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05-22-2005, 06:16 AM #1New Member
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would you mind?...
Dear braders,
I am about to set up a discussion forum. And I am a novice. I do have knowlegde of HTML and Flash MX.
I have never tried PHP yet.
I am wondering which server I must choose:
phpBB or invision power board?
I have searched on the web and I got a mixed reactions. Which one do you recommand me?
phpbb is free, and I am a student.
And I have ordered the following pakket: (it is in dutch, and I am lazy to translate it in English, but it is understandable.):
Pakketten / Starters Pakket
(Ja=Yeah)
Kosten Per Maand: € 3,95
Setup Kosten: € 0,00
Controlpanel Yeah
Gratis (free) Domeinnaam Ja
Opslagruimte 200 MB
Dataverkeer (data transfer) 2 Gig.
E-mail adressen: onbeperkt (unlimited)
E-mail accounts ( POP3 ) 5
Subdomeinen ( sub.domein.nl ) 5
FTP Accounts 2
MySQL Databases + PhpMyAdmin 2
Gratis 24/7 Support Ja
Webmail Ja
Spam en Virus Filter Ja
Uitgebreide Statistieken Ja
Uw online Fotoboek Ja
Eigen Error Documenten Ja
CGI & PHP & PERL & XML & SSI Ja
GDlib & Freetype & ImageMagick Ja
Frontpage ondersteuning Ja
Backup van Uw account Ja
Webwinkel software Ja
Hosting gevestigd in NL Ja
Own IP adres: Nee
Gratis (free) Scripts Ja
And give me as much tips as you can, and I will apperciate it deeply. And tell me something about security as well. Plz.
I am looking forward to hearing something from you very soon.
Thanks in Advance,
supa
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05-22-2005, 06:59 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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I think that vBulletin is the best but it costs a lot. If you dont want to pay the money just go with phpBB.
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05-22-2005, 07:04 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Id use phpBB yeah its free, but it also has a few glitches, if you do have the money go for Vbulletin but it does cost alot $85/year for a leased license.
Regards
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05-22-2005, 07:57 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Hello supa,
I'll keep my response sweet and simple. I would advise against going with phpBB, first: phpBB is insecure, there's a new exploit for it now on an almost weekly basis. It would just suck having a nice new forum, with a growing member base get hacked, you'll end up loosing some of your patrons.
Invision and VBulletin are two great bulletin boards the only downside is that they cost money. I do believe however that there is a free version of invision available at www.invisionboard.com, though its fairly restricted you will be able to get a feel for how your board is running and with the use of banners and donations you can just purchase a paid version of Invision.
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05-22-2005, 08:18 AM #5
If you are just planning to start, phpbb is fine If you get some good membership in a short time, then sure, change to a paid variety. Forums are popping up rapidly and if you don't have something unique to offer, chances are it will fizzle out quickly
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05-22-2005, 08:35 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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I agree with anon-e-mouse theres no point spending you may asswell start with phpbb, And the good thing is if your forum does do well and you want to purcahse a paid forum like vbulleitin there will be resources available that will enable you to transfer all your posts and member over in an instance. Forums are hard to advertise though so bear that in my mind.
Good luck
-Naz
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05-22-2005, 08:39 AM #7Disabled
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Or you could have the best of both worlds and go with SMF.
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05-22-2005, 05:28 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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I can only echo what has already been said; phpBB is a fine choice.
It's a decent forum, has plenty of needed and usable features, looks very professional for a free forum, and is a lot more secure and stable than some claim.
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05-22-2005, 06:21 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Bakie
I think that vBulletin is the best but it costs a lot.