- Average user rating: stars out of 21 votes Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
User reviews
-
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: PHPBB 2.0.8a
"Bad Reviews, not made in reality"
Pros: The GNU does allow a person to use the software on commercial sites. The only time the phpBB Group and their volunteers won't help someone is when they are using a PRE-MODDED version, as such they wouldn't know what version you have and what mods are installed. They also don't have the time to keep up with the various pre-modded boards available. That would be the responsibility of the Author distributing that Pre-Modded board. phpBB is robust and isnt over clutter with useless features. It does however allow you to use mods to change the behavior of their board software. The phpBB Group are curtious to people asking questions on the ir board. I'd suggest you get the latest version of phpBB on www dot phpbb dot com
-
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: PHPBB 2.0.8a
Summary: Woho! I really like this board.
It got lots of features, and it's very easy to use. It's table and you can add a lot of themes.
There are several useful add-ons.
Simply the best! read more -
5 stars
Version: PHPBB 2.0.8a
Pros: If you visit their site @ phpbb.com you can get the latest download. I don't know why the link isn't updated but it shouldn't be a hindrance to downloading what seems to be a TOTALLY FREE and USEFULL program. Cnet use to have links to the publishers websites which I've always used to be sure that I had the latest download file. Apparently cnet has disabled this.
Cons: Not known at this time.
-
5 stars
Version: PHPBB 2.0.8a
Pros: Cool free download
Cons: Nothing
-
5 stars
Version: PHPBB 2.0.8a
"Excellent OpenSource software"
Pros: It's free. The support is great, and can be moulded into any site. There are hundreds of individual skins available to make your site stand out, and the modding community is huge, with over 380 offical mods validated, and hundreds more in beta and at 3rd party sites. Incredibly easy to set up with a 2 step install system, and runs on free software, Apache, PHP and MySQL. Unlike other forum systems, this can be used on other database systems. MSSQL, Access, and Oracle among others are supported, with Firebird and SQLite being added in future versions. There is no bloat to it, all the essential features are there, and every other function you could imagine is available. It is also incredibly secure, provided you keep up to date with releases, is rock solid. It's incredibly flexible too. Being free it's suitable for small sites, and being open source it's also suited to the largest user base. The biggest forum on the web, Gaia-online with over 300 million posts posted by 2 million users with over 20,000 users online at any time uses phpBB as it's backend. It's really that stable.
And it's the only suitable open source forum. Most other true open source forums are minimal, and don't have everything it takes to have a fully functioning site. And others claim to be open source, but really aren't. Go with phpBB, you can't go wrong.
Cons: vBulletin fans
Submit your review
You must be 13 years of age or older to submit personal information to CNET Networks. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, CNET Networks does not accept name and e-mail address information from users who are under 13 years of age.
All submitted ratings and written comments become the sole property of CNET Networks, Inc. (CNET) and may be used at CNET Networks' sole discretion. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days in batch groups, not in real time. However, CNET Networks reserves the right to remove or refuse to post any submission for any reason. You acknowledge that you, not CNET Networks, are responsible for the contents of your submission.
CNET Networks is not responsible for the content of the publisher's descriptions or user reviews on this site. We encourage you to determine whether this product or your intended use is legal. We do not encourage or condone the use of any software in violation of applicable laws. CNET Download.com does not sell, resell, or license any of the products listed on the site. We cannot be held liable for issues that arise from the download or use of these products.
