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[Shawn]

What does everyone think about PhpBB?

 

I have never really used version 3 before. I have been a member of forums that use it but have never been an admin of one.

 

When I first started making forums, I used the very tail end of version 1, which was really old school. Then version 2 came out, and I mainly used it. I remember having to edit pages to add add-ons. You had to add and replace the code. It would take all day to add a big one and it was super easy to break your forum.

 

I eventually went on to SMF or MyBB because I needed better ways to add addons.

 

I'm wondering what everyone thinks about phpBB now?

 

Here's a blast from the past: I used to try to make "social media" like communities before social media using a platform called Php-Nuke. It used a phpBB bridged forum for the forum feature of the platform. Anyone remember Php-Nuke? I actually kind of miss it!

[AWS]

I did an import to Discourse for a test site. I had to make phpBB my stopover. What I seen I liked. If I were to start another community with free software it would think about it of myBB.

[Shawn]

I've never used phpBB 3 as a forum owner.

 

I might need to try it.

 

I have ideas for forums that can grow at a very slow pace and already have domains available, haha.

 

So it let's me the opportunity to test different software out again and for the first time on some. :)

[AWS]

It's pretty good for free. A ton of features. As soon as things stabilize with the power outages here I'll install a phpbb test site.

[Shawn]

It's pretty good for free. A ton of features. As soon as things stabilize with the power outages here I'll install a phpbb test site.

Still spotty?

 

I notice the forum slows down sometimes but speeds up.

 

But I figure it could be my end too. You can see the northern lights here last night. While awesome, it does a number of communications equipment. You being a ham already know that I'm sure haha

[PacMan]

Site is moving along well for me.

 

If I start a site I would either use phpbb or mybb. That is a big if LOL.

[Immortal]

I am running a forum powered by phpbb for more than two years and I like it. However, when I started using it, I found it little complicated because I did not have any experience with this forum software