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crj
February 13th, 2002, 13:17
is there a forum that would run great on this:

4gb/monthly bandwidth
40mb space...
cgi/php.... only 5mb of mysql...

so i'm leaning more toward a cgi forum...
is 40mb enough to make a successful forum?
will the forum use up 4gb quickly? or is that more than enough?

i'm currently considering ikonboard 3 or yaBB....
is0lized
February 13th, 2002, 13:44
go php


cgi takes up cpu resources (more) to run plus you need to chmod everything


you looking free or paid?
xsnetwork
February 13th, 2002, 14:27
I would take a guess at free as seen as it is in the free services forum, but I may be wrong
crj
February 13th, 2002, 18:07
free...

i only have 5mb of mysql space, is that enough for a forum?
Kaliber
February 13th, 2002, 19:19
Not if its going to have more than 150 members
roly
February 13th, 2002, 20:37
http://www.xmbforum.com
http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB2/
Bruce
February 13th, 2002, 20:47
Originally posted by MindRash
Not if its going to have more than 150 members Well the number of users wouldn't matter all that much; the number of posts matters most.

With phpBB 2, 6-7000 posts will take an average of 5 mb.
trenzterra
February 13th, 2002, 21:09
should be enough for a small forum.. besides you have the option of pruning if u use phpbb2
The Red Guy
February 14th, 2002, 03:40
IBForums.com maybe? Something like Ikonboard, only it's in PHP and better.
Kaliber
February 14th, 2002, 03:48
Originally posted by Phrozen
Well the number of users wouldn't matter all that much; the number of posts matters most.

With phpBB 2, 6-7000 posts will take an average of 5 mb. I meant active users :D
The Red Guy
February 14th, 2002, 03:51
Originally posted by MindRash
I meant active users :D I should think the no. of posts matter most.
Kaliber
February 14th, 2002, 03:55
Originally posted by The Red Guy
I should think the no. of posts matter most. ??:rolleyes:
murat
February 14th, 2002, 04:50
6-7000 postings ~5mb
conkermaniac
February 14th, 2002, 10:14
Hmm...well, that also depends on the quality of the posts. If each post is a page long when printed out, then surely 6000-7000 posts would take up greater space than 5 MB.
Bruce
February 14th, 2002, 15:13
Originally posted by conkermaniac
Hmm...well, that also depends on the quality of the posts. If each post is a page long when printed out, then surely 6000-7000 posts would take up greater space than 5 MB. Yes, that is correct; that's why I said on average.
xsnetwork
February 14th, 2002, 15:28
Originally posted by The Red Guy
IBForums.com maybe? Something like Ikonboard, only it's in PHP and better. It is also gonna come in a CGI flavour... but I don't see it getting a first release before a few months time at best!!
The Red Guy
February 15th, 2002, 03:38
It's going to be in PHP/MySQL not CGI, but they would also release a CGI version of it.
gunsinbattle
February 15th, 2002, 21:08
ikonboard and yabb are resource suckers
The Red Guy
February 15th, 2002, 21:38
Originally posted by gunsinbattle
ikonboard and yabb are resource suckers Let's hope IBboard wouldn't join in the fun when they launch.