illusivedaze
July 29th, 2002, 10:53
Well, over the years i have used a few different forums. I have used UBB, InvisionBoard, YaBB, and others. I wish to here everyones experiences with forums & boards either perl or php driven. Please do tell which you prefer as far as server bandwidth, features, & how difficult it is, etc. I personally am now using InvisionBoard, & i think the features are great BUT: I think its incredibly difficult to setup and maintain compared to other popular forums. Please reply with comments...
jmiller
July 29th, 2002, 15:34
Well lots of hosts don't like CGI based forums as they put alot of stress on the server. :rolleyes:
Personally I use Invision Board and phpBB2, which are both great PHP based forums.
Though I do prfer phpBB2 as I find it easier to customize, mod, etc.
zoobie
July 30th, 2002, 00:46
cgi/perl based boards are going the way of the doe doe bird...clunky, inefficient, old, resource hogs, etc.
PHP boards are starting to explode in popularity...especially if bandwidth is a question because they're faster and more efficient.
Plenty of new php boards @ hotscripts (http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Discussion_Boards/). :cool:
GregT
July 30th, 2002, 02:25
php boards all the way ! faster, cleaner, less bwidth, and just plain better :)
nag
July 30th, 2002, 03:13
CGI boards are slow even if you have a fast server you can see difference clearly.Also PHP boards are easy to install and maintain but there are people who like cgi's but as far as i have tested PHP boards are the fastest among CGI and ASP ones.
biggulp
July 30th, 2002, 05:58
most cgi/perl boards use flat files which I don't like. i prefer a database
Who?
July 30th, 2002, 16:34
i only will use php forums because thier very easy to install and to move, very fast.
