.Hell if you have the time and patience try making your own forum software, it can be quite fun, rewarding and yes, equally frustrating at the same time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m107 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 WeaponX is right ( phpbb less security )but phpbb have more abilities and addons and more user than sfif you wonder about phpbb security search it in google to learn how to protect it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 eh, I prefer Quicksilver Forums, an official branch off MercuryBoard. Well, I prefer it because it's fast, and it's liteweight. That's also why I joined the development team.xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed :P 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2006 Ide say Try PhBB and love it. Personally though... i prefer YaBB but i made my own forum so i dont use forum hosting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iVTEC 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2006 I highly request SimpleMachines,You might ask why?Well because,For one there more organized than phpbb2,also they have better themes,more importantly less spamming being done on SimpleMachines forums.You should use both,see witch one you like most then delte the one you dislike the most and use the one YOU prefer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matoking1405241541 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2007 I don't use phpBB, not even SMF, I use phpBB Fully Modded. Just translating it to Finnish. But. Thumbs up to phpBB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
