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Anyone using PHPBB 3?

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  • 26-02-2008 12:58am
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    mick.fr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭


    I have installed it and was really surprised of the differences between v2 and v3, this is huge.

    A lot of security features, anti spam etc.
    Well I have to say this is a beautiful piece of forum now.
    A lot more effective than previous version or even vBulletin in my humble opinion.


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    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    Most of vB is now in the basic package with phpBB3, and there are even some features that phpBB3 has that vB lacks, I think I will be waiting a few realises on phpBB3 before I start to use it too clear up any bug that have not been found yet !


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    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    mick.fr wrote: »
    I have installed it and was really surprised of the differences between v2 and v3, this is huge.

    A lot of security features, anti spam etc.
    Well I have to say this is a beautiful piece of forum now.
    A lot more effective than previous version or even vBulletin in my humble opinion.
    I have to agree. PHPBB2 really went more downhill than it should have. PHPBB3 has improved so much more in so many ways, and is no longer the piece of crap it used to be. I cant compare it to vBulletin because I've never used vB, but it is cathching up immensley on vB(frontend anyway), and has overtaken SMF imo.

    Not going to use it yet, until it matures a bit more, but when it matures, it should be great.. with modules, etc.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Interesting. Didn't know this came out.


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    steve-hosting36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    It's a lovely piece of software now - and super easy to deploy (especially with the one-click installers).

    Gives vbulletin a real run for it's money it does,


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    nice1franko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭nice1franko


    Just installed it yesterday too - dead impressed.

    Now, if only I could find a vBulletin style...


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    wheres me jumpa
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭wheres me jumpa


    I shall be installing PHPBB3 before I invest in VBulletin again. The secuirty holes were always a concern for me.


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    PhpBB3 seems to be a much more secure and efficient system than previous versions imo, I have not seen one spammer message get through on the board I installed (And am seeing many PhpBB2 boards getting spammed out of it :P, Feature wise it has a few new cool things and also a easier to use admin control panel, imo its worth upgrading to, I havn't come accross any issiues with it yet, bar the lack of officially released modifications :D

    Nick

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    #9
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    I'm a big fan of phpBB3, have managed to successfully keep a forum running on it since the betas, about two years now :)

    vB has a different audience though, and phpBB3 is still relatively fresh out of the oven, not many modifications yet. Quick reply still bizarrely missing (not hard to add, just a bit irritating).

    I haven't seen a single spam account get through phpBB3s system either in the two years I've been running it.


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