Mybb?

[.Zach]

I can't stand MyBB. );
I don't like it and I don't think it looks that good either.

 

[Cosmic]

Ok, I used to hate the old ACP on myBB, but on the most current release it's amazing. I've just moved from ZB and it's a huge improvement.

My opinion is that phpBB3 is established, but once MyBB attracts more developers it will succeed.

Maybe I should try MyBB out myself just to test it, but from my experience of Be Creative's MyBB reincarnation so far I really dislike the software as a whole.

How precisely? We had a rough time starting off, but so far I like it a lot. And the phpBB3 development team haven't heard of ''quick reply'' yet.

All of your skins are terrible, especially since the only ones that I like have graphical errors, for example the post information areas tot he left of every post are the wrong size due to differing avatar sizes on several themes other than the default. Also the systems seem more clumsy and less easy to use. Honestly I don't see why you say "Z0mg phpBB3 is stupid" every time someone mentions it. I don't see your objection to it other than "it's hard to administrate" which wears off after a few minutes and doesn't concern you when you aren't the admin of the board in question. I would like the new Be Creative a lot more if you had themes which were decent.

 

[ℓєσ gнσѕт]

Honestly I don't see why you say "Z0mg phpBB3 is stupid" every time someone mentions it.

-Doesn't use a hook MOD system
-Doesn't have default quick reply
-Is exploited all the time (non-publically though...)
-High target for spam
-Steep learning curve from other software

phpBB was fun for awhile, but it's becoming overused and flat out boring in general. I'm sick of seeing phpBB forums to the point where a ProBaords site no longer makes me gag. Instead of saying all the styles for MyBB suck, make your own? Artists go for exposure, it's pretty clear why they pick phpBB over MyBB for that part. Get a few good artists together and make some great MyBB themes, heres a good example of a decent one;
http://www.eternalwolf.com/forums/

 

[Cosmic]

I don;t see why phpBB3 would be more of a spam target than MyBB. Could you elaborate?

The learning curve for phpBB3 is strictly on the admin-side. users shouldn't have too much trouble and I already know phpBB3 fairly well.

If I made a theme I couldn't guarantee the admin of every MyBB forum I joined would use the theme.

Do you have any examples of it being commonly exploited and why is it exploited more than other forum software, at least according to your claim?

 

[Stephon]

Do you have any examples of it being commonly exploited and why is it exploited more than other forum software, at least according to your claim?

You can easily find a answer to this.. just search for past exploits for forum software you want to compare. For example, Mybb vs phpbb. Mybb has had 17 exploits in it's history and phpbb 45+ exploits in it's history(according to malw0rm). So I wonder who wins this fight.. 😀

Please don't say things that clearly are not true. The support staff are online daily. If no support staff are online, there's a few members that help out.

I've heard MyBB doesn't offer as good support as phpBB3 due to the small size of its support forum community, as phpBB3 is more established, so there is some merit in that claim.

Well because phpbb is bigger than Mybb at this moment of time. But still, most questions can be answered in the wiki or searching the official Mybb support forum witch most people don't like doing either because they are lazy or really don't know how to find the wiki/search.. lol

Most of the time though support threads do get answered. No open-source forum software can have perfect support, so..

Also the Mybb site is not the only place for supprt 😉

Correct.

Here's a small list:

http://www.mybbcentral.com
http://www.learnmybb.com
http://www.mybbsource.com

and there's more forums to ask for support.

 

[Cosmic]

phpBB3 has been around longer then MyBB though, hasn't it? It would only be fair to compare the exploits from the point of MyBB's creation onwards.

 

[JakJak]

phpBB3 has been around longer then MyBB though, hasn't it? It would only be fair to compare the exploits from the point of MyBB's creation onwards.

MyBB was created in 2005 and phpBB was created in 2001 according to archive.org

 

[Expired Account 2]

phpBB3 has been around longer then MyBB though, hasn't it? It would only be fair to compare the exploits from the point of MyBB's creation onwards.

It still does not matter, the exploit number is far greater for phpBB than MyBB. I know many hacking sites use MyBB as it is very hard to find exploits for that have not already been found, unlike phpBB, they have about 7 really big exploits that are going that they don't have a clue about as they are private exploits.

MyBB is greater software in all and is more powerful, if you don't like the theme then go get a custom made one or make your own. There are loads of great themes floating around, you just got to find them buddy. Custom themes are good, if you get one for phpBB cause you want to make it look more unique then it's only fair to get one for a MyBB site then isn't it.

 

[Stephon]

phpBB3 has been around longer then MyBB though, hasn't it? It would only be fair to compare the exploits from the point of MyBB's creation onwards.

It still does not matter, the exploit number is far greater for phpBB than MyBB. I know many hacking sites use MyBB as it is very hard to find exploits for that have not already been found, unlike phpBB, they have about 7 really big exploits that are going that they don't have a clue about as they are private exploits.

MyBB is greater software in all and is more powerful, if you don't like the theme then go get a custom made one or make your own. There are loads of great themes floating around, you just got to find them buddy. Custom themes are good, if you get one for phpBB cause you want to make it look more unique then it's only fair to get one for a MyBB site then isn't it.

Pretty much agree on everything you said.

Plus, I didn't even mention the plug-in system Mybb has. IMO, it's probably the best plug-in systems ever made. Very easy to upload plug-ins and so on unlike phpbb, SMF, etc. :yes:

 

[Cosmic]

Also phpBB3 has more exposure and is far more popular than MyBB which contributes to the amount of exploits. If everyone changed to MyBB there would likely be much, much more found exploits. No one is even going to try to find an exploit in a software no one uses, a few people will try to find an exploit in a software a smaller percent of the market uses, and the most popular softwares on the market will have the most people trying to hack it. Where are other factors but we could only find the real difference in each forum's security by hiring a famous hacker or security expert and making him attempt to hack both boards.

 

[Stephon]

Also phpBB3 has more exposure and is far more popular than MyBB which contributes to the amount of exploits. If everyone changed to MyBB there would likely be much, much more found exploits. No one is even going to try to find an exploit in a software no one uses

http://www.hackforums.net

So that forum wouldn't really want people to spend hours after hours(probably days or years) to find a exploit for Mybb?

Actually, it really doesn't matter how popular a forum software is, it matters about how it's coded mostly. How do you think exploits are made..? IMO, Mybb is coded much more better than phpbb, meaning less exploits, bugs, etc..

 

[Expired Account 2]

Also phpBB3 has more exposure and is far more popular than MyBB which contributes to the amount of exploits. If everyone changed to MyBB there would likely be much, much more found exploits. No one is even going to try to find an exploit in a software no one uses

http://www.hackforums.net

So that forum wouldn't really want people to spend hours after hours(probably days or years) to find a exploit for Mybb?

Actually, it really doesn't matter how popular a forum software is, it matters about how it's coded mostly. How do you think exploits are made..? IMO, Mybb is coded much more better than phpbb, meaning less exploits, bugs, etc..

Exactly, HF is huge and many people would love to hack into it, would get them instant fame among all the skids and and full of half decent hackers that are there. The owner can't hack himself so relies on the raw coding power of MyBB to stay strong, there are less exploits on it, if you look even on there they are selling pvt exploits for phpBB, about 12 I seen there a while back. Most people don't try to hack MyBB as they know it's kind of pointless as it's coded too good, that and it's the hacker forum software, like Linux is the hacker OS...

The software is much better, face it, there is a higher success ratio as well for forums running MyBB than there is phpBB...

 

[Kevin X Dragon]

The software is much better, face it, there is a higher success ratio as well for forums running MyBB than there is phpBB...

No there isn't. phpBB has been around more so it way more users useing it then MyBB. Also there is no "best software" because it all depend on your preferences.

 

[Expired Account 2]

The software is much better, face it, there is a higher success ratio as well for forums running MyBB than there is phpBB...

No there isn't. phpBB has been around more so it way more users useing it then MyBB. Also there is no "best software" because it all depend on your preferences.

That means the ration between a successful forum against failed forums... not how many people use it buddy...

 

[Kevin X Dragon]

Well do you have proof to back up that?

 

[Expired Account 2]

Well do you have proof to back up that?

I am proof lol... no this is just a observation that I have found over my years of foruming (If that's even a word ha ha.)

 

[Silentflesh]

MyBB is by far the best free forum software...

 

[JakJak]

MyBB is a really interesting forum software. Just been playing with it for a couple of hours and have been interested in it!

 

[GunsNroses]

I prefer PhpBB. It is a nice software and free. Also it's open source so integrate it into your site and do really cool things. It has an active forum where the development staff remain quite active to help you with bugs you may encounter.
Demo : free forum

 

[DarkRaven]

I prefer PhpBB. It is a nice software and free. Also it's open source so integrate it into your site and do really cool things. It has an active forum where the development staff remain quite active to help you with bugs you may encounter.
Demo : free forum

What's so special about that?

MyBB is open source and has an active community forum with helpful development staff...

Have you even tried MyBB?