Forum software questions. (1) As a user, which type of forum software (vBulletin, phpBB, SMF, other) do you like best from in terms of usability? (2) If you're an admin, which forum software do you like best, having tried at least a few types? (3) Which forum software is considered to be most/least resistant to spambots and spammers? [more inside]
posted by crapmatic on Jun 18, 2009 - 9 answers

How can I migrate PHPBB3 to BBPress? [more inside]
posted by neilkod on Sep 22, 2008 - 0 answers

I have a phpBB forum. I want to add a multi-user blog on the same sate as this forum. The catch is that I want the comments on the blog posts to instead become forum topics automagically. In other words, rather than commenting on the blog itself, they'd be commenting on an auto-created forum post. [more inside]
posted by vraxoin on Aug 18, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I track changes to a phpBB forum? [more inside]
posted by wireless on Nov 14, 2007 - 3 answers

Can you help me find and install a script that will hide posts from certain users on a phpBB 2 forum? [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Aug 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Best CMS for a closed but transparent bid for services website? [more inside]
posted by Dreama on Jan 3, 2007 - 1 answer

I'm running a PhPBB forum. Spammers have found it. Mysterious strangers selling vigorous blue pills popped up from nowhere. Now I need to build something that will prevent spammers from polluting it. Is there a silver bullet that prevents all spammers from ever posting on PHPBB forums ? (I know, but I'm an eternal optimistic). Any antispam mods that has been successfullyt tested someone would like to recommend ? Thanks in adavance.
posted by Baud on Nov 20, 2006 - 8 answers

Is it possible to restrict access to a web page (or whole site) based on the referrer? [more inside]
posted by poweredbybeard on Sep 3, 2006 - 10 answers

I need pointers to Web forum packages (phpBB, SMF, vBulletin, etc) that go easy on CPU/mysql resources. I have shared hosting on Dreamhost and poor performance (2-3 minute pageloads, for example) are starting to become a serious issue. [more inside]
posted by hodyoaten on Aug 4, 2006 - 11 answers

I accidentally deleted my phpBB admin account while attempting to delete myself as a user, now I can't admin my own forum! What now? [more inside]
posted by RoseovSharon on Jun 16, 2006 - 3 answers

Is there a phpBB mod that allows the admin to customise the content of the email users get upon signing up?
posted by By The Grace of God on Apr 12, 2006 - 3 answers

phpBB or SMF for a new forum? Or something else? [more inside]
posted by chef_boyardee on Dec 10, 2005 - 13 answers

I want to install phpBB on my website, but I have a basic question to which I haven't been able to find the answer yet. If I am using a MySQL database behind MT for my weblog, can I install phpBB on the same database and assume it will just build additional tables in MySQL? Or does it require a completely separate database that would be addressed differently? [more inside]
posted by mikel on Aug 27, 2005 - 5 answers

I've found the IP address of someone who's hacked my phpBB. now what? [more inside]
posted by mcsweetie on Apr 12, 2005 - 10 answers

XMB -> phpBB. A forum I'm on is trying to convert, but the available converter scripts aren't up to date. Anybody do this? Anybody know anyone who has? [more inside]
posted by dhartung on Jan 3, 2005 - 0 answers

phpBB, Invision, etc., are all great forum systems. The main drawback, for me, is that they all seem so bloated and cluttered. Statistics, rankings, avatars, signatures, etc., all seem to get in the way of actual content. Are there any good, robust, flexible, but more lightweight message board systems out there?
posted by oissubke on Dec 19, 2003 - 5 answers