My Oklahoma Life

[Dr Small]

I'm not too wild about it either

but it has better security than MyBB and security is a real concern since people will be putting

addresses, phone numbers, pictures of the kids, etc. on it.

Not really. You can make

it so guests can not see the forum at all, or you can make it so guests can see the forum but

cannot read the threads inside the forum. Which would mean they couldn't see any pics or

addresses! ;)

Plus, you can make MyBB Registration, so it is Admin

Activation, so you have to activate their account, so outsiders can't see anything untill you

aprove them.
You can edit permissions to do that sort of stuff.

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[Papa Spot]

My concern is more with someone hacking it. I know MyBB has had some

problems in the past.

[Papa Spot]

Anyone know anything about phpbb? Is it a version of mybb?

[Dr Small]

phpBB is another board.
(can be

found here.)

Now, in my opinion, phpBB is absolutly horrible (I place it in the

same category as SMF).
I started out with phpbb, and there is NO customization on it. None.

Zero, zip, zilch.

As a matter of fact, I have it installed on my localhost right now, and

there is no features with it, compared to mybb.
Now, I've never really tried IPB, but I had

the free version of it, and it has hardly any features too. (I got mine from invisionpowerforfree,

and it was run by EDK, who ran the phpbb4free forums, and he was a total dictator.... I had to

get out of that mess.)

So, hence, I have moved to MyBB.

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[FirefoxWiz]

My concern is more with someone hacking it.

I know MyBB has had some problems in the past.

Yeah, I know MyBB has

had it's problems, but then, every type of forum has been hacked in the past (that I know of)

And the newer versions of MyBB have much better security, plus when you turn the version

numbers off (they're off by default) hackers can't find your forum on Google that easily!

phpBB is another board.
(can be

found here.)

Now, in my opinion, phpBB is absolutly horrible (I place it in the

same category as SMF).
I started out with phpbb, and there is NO customization on it. None.

Zero, zip, zilch.

As a matter of fact, I have it installed on my localhost right now, and

there is no features with it, compared to mybb.
Now, I've never really tried IPB, but I had

the free version of it, and it has hardly any features too. (I got mine from invisionpowerforfree,

and it was run by EDK, who ran the phpbb4free forums, and he was a total dictator.... I had to

get out of that mess.)

So, hence, I have moved to

MyBB.

_ISR_m3rc_

Heh, I had the same problems. EDK's favorite word

when users asked for a mod to be installed was REJECTED.
Yeah,

phpBB hardly has ANY customisation options... whereas MyBB................

[Papa Spot]

Thanks, ISR. Customization is very important to me. Another problem is

that I know didley squat about installing something like that on a server. If I get up the nerve I

might try it because, like you and FW, I'm not that impressed with the interface of SFM.

[Papa Spot]

Proboards has never been hacked and I like it's customization capacity. I

got to where I could do scripts and some pretty fancy stuff (for ME) when I was helping Mama

Spot with her forum. Problem with PB is that, to my knowledge, they don't have a

down-loadable version. You've gotta use their servers and either put up with ads or pay them

seven or eight bucks a month for the rest of your natural life.

[Dr Small]

Setting up MyBB is very simple.
As a matter of fact, I've

installed about 20 times, on different servers, and test runs on my localhost.

I even

made a video on installing MyBB on localhost (which is basicly the same as installing it on a

server on the web), but, if you'll give me time to upload it, and then you download it, I'll do

it.

PS> IT'S 150 MEGABYTES!!!

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[FirefoxWiz]

Thanks, ISR. Customization is very important

to me. Another problem is that I know didley squat about installing something like that on a

server. If I get up the nerve I might try it because, like you and FW, I'm not that impressed

with the interface of SFM.

I love customising! (uhh, is that how I spell it?)

Well, me 'an ISR could help ya install it. And I could help you customise it.. If ya want, that is.

;)
* FirefoxWiz has had plently of practice!

[Dr Small]

But I do have instructions wrote up, for installing MyBB on

localhost.
I could change it, and have it for installing on a regular server, if you

want.

The instructions are pretty down to earth, as I was the one who wrote it up



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