kylie.com switched to phpBB

[rrottman]

Just noticed that Kylie.com now links to a so called "old board" (on vB) and a new one (on phpBB).

Just thought that it might be a good idea to take that "feature" link from the vbulletin.com index-page...

:-)

[trackpads]

I do not understand (sans the $$) whay anyone would switch back to phpbb?

[Raz Meister]

Because it supports databases other than MySQL transparently.

The have most likely outgrown MySQL and need a beefier db

[rrottman]

Just to prevent misunderstanding: It's not been my intention to start a "why did they do it"-research. :-)

I just wanted to point out that vB Sales might think about eliminating Kylie.com as one of ther top selling references on such a prominent place like their homepage index page.

Potential customers might follow the Kylie.com link and learn, that Kylie.com just switched to "competition".

[Lumina]

Because phpBB is free? ;)

[rrottman]

Luckily the Kylie.com reference is still sitting neatly on vbulletin.com's index page, leading customer straightly into the arms of competition. Hey, marketing, are you reading here?

:-)

[Raz Meister]

Actually, after having a look at the forum, I doubt they switched because of the MySQL issue. They don't have that many posts.

[trackpads]

Me neither, I actually use 5 different phpbb installs on my server (3 on my main site alone). It is a good, and as Lumina deflty put it, a free program. But it is nothing compared to the sheer complexity and design of VB. Plus, if you already have doled out the $$ for something like VB...

I only ask because in the December VBOTM contest a Website actully was nominated for VBOTM and switched back to phpbb aswell.

Lets hope someone at VB notices this.... ;-)

[Mephisteus]

lets all just spam this thread. Then it oughta be noticed :)

[Charlie Argueta]

lets all just spam this thread. Then it oughta be noticed :)
lol

I just visited Kylie.com and I realiced that they are gonna keep the vB for a while specially to make the transition soft.

I preffer vB, for me the phpBB looks more for kids... like this (http://go-gaia.com)

See Ya

[Rusche]

lol

I just visited Kylie.com and I realiced that they are gonna keep the vB for a while specially to make the transition soft.

I preffer vB, for me the phpBB looks more for kids... like this (http://go-gaia.com)

See Ya
Well thats merely a blunt generlisation and also, that can be done easily with vb ;)

[poolking]

Me neither, I actually use 5 different phpbb installs on my server (3 on my main site alone). It is a good, and as Lumina deflty put it, a free program. But it is nothing compared to the sheer complexity and design of VB. Plus, if you already have doled out the $$ for something like VB...

I only ask because in the December VBOTM contest a Website actully was nominated for VBOTM and switched back to phpbb aswell.

Lets hope someone at VB notices this.... ;-)
That competition has nothing to do with Jelsoft.

[trackpads]

"That competition has nothing to do with Jelsoft."

Plausible deniability in action :)

http://www.vbulletin.com/links.php (Looks official...)

[RichM]

Hmm, http://forums.kylie.com/viewtopic.php?p=31167#31167

[trackpads]

An "ouch" is in order...

[_| () R | Z]

i also browsed the board and noticed that:
1.- their board is being host by a 3rd party
2.- non of the admins are active
3.- url of hosting comp at the bottum doesnt work

[Shining Arcanine]

vBulletin can be hacked to support other databases. All of the queries are in an external file if I recall. A few changes and you can support other databases.

Makes me wonder if supporting other databases was one of the orignal goals of vB3 but then put off for a later version. Perhaps this is how the devs plan to port vB to other databases.

[Andy Z]

vBulletin can be hacked to support other databases. All of the queries are in an external file if I recall. A few changes and you can support other databases.

Makes me wonder if supporting other databases was one of the orignal goals of vB3 but then put off for a later version. Perhaps this is how the devs plan to port vB to other databases.
The queries are throughout the code, hence why no official support for other RDBMSs. The database class is an extra file, however. Changing the class would not fix all the issues of switching to another RDBMS, as most queries are optimized specifically for MySQL, and therefore, you would need to go through most of the files and change the queries.