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phpBB or SMF

by alizia
10 replies
Hello friends,

Which free forum script is moe better, phpBB or SMF?

thanks
#phpbb #smf
  • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
    I prefer SMF, always have. (In fact, I prefer it over IPB and vBulletin, too - but that's another topic)

    I suggest that you try out both softwares (they're easy enough to install) and see which you prefer.
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  • Profile picture of the author sanjid112
    Vote for phpBB (there's new version there phpBB3). It's totally free, has features such as temporary banned, new and fully integrated Anti-SPAM, Oracle, Firebird, MySQL, and SQLite support, and many new things. The most important I'm familiar with it

    Like previous comments, try to install both, and compare it, which one you prefer.

    -Malik
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    • Profile picture of the author Bewley
      phpBB every time. I have installed dozens over the years. Lots of mods, templates and a great open source support community.

      I do prefer ver 2 over ver 3 though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gimme4Free
    Personally I would recommend PHPBB over SMF due to the volume of mods and styles that are available for the script compared to SMF mods/styles.

    Overall I would still have to say VBulletin all the way if you are looking for a paid script.
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  • Profile picture of the author membo
    i prefer phpbb maybe coz i havent used SMF a lt but phpbb has surely got a large user base
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike P Smith
      I, too, would cast a vote for phpBB.

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  • Profile picture of the author llamafier
    I've used both of them and they're both good, it just depends on your preference really(or what you are used to). SMF didn't have nearly as many modifications as phpBB though, but that was a while ago. Things could have changed.

    My vote would be for phpBB!
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  • Profile picture of the author VisualWebEffects
    I used Phpbb for a long time. Great script. But i switched to SMF a while ago and have not looked back. It is a great app. But for you like was mentioned, try both and see which one suites you best. Their both great apps, and well written.
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    • Profile picture of the author dalk4u
      I use SMF for my forums, it´s really good and easy to operate, plus the exploits are far inbetween.
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  • Profile picture of the author childtalent
    I prefer phpbb ...

    have been using it for years and the documentation and supports in the forum are good
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