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Title: SMF or PhpBB?
Post by: Rob on March 21, 2005, 04:12:21 AM
How is SMF compared to phpBB? Because there is another component which is for phpBB and i'm just not sure what to choose.


Title: Re: SMF or PhpBB?
Post by: Emcee on March 21, 2005, 04:22:00 AM
Quote from: Rob on March 21, 2005, 04:12:21 AM
How is SMF compared to phpBB? Because there is another component which is for phpBB and i'm just not sure what to choose.


I think both are good forum software and are both widely supported by communities. So, I guess your decision would only be based om which component integrates the forum to mambo flawlessly.

I'm gonna download this SMF and SMF-Bridge and see how it is. By the look of this forum, it seems pretty well integrated.


Title: Re: SMF or PhpBB?
Post by: cowboy on March 21, 2005, 06:03:30 PM
I have not personally tried installing phpBB component. For what I heard, SEF is not implemented so I kept my hands off.

And I think phpBB sources are pretty much modified and ported to as component. So how about if phpBB releases a new update? This means you are stuck with the ported source to the mambo component.

On the other hand, the SMF way only modified 4 SMF files. And you can easily install and uninstall it using the Package Manager.

So at least in using SMF, it's still a stand alone software. It is not ported, it is wrapped in a component. And that's what I like about it!


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