Please upgrade to SMF
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Hi everyone,
I'd like to suggest to the Admin's that they upgrade from phpbb to SMF.
You can find it herehttp//www.simplemachines.org
I've used both phpbb and SMF and chose SMF. It is much more stable and much - MUCH - more secure. It's got much more functions, and pre-installed attachment function, as opposed phpbb were you have install it on every upgrade taking approx 30 min each time.
SMF has also got a "Package manager", with this interface you can install mods without downloading them. Just click install, and it will install the mod and make a backup incase you want to uninstall.
And one of the great things about is the SSI.php, with this file, you can import data from your forum and display it on for example the main page. There's no mess, just open you index file and insert one line of code. THat's it.
And, it's even got an error-logger. This will show you what went wrong so you can fix it easily.
And the banning system is huge. Their is over 4 filters you can enable to prevent unwanted visitors.
here's a brief list of their new features for their latest release SMF 1.1RC2.
Some of the other notable changes in this release areAJAX editing
Edit a post without page reloads
Double click to edit topic subjects on message index
Added new search features including
Search within a topic
Search within personal messages
Search participation levels are now shown
A new feature to create a custom index for searching messages, and more.
Most Online Today and Most Online Ever has been added to the Info Center.There is so much more to say. Check out their site, and you'll be amazed at the features.
I highly recommend that you upgrade. I did, and i've never looked back.
Nadeem.
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ps. I forgot to mention, it's also got sub-categories - function
and you can see the user interface at reflekterselv.com