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Invision Powerboard or PHPBB?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:08 pm
by Major Pain
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
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:24 pm
by Bjarne BZR
This site uses phpBB 2.0.5, and I like it so far... never really tried anything else.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:26 pm
by Major Pain
In my post there's a link to see the Invision Board.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 4:09 pm
by jv_map
I'd choose phpBB2 since IB is too much XP-like / childish
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 4:44 pm
by Zip
This forum looks great and easy to use
You can download PHPBB for free right?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 5:11 pm
by Major Pain
Yes, but IB is too...
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:06 pm
by Sonsai
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:05 am
by Jack Ruby
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:43 am
by m0g
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
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:46 am
by Major Pain
Are there any comments or suggestions about the subject?
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:08 am
by m0g
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...
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:28 am
by Major Pain
Yes, and zip gave a good advice: Let people vote for more topics if needed.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:31 am
by Sonsai
[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
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 3:49 pm
by Jack Ruby
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
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:00 pm
by Zip
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?