View Poll Results: Which Do You Prefer?
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InvisionBoard
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vBulletin
17 36.17%
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08-10-2002, 05:21 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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These are comparisons of phpBB 2.01, InvisionBoard and vBulletin for speed.
Tests done by timdorr on 800mhz, AMD 256mb WinXP machine running Apache 1.3.24 and Mysql 3.23.45-nt. All were the latest versions (1.0, 2.2.6, and 2.0.1) and all were based on a default install with no modifications except for one: floodcheck options set off. All tests were run for 3 minutes with 2 threads at 25 sockets each. All were recorded via WAST's record utility.
Now, onto the results.
Main forum view (e.g. http://www.webhostingtalk.com)
IB:
Code:Number of hits: 1017 Requests per Second: 5.64
Code:Number of hits: 903 Requests per Second: 5.01
Code:Number of hits: 700 Requests per Second: 3.88
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Code:Number of hits: 1079 Requests per Second: 5.98
Code:Number of hits: 839 Requests per Second: 4.65
Code:Number of hits: 677 Requests per Second: 3.76
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Code:Number of hits: 849 Requests per Second: 4.74
Code:Number of hits: 845 Requests per Second: 4.69
Code:Number of hits: 505 Requests per Second: 2.82
The fastest forum software out of these three is InvisionBoard. vBulletin comes next, and then phpBB 2.01. As far as I can see, InvisionBoard is the best available, as it includes most, if not all of the features vBulletin does. The default template is aesthetically-pleasing and, best of all, it's free.
phpBB 2.01 doesn't have much going for itself, except a vast database collection which an enormous community has produced. That's the only perceived advantage.
UPDATE: .NET, a popular UK-based internet magazine, has rated InvisionBoard the #1 free forum software. Unfortunately, they didn't review pay forums.Last edited by Raman Kumar; 08-10-2002 at 05:29 PM.
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08-10-2002, 05:30 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Hey, always though phpBB sucked. wBB was my favorite then they went pay only, so now I use Invision Board and I would agree, that it is the best. The admin CP is by far the best IMO of any of the free boards.
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08-10-2002, 05:34 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally posted by inogenius
Hey, always though phpBB sucked. wBB was my favorite then they went pay only, so now I use Invision Board and I would agree, that it is the best. The admin CP is by far the best IMO of any of the free boards.
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08-10-2002, 05:38 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Can anyone else get to http://www.invisionboard.com/, wanted to download it to run a local copy here but it looks to be down?
AlanAlan Ho
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08-10-2002, 05:42 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally posted by ho247
Can anyone else get to http://www.invisionboard.com/, wanted to download it to run a local copy here but it looks to be down?
Alan
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08-10-2002, 05:46 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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It comes up for me just fine, too.
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08-10-2002, 06:38 PM #7WHT Addict
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yep fine for me too...
just in case timdorr reads this.. hi tim!
(yes, i know timdorr )
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08-11-2002, 04:22 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Thanks... it's working now, must have been my ISP here.
AlanAlan Ho
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08-11-2002, 11:22 AM #9Aspiring Evangelist
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I vote for all 3. muahahha.
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08-11-2002, 11:29 AM #10Texas Female
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well vbulletin for a paid board.
phpbb for the free board
ALTHOUGH....Ive heard good things about invisionboard, but not enough yet to voice an opinion on it.HostCaters.com - Quality Web Hosting - Under A Gig! - Since 1999
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08-11-2002, 12:21 PM #11Newbie
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phpBB does the job fine. You should run those tests on a unix box, who uses XP in a live server enviroment ???
Was the phpBB template cache system on or is that an "add-on"?
phpBB for me
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08-11-2002, 02:33 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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I'm working on a forum software myself with speed of execution and ability to withstand heavy DDoS attacks are the most considerations. But I'm still not sure if I should charge for it or release it for free.
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08-12-2002, 07:48 AM #13Junior Guru
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I'll be the second to ask whether you enabled the template cacheing for phpBB 2.01 (either the file-based or dB-based). This leads to a considerable speed increase and there's no reason it shouldn't be used. In the distribution package, you'll find instructions on how to enable template cacheing in the CONTRIB folder.
phpBB 2.02, which should be released pretty soon, has some further performance-enhancing fixes (already available for the do-it-yourselfers). I'd love to see a rematch of phpBB (with template cacheing enabled!!!), vB, and invisionBoard on a Linux system.
There are a lot of variables to consider when doing benchmark tests though. But at any rate, I'm glad to see someone attempting benchmarks of the most popular forums.Last edited by kreativ; 08-12-2002 at 08:02 AM.