BB2 verses VP

[whybelieve]

Hi I am trying to decide which of these to use and I am very green about these things can anyone with experience of both tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages.

Thanks

[Zachery]

Whats BB2 and whats VP?

[Alteran Ancient]

Maybe, he's talking anout phpBB2 and vBulletin (our system) but I can't be COMPLETELY sure about 'VP' It's either what I just said, or not.

[Quillz]

Are you talking about Bulletin Board Version 2 (http://www.bbv2.com)? If so, that is PERL-based, whereas vBulletin is PHP-based.

[whybelieve]

sorry - yes i am trying to compare

phpBB and Vbulletin

sorry about not being clear

[Zachery]

A comparsion would be hard to offer directly, phpBB2 is old, and out dated, was/is designed for php3/4. It is also open source, while being free, you are not garunteed a thing besides the script itself.

vBulletin is a paid software, and with that payment comes swift development and a level of support that is not possible with an open source product like phpBB.

If you haven't yet try out our admin demo
http://www.vbulletin.com/admindemo and let me know if you have any further questions.

[whybelieve]

one extra question I had was - is it possible to put a clear link at the top of the page to take people back to a particular webpage where they came from? (a clear URL link with a title?)

Thanks

[Colin F]

You can add links anywhere on your forum simply by editing the appropriate templates :)

[Reeve of Shinra]

phpbb has a plague of security issues.

[BlueFlame]

You personally get what you pay for :)

[xjuliox]

Are you talking about Bulletin Board Version 2 (http://www.bbv2.com)?

That thing is PURE UGLY! :(