Invision Powerboard or PHPBB?

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:08 pm

I am considering to make a website and forum about WW II Games (in general) Now I don't know which forum should be better: Invision or PHPBB.

An example of Invision:

http://www.halflife-2.nl/

An example of PHPBB:

This forum

Please post what you think of it. Is it too uncomfortable? Technically too hard? Please let me know why did you choose it, or why you should not choose for the other one.

Or just give an opinion about the subject (WWII Games)

Thanks!

Major Pain

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:24 pm

This site uses phpBB 2.0.5, and I like it so far... never really tried anything else.

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:26 pm

In my post there's a link to see the Invision Board.

Post by **jv_map** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 4:09 pm

I'd choose phpBB2 since IB is too much XP-like / childish

Zip · Post by **Zip** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 4:44 pm

This forum looks great and easy to use

You can download PHPBB for free right?

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 5:11 pm

Yes, but IB is too...

Sonsai · Post by **Sonsai** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:06 pm

Ahh gosh darnit this topic again. IPB is better. It gives more admin controls than phpBB <_< Althought the downside of IPB is the hacking/mods for it, phpBB has more hacks and mods so it's more editable... but IPB has its good number and the proffesionalism and the control.

In the end, IPB will always win. Plus it's easier to skin.

Jack Ruby · Post by **Jack Ruby** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:05 am

Hmm, neither of these things mean anything to me, I just downloaded Invision, I am in the process of uploading it all, I just created the folders on my server now it says " CHMOD archive_in, archive_out etc...

It has some numbers for me to CHMOD, what the hell is CHMOD, where would I adjust these numbers ?

Anyone able to help me out ?

Cheers.

EDIT: scratch that, I found its just permission for folders and have done what I wanted

Google is such a good tool.

m0g · Post by **m0g** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:43 am

I voted PHPBB because there's a larger community for it! More themes, mods, blocks, portalmods etc...
and i think the 'look-n-feel' is better with PHPBB

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:46 am

Are there any comments or suggestions about the subject?

m0g · Post by **m0g** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:08 am

Major Pain wrote:Are there any comments or suggestions about the subject?

Why not!? Might be good to have one forum for all ww2 games and maybe even about historical things for mappers/modders.

weapons
locations
architecture
names
etc...

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:28 am

Yes, and zip gave a good advice: Let people vote for more topics if needed.

Sonsai · Post by **Sonsai** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:31 am

[Spec Ops] Jack Ruby wrote:Hmm, neither of these things mean anything to me, I just downloaded Invision, I am in the process of uploading it all, I just created the folders on my server now it says " CHMOD archive_in, archive_out etc...

If you have a click and drag FTP browser, just highlight the root folders in your local browser then click and drag it into your FTP server. It can be done in SmartFTP

Jack Ruby · Post by **Jack Ruby** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 3:49 pm

I have been using one called coffeecup expresso ftp, very basic and wont let me drag folders, only files.

I am gonna grab smart right now

Zip · Post by **Zip** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:00 pm

I just got smartFTP, but couldn't get it to connect to my host

I dunno what type of connection to use...and what the hell is a proxy?