dmccabe Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I run a site that currently runs off a very old version of phpBB. While I am getting better at PHP I am in no way at the level where I can write my own CMS and Forum software. So I want to renew the site and make it fresh and up to date. So I am after your suggestions for which is the best forum and CMS (paid for included) to develop a busy forum (10,000 members at moment and climbing daily) which is expandable and edittable. Preferably PHP based. So your thoughts/questions and advice is required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 SMF for the forum... not sure about the CMS. I roll my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccabe Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is SMF the best to use for something that will become a business, so would need to be 100% reliable and customisable? Ideally I am after something that is a forum and CMS all in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Well... we use SMF here (obviously) and it's rather reliable and completely customizable if you need it to be. All of my clients that run boards also run SMF. I'm not aware of a forum software and CMS in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccabe Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 I have been looking at Invision Power Board and wondered what your thoughts were on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 IPB... that's what we used to use here. It's a security nightmare (or at least it was). I'd steer clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakus_maximus Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 e107.org is a CMS with a Forum Plug-in (they have other plug-ins as well for various things). They have a decent Wiki for how to and various customization and there are many templates available. Worth a look, it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccabe Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Thanks for replies so far guys IPB... that's what we used to use here. It's a security nightmare (or at least it was). I'd steer clear. What was wrong with the security? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 We got hacked constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plouplou Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I currently use PHPBB3 with my halo 2 clan forums. I have no complaints at all. The theme was easy to install, The admin panel is straight forward and easy to navigate. I highly suggest PHPBB3. edit by redbullmarky: link deleted as seemed like more of a cheeky advert, to me. If anyone wants to try out phpBB, go here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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