Which is better among phpbb and mybb?

Invasive contributor
4Jan2010,13:07   #1
neo_vi's Avatar
Can u give me a suggestion on which one to choose? phpbb or mybb for creating forums. In many of the forums that i have seen, it is written that phpbb is more vulnerable to attacks compared to mybb. So, give me ur experiences on this.
I searched in net and got an useful link.
http://www.forummatrix.org/compare/MyBB+phpBB
But this link explains all the feature related things. But i need it in security aspects.
Go4Expert Founder
4Jan2010,13:21   #2
shabbir's Avatar
I would vote for phpBB for the reason that its used more than MyBB
Contributor
4Jan2010,17:56   #3
Deadly Ghos7's Avatar
I also would go for PHPBB rather than MyBB. I personally never liked MyBB. Also, SMF is also a good forum script. PHPBB has got greater community than MyBB and you will be having better support for PHPBB. It has also got a lot of mods to use. But, regarding the features, MyBB has more advanced features.

Last edited by Deadly Ghos7; 4Jan2010 at 18:00..
Ambitious contributor
4Jan2010,20:16   #4
venami's Avatar
As Deadly Ghos7 said, you will get a better support for PHPBB when compared to MyBB.

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Originally Posted by neo_vi View Post
...In many of the forums that i have seen, it is written that phpbb is more vulnerable to attacks compared to mybb...
Of course, the increase in popularity of a software leads to increased security leaks in that software, as more crackers start cracking into it
Contributor
31Aug2010,11:47   #5
MartinJose's Avatar
PhpBB is more widely used ,that's true. But I don't think this can be used to judge which is better.For me ,they are all the same.
Skilled contributor
19May2011,11:53   #6
Click SSL's Avatar
I would also like to go with PHP Bulletin Board rather than mybb.
Newbie Member
18Jul2011,14:26   #7
Erskine001's Avatar
phpBB is better because it has more sites and here is great security as compared to MyBB. I do agree with the second option as smf.