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gyrbo
June 21st, 2001, 10:27
What do you prefer?
martian
June 21st, 2001, 10:34
IKONBOARD !!! :D
LastActionHero
June 21st, 2001, 11:56
If you just consider the language then PHP is the best. There is no comparision. But if you consider the actual boards or codes written.

good Perl code +mod perl = good PHP code

It all depends on how you write the routines.
matdin97
June 21st, 2001, 12:04
For me PHP is better than CGI/PERL. PHP embeb by browser and server. CGI/PERL is just process by server. It may cause a lot of cpu resource used.

Anyway if we compare by script engineered, both are good. Nowadays, there are quit dificult to find a good php fws compare to perl/cgi fws.
gyrbo
June 21st, 2001, 14:13
True, but I'm just talking about the boards. Not how dificult it is to find a good host. Also, not the boards themself, just the speed and stuff like that. I choose php (phpBB, the best. Besides vb, but isn't free)
roblev
June 21st, 2001, 15:08
PHP is the BEST! I find that when I used a CGI message board like Ultimate Bulletin Board, it was weird to configure, and that CGI hosts were always S L O W! So, therefore I got myself a copy of vBulletin, but it on F2S, and it kicks! http://www.techbrink.f2s.com
gyrbo
June 22nd, 2001, 08:47
I agree. vb is the best (not easy to integrate in your site), but phpBB comes on a close seconde!
Hoth
June 22nd, 2001, 15:57
Other than vB 2.0, I like blazeboard best. It's also PHP, though. In general, PHP boards do seem easier and faster than CGI ones.
roblev
June 22nd, 2001, 18:02
Finally, someone who agrees!

My vBulletin was set up in 5 minutes flat. On the other hand, the Ultimate Bulletin Board (CGI), took more than 30 minutes.

Take a look at my new vBulletin! http://www.techbrink.f2s.com
niv
June 22nd, 2001, 20:07
Originally posted by gyrbo
I agree. vb is the best (not easy to integrate in your site), but phpBB comes on a close seconde!

you're wrong, vB is VERY easy to integrate into your site. you just need a little mySQL knowledge and you're done.
roblev
June 23rd, 2001, 08:58
What am I wrong about? For my vBulletin, I FTP'ed the PHP scripts to my F2S home and used the install script. It was set up with no knowledge of mySQL, and my vBulletin has almost all features on this board ( I got to figure why a few don't work on F2S) then I am done.

Whatever!
niv
June 23rd, 2001, 09:32
integration as in features find inside vB pages on non-vB pages, like your index page (PHP/SSI). you can have viewers go straight to the threads last posted in, etc. just look at the bottom of http://www.freewebspace.net/index.shtml
gyrbo
June 23rd, 2001, 13:45
Originally posted by needcgispace


you're wrong, vB is VERY easy to integrate into your site. you just need a little mySQL knowledge and you're done.
That's no what I meant. I made dinamic MySQL headers and footers to my phpBB. If I update the db, it's shown in my forums header and footer as on the rest of the site.
roblev
June 23rd, 2001, 13:46
I must agree!
Hellbound
July 1st, 2001, 16:59
I haven't had a PHP board before, but they seem to be faster.

Gybro was kind enough to install Ikonboard on my Hobbiton account, and it's my favorite forum yet.

I've also used ASP boards and loved 'em, but until MS does something about ASP's inherit slowness, I'm going PHP or Perl.

Does it really matter what language is used as long as it works? :)

PS, are there any ColdFusion boards?
Bruce
July 1st, 2001, 17:14
There's a couple ColdFusion boards here

http://www.hotscripts.com/CFML/Scripts_and_Programs/Discussion_Boards/
Hellbound
July 1st, 2001, 17:43
Originally posted by Phrozen
There's a couple ColdFusion boards here

http://www.hotscripts.com/CFML/Scripts_and_Programs/Discussion_Boards/

Thanks!
gyrbo
July 2nd, 2001, 05:29
Wow, any free host that supports CF?
Hellbound
July 2nd, 2001, 16:21
http://www.cfdeveloper.co.uk

http://www.cfm-resources.com
gyrbo
July 2nd, 2001, 16:35
Cool, that would be some kind of an expirience!