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Schizophonic · 13th November 2003

Out of a bunch of source codes avaliable and price wise, i found myself choosing phpbb as my next forum coding.

Now the next thing is to find a server that will allow this source code to be accepted.

Any suggestions please.

Which ones have you lot chosen and how much was it?
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Andrew · 13th November 2003

im sorry but what do you mean exactly?

are you buying a server (ie, dedicated or colo)

or are you looking for hosting?

phpBB is will run on pretty much anything, provided it has php and mysql (or pgsql.etc .etc .etc) support. Its not OS dependant.

Personally I would have gone with invision board as phpBB is riddled with holes and is bloated.

Schizophonic · 13th November 2003

Well in detail. A well know UK music forum decided to close down. And many of the users were agrey that they had little warning.

So i decided to step in. WHat i need to something thats reliable and holds what ever specification i need e.g. Bandwidth, Web Space and etc.

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Personally I would have gone with invision board as phpBB is riddled with holes and is bloated.

Yes that was one of the opion but i don't want to go down that route, as i know a close friend who uses that source code, and i don't want to make it out as if i'm copying him

richard · 13th November 2003

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Originally Posted by Schizophonic

Well in detail. A well know UK music forum decided to close down. And many of the users were agrey that they had little warning.

So i decided to step in. WHat i need to something thats reliable and holds what ever specification i need e.g. Bandwidth, Web Space and etc.

Yes that was one of the opion but i don't want to go down that route, as i know a close friend who uses that source code, and i don't want to make it out as if i'm copying him

You would not only be copying him but about 1000+ people

If you customise it, then it can look completely different

othellotech · 13th November 2003

you'd be better of skinning a new look onto a more secure board.

Easier to worry about the layout than worrying about getting it hacked and or removed.

markcastle · 13th November 2003

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Originally Posted by Schizophonic

and i don't want to make it out as if i'm copying him

What ! ?

Why don't you write your own then?

raiz · 14th November 2003

I personally think Invision Board is better

Schizophonic · 17th November 2003

Thanks guys. I'll take a deeper look into it.

Make up a pros and cons.

Schizophonic · 17th November 2003

With Invision Board, i don't see a 'free' version, but only a trial version. Should i opt for this option or go for the completely free pphbp forum?

Cranky · 20th November 2003

Trial version is the free version ... it's an unlimited free trial for commercial and non-commericial sites. Just their attempt at pushing people towards paying, without forcing them.

The advantage of phpBB is that it's open-source, you can mess with pretty much anything you like and not get your wrists slapped for it. I prefer Invision though.

K3v5t4 · 4th January 2004

personally i think if u want a good forum, go with Invision Boards. i don't like phpbb. have had nothing but trouble with it. I use invision for all of the forums i run.

Michael · 5th January 2004

Out of the free ones I would probably use invisionboard. Spend some cash and get vBulletin though

Box-Matt · 5th January 2004

I always use phpBB. Easy to install, easy to customise and has such a massive community behind it that there is always help available if you need it.

Invision is also good, as is vBulletin (if you can afford it).