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Old August 31st, 2009, 03:55 PM   #1
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Many phpbb owners ask vbulletin owners what does it have that phpbb doesnt?, why do you choose vbulletin? Well now I am asking you the very same question.

Why did you choose to use phpbb over the other forum softwares?
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Because it was free.... and I really like the admin & mod interfaces. Being a moderator on another vBulletin forum, the default admin control panel looks really ugly.

But, I might get a pre-owned vBulletin licence to see how it compares.
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i have a phpbb . . do you need to purchase a domain name to go with it or what? I dont understand...
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Old September 5th, 2009, 06:41 AM   #5
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i have a phpbb . . do you need to purchase a domain name to go with it or what? I dont understand...
phpBB is a forum system, and you install it on a server with a domain name just like you've done with vBulletin on the forum in your profile link.
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Old September 12th, 2009, 02:41 PM   #6
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I use phpBB because it's free, has a lot of MODs and I think the styles for phpBB are very appealing.
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Old September 14th, 2009, 05:16 PM   #8
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I use phpBB because it's free, has a lot of MODs and I think the styles for phpBB are very appealing.
Can you link me to some of those?
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Old October 3rd, 2009, 01:59 PM   #9
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PHPBB is free and that's why i am preferring it.I think the styles for phpBB are very appealing.
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PHPBB is free and that's why i am preferring it.I think the styles for phpBB are very appealing.
MyBB is also free, and I make MyBB styles, so of course I find MyBB styles appealing.
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Old October 3rd, 2009, 06:23 PM   #11
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Can you link me to some of those?
Styles or the mods? The only real downside to phpBB is that the modifications require heavy php code edits, which also takes a lot of time.
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Actually, I think that phpBB mod installations and code updates are an EXCELLENT way to dive into learning php and databases.

I used to use phpBB because it was free, and it did frustrate me at the time that it was so much work in install mods and updates. Now I see that that was a real benefit in the long run.

I chose to switch to vBulletin because I really like it. (and security issues)
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Old October 3rd, 2009, 08:21 PM   #13
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I was asking for styles. I know where the mods are, and there are quite a bit.
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Old October 23rd, 2009, 02:18 AM   #14
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I don`t have a choice,really. I want vBulletin or IPB, but can`t afford to pay for it if I don`t know how my site is gonna work out.
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Old October 23rd, 2009, 02:23 AM   #15
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IMO Its the best free forum software out there.
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