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Off Topic => Computers & Video Games => Topic started by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 12:23:05 pm

Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 12:23:05 pm
Im making a new forum, and Im want to know from you guys, what do you think is better?

Invision or phpBB
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 12:24:22 pm
IPB is WAYYYYYYYYYY better, phpBB has alot less features.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 12:28:30 pm
And with my first board with phpBB, I notces that there are no style sheets. You chooise from a template, which really sucks.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 12:37:13 pm
Actually, there are style sheets but a full skin set is called a template on phpBB.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 12:39:11 pm
Ya, what I meant was it in not like Invision were you can mually edited to coding and skin.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 12:47:24 pm
You can edit the coding to it in phpBB.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Snowthrower on November 24, 2004, 12:52:33 pm
I say phpBB since its so simple to hack/mod (not becoming admin or anything, I mean adding new features and stuff). Administration wise, phpBB is the far better choice, but IPB definitely kills phpBB on the user mode.

Also remember, IPB is $80 a year.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Snowthrower on November 24, 2004, 12:57:36 pm
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And with my first board with phpBB, I notces that there are no style sheets. You chooise from a template, which really sucks.
(http://img1.uploadimages.net/467193stylesheets.jpg)

Thats the style creator right there.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 01:05:25 pm
Snowthrower, you can please edit your post and not double post?
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 01:18:40 pm
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And with my first board with phpBB, I notces that there are no style sheets. You chooise from a template, which really sucks.
(http://img1.uploadimages.net/467193stylesheets.jpg)

Thats the style creator right there.
I remeber when it had that.

But I just made a new one and it didn't.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 01:19:56 pm
(http://img115.exs.cx/img115/9290/ipbpwns.jpg)
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 01:34:59 pm
How much is it?


I thought the newest version was 1.3.1?
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 01:43:28 pm
No IPB 1.3.1 is outdated and IPB is 69.75$ a year not 80$ unless you pay 200$ for it the first time but you need a web server for it.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 01:49:47 pm
Im trying to find a free phpBB forum hosting site.

The home page dosen't work, anyone know somewhere else?
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 02:12:21 pm
phpBB sucks compared to any version of IPB even the first version.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: cmonkey on November 24, 2004, 02:55:22 pm
If I wasn't already using IPB, I would use PhpBB.  I like that it is free and open source.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 04:29:46 pm
Well I used phpBB.

Just because one, it is faster to set up, two, I suck with colour scheming for IPB, and three it doesn't take as much work to handle.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 05:06:03 pm
Here's why IPB is better.

1.) More Features.
2.) More customize.
3.) Much more professinaonl looking.
4.) Easier to make skins.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Squiddy on November 24, 2004, 05:14:22 pm
Ya, I agree IPB is better, but I suck with it.

phpBB is faster, so I took the cheap way out.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Snowthrower on November 24, 2004, 05:49:59 pm
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Im trying to find a free phpBB forum hosting site.

The home page dosen't work, anyone know somewhere else?
http://www.myfreebb.com (http://www.myfreebb.com)
or
http://www.myfreeib.com (http://www.myfreeib.com)
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: super_sayian_spongebob on November 24, 2004, 05:55:46 pm
I like IPB a little better. Since it's more easier for me.  
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 05:56:11 pm
Yeah IPB is alot easier for me as well.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: SpongeBrain on November 24, 2004, 06:10:47 pm
I dont see a big differance. I vted IPB because its SZ forums.
PS. Have you heard of Yabb?
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 24, 2004, 06:12:06 pm
YaBB is a horrible forum system, I've hated it ever since it existed. It is exactly like ProBoards.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: IZ on November 25, 2004, 10:21:16 am
phpBB is great if you don't want to spend any money.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 25, 2004, 10:24:37 am
Yeah phpBB can be pretty good but it has no subforums. I think they just released a new version this week.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Starr2k3 on November 25, 2004, 10:26:21 am
Just get 1.3.1. It's free and it's great. I use IPB 1.3.1 for my site and I like how simple it is.

I suggest IPB.
Title: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: RandomDude18 on November 25, 2004, 10:44:26 am
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Just get 1.3.1. It's free and it's great. I use IPB 1.3.1 for my site and I like how simple it is.

I suggest IPB.
You can't get IPB 1.3.1 anymore unless you know someone that has it or if you have an auto installer of it in cPanel.
Title: Re: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: MarcieJ on September 27, 2009, 08:02:17 am
What about the new versions of IPB and PHPBB?  I think PhpBB has gotten way better.
Title: Re: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: cmonkey on September 27, 2009, 10:41:09 pm
Yes, I imagine 5 years is enough to do quite a bit of software development...
Title: Re: IPB Or PhpBB?
Post by: Shinya on October 23, 2009, 09:33:19 am
Bumps everywhere, man.