Questions from someone about to switch from ubb!

[ex-ubber]

i am thinking of switching from ubb as i am fed up with their lack of fixes and bugs. http://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/41484/ is one typical post from a user :(

they have a new product coming soon to replace ubb that will have to have mysql 4.x and will use their own login system called groupee - which will probably not work with third party scripts :(

so my questions....

1 - what is the minumium specification of mysql for vb - if 3.x are there any plans to go to 4.x in the next 12 months?

2 - can we import from threads 6.5.x?

3 - with several disgruntled ubb users, have you thought of offering an offer to current ubb owners, you might have a lot of takers :D

4 - one moan from some ubb people is that vb people charge for their mods, whereas ubb people do not. are most decent mods charged for, and if so why?

5 - most vb forums all look alike, are there any good examples of sites merging vb with other parts of their sites, with different styles etc.

[Wayne Luke]

1. The current requirement is 3.23.33. There are no plans to make this a 4.x system only but there are numerous enhancements in MySQL 4.x that will make your forums run smoother and it is the recommended version.

2. There is a UBB.threads importer available.

3. Most of our customers are Infopop converts and our prices are already discounted compared to theirs.

4. There are hundreds of hacks, add-ons, and modules available for vBulletin at vBulletin.org. These are available for free to all licensed customers. I can only think of a few (less than 10) such add-ons, hacks or modifications that require a separate fee and are created by third parties.

5. Many different sites have different levels of integration. You can look on our Links page at www.vbulletin.com/links.php for numerous examples.

[ManagerJosh]

Welcome to vBulletin!

I'm really sorry to hear about your experience with UBB. I hope I can be of some assistance.

1) Currently the minimum (actually recommended) server settings is MySQL 4.x (minimum: 3.23.33) and PHP 4.3.10

2) This is the currently the status of the Ubb_classic (6.3 - 6.7) (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=657625&postcount=6) importer. Hopefully it will be of some assistance.

4) There are lots of free mods available to licensed users at http://www.vbulletin.org

5) As for styles, it is a matter of sitting down and adjusting the template designs. I find myself working on a template design, and then discovering something the devs left in the template design system, and that causes me to stop and redesign my design because it was such a useful feature they left for me :)