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aRedMoon March 27th, 2010 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Heart's Soul (Post 5654633)
What did that have to do with anything?

Was just a joke... :p "Web 2.0" looks versus modern housing floor plans... :p
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Originally Posted by Tyler (Post 5654747)
That's Greg's sense of humor. :) haha

I love you tyler. <3
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Originally Posted by WonderGirl (Post 5656719)
which forum type is free and close to vbulletin?

Pirated vBulletin. ;)

just kidding

MyBB would probably be the best bet.

BrandonE March 27th, 2010 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreadnought (Post 5656725)
Ah, I see where you are coming from now. Though you agree it would be helpful to know PHP, HTML, and so forth anyways.

Hi there. I'm a friend of Faltzer's and the lead developer of that SUIT program he keeps mentioning (Or should be mentioning). He mentions this thread a lot, and I figured I needed to stop lurking. So, I figured I'd introduce myself first. Nice to meet you.

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, I'll bash everything you've said.

Firstly, I think we need to stop drawing parallels between HTML and PHP. HTML is a static client-side markup language. PHP is a dynamic sever-side language that generates HTML. They are nothing alike, and we shouldn't treat PHP like a harder version of HTML. As much as I dislike PHP, it is in general more consistent than HTML, and it is not held hostage by the companies that produce browsers, so I personally think PHP is easier than HTML. Many would disagree with me.

As far as server-side languages go. PHP is pretty horrible. I prefer Python. I like to think of PHP as the Visual Basic of server-side languages; it is easy to learn and great for business people, but real programmers will see that it's full of crap. If you need to learn one of these languages, I strongly recommend Python over PHP. I learned PHP first, and it really screwed up how I think about certain concepts, seeing that they do everything wrong. If you start with Python, you'll see how to do it right, then you can step down and realize when PHP is being stupid.

Zet March 27th, 2010 4:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WonderGirl (Post 5656719)
which forum type is free and close to vbulletin?

I think one of those free forum type websites like forumotion or forumcommunity would give you the closest things to vB

Tyler March 27th, 2010 7:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Faltzer
Why even bother. They didn't provide anything from the get-go; it's not like this is going to be any different.

Exactly.

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Originally Posted by aRedMoon (Post 5656880)
I love you tyler. <3

Aw! How sweet! Thank you Greg! :) haha

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Originally Posted by Zet (Post 5658177)
I think one of those free forum type websites like forumotion or forumcommunity would give you the closest things to vB

I think he meant forum software he can install and host himself instead of one hosted like forumotion or forumcommunity.

BrandonE March 27th, 2010 8:06 PM

MyBB is currently the best forum out there. It's coding practices and team structure is horrible, though.

Faltzer March 27th, 2010 8:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BrandonE (Post 5658884)
MyBB is currently the best forum out there. It's coding practices and team structure is horrible, though.

Word; the way everything operates is almost as if they were closed-source.

WonderGirl March 28th, 2010 12:43 AM

so should i stick with forumotion or change to mybb? i'm not very experienced with codes and stuff, so which would be better for me?

BrandonE March 28th, 2010 10:51 AM

Forumotion is a host. MyBB is a software. They are different. Forumotion HOSTS the softwares phpBB2, phpBB3, PunBB, and IPB. Although some might argue IPB is better than MyBB, it is always best to host your own software, so first I suggest you get some form of host. Then, as far as free software to install to your server, I'd recommend MyBB, even if I don't believe in their philosophy.

Heart's Soul March 29th, 2010 8:09 AM

MyBB is one of the best choices so far as a software, but I'd stick with forumotion for a while as I can't really get a host or a server. I'd use the school's as I know where it is (under my nose for 7 months, honestly!) and I have good common sense and advanced knowledge with computing, but... nah.

Maybe I could use this little piece of garbage when I get a laptop?

WonderGirl April 4th, 2010 12:01 AM

Oh and which one is better (free use): AwardSpace of FreeHostia?

Belinda April 4th, 2010 10:51 AM

I personally like X10hosting especially since it has Fantastico auto installer with MyBB in CPanel.

Uecil April 4th, 2010 11:16 AM

my BB is pretty good and theres this other forum thingy too um lefora.com i think it's called.

aRedMoon April 4th, 2010 1:30 PM

Neither. That's the real answer. :)

Tyler April 7th, 2010 6:36 PM

It's kinda sad that websites based around Pokemon aren't really flourishing like they use too. I remember when I first started my website, way back, there were tons of other people making Pokemon websites as well.

Heart's Soul April 8th, 2010 8:56 AM

Forumotion is a great host as it's free and easy to use. (in my opinion)

vBulletin (pre 4.0) is the greatest paid host.

Faltzer April 8th, 2010 4:36 PM

vBulletin's software, not a host.

WonderGirl April 9th, 2010 4:02 AM

It can also host your forum no?

Belinda April 9th, 2010 8:23 AM

No,you have to find a host and upload your forum there. vBulletin has no hosting available. http://www.vbulletin.com/

WonderGirl April 9th, 2010 10:37 AM

oh i didnt know that! thx for the info!

aRedMoon April 9th, 2010 5:37 PM

It's extremely easy to find vB hosting though... look through the vb.org forums and you'll likely find 100s of offers.

WonderGirl April 9th, 2010 11:26 PM

but which is the best free hoster overall for a site?

pokejungle April 9th, 2010 11:34 PM

We don't know, we pay real money.

Anyways I'm excited for PJN to re-open. All this 5th gen news <3

Heart's Soul April 10th, 2010 8:36 AM

I thought vB was... never mind.

Mr. Magius April 23rd, 2010 1:39 PM

I'm presently making a GB/C ROM hacking forum, and I'd like to know if I should choose either MyBB or phpBB. I'm not caring too much about administration and ease of use. I've tried both of them out, and really, I have no preferences. So I'm generally looking for the amount of resources for themes and add-ons.

Also, I'm looking for a website that will host my forum. Currently I'm using www.zymic.com, but I'd like to know my options and if there is anything better out there.

Thank you ^_^

aRedMoon April 23rd, 2010 3:00 PM

The phpBB community is much bigger... at least last time I checked. So you'll find a more varied selection of mods & skins.


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