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pcwork Forums Member
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 1650
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#1 · Posted: 18 Aug 2006 05:43 Reply
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Which forum software do you use? PHPBB and SMF are free, but phpBB takes a lot of server resources. Do you know of any software which loads fast?
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Vishal P. Rao
Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1305
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#2 · Posted: 18 Aug 2006 06:58 Reply
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This forum uses minibb. Read more about it here.
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pcwork Forums Member
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#3 · Posted: 18 Aug 2006 11:07 Reply
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Thanks for information.
Is it easy to export data from phpBB to miniBB and vice versa? Also have you changed servers while using miniBB, is it easy to restore data?
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Vishal P. Rao
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#4 · Posted: 19 Aug 2006 01:00 Reply
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I'm not sure about exporting data from phpbb to minibb. It may not be easy or even achievable. You can contact minibb support team if they can help you out with it.
Regarding restoring data, there is no one click solution. But through telnet access to your account, you can restore the data in two commands, if you have the database backup.
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in_flu_ence Forums Member
Joined: 9 Sep 2006 Posts: 2
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#5 · Posted: 9 Sep 2006 15:50 Reply
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You can use SMF which is pretty good in terms of a free script
vBulletin is a good script if you are willing to pay for it.
Phpbb uses alot of resources and are prone to attacks. Needs quite alot of time to manage and maintain it.
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gregriv69 Forums Member
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 97
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#6 · Posted: 2 Dec 2006 01:09 Reply
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What about Vbullatin?
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noboss Forums Member
Joined: 3 Feb 2007 Posts: 14
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#7 · Posted: 3 Feb 2007 16:43 Reply
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I've always preferred vbulletin.com forum software. That is what I am currently using on my forums.
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moneymakerblogs Forums Member
Joined: 6 Aug 2007 Posts: 34
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#8 · Posted: 8 Aug 2007 02:30 Reply
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I use SMF for my forum and it works really well. It loads fast, has a nice interface and skins, and a great user forum. I have it integrated with mkportal (www.mkportal.it) and it works great for a free software. I would certainly recommend it. If you know how to code you can create your own skins and mod the forum to look like you want it to.
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pcwork Forums Member
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#9 · Posted: 8 Aug 2007 10:56 Reply
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Yes, I agree SMF loads much faster than phpBB, but there fewer mods and skins available .
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cupbucket Forums Member
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#10 · Posted: 15 Nov 2008 14:17 Reply
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I might start my own forum (when I get the free time and energy!)
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