vB or IPB

**amitpatel_3001** · Feb 9th, 2007, 7:36 pm

Originally Posted by DeluxeNames.com

I run both a IPB board and a vB board. The reason I say go with vB is that, when it comes time to upgrade, you usually don't have to start all over again with re-adding your special addon features as vB now designs these as plugins.

With IPB, my special addon on features are PHP scripts and are much harder to initially install and re-install when they are sometimes affected by the upgrades.

Thats the same reason why i upgraded my phpbb forum to VB

**Gatt** · Feb 10th, 2007, 6:28 pm

To be honest I started off very funny with forum softwares. I use to love PHPBB free forum software. I then was able to aquire a Invision Power board licence then I was addicted to IPB. I hated VB back then. Now i'm just using VB and i'm extremely happy with the admin cp and the posting interface.

**amitpatel_3001** · Feb 10th, 2007, 10:09 pm

Everyone starts with something and finally ends up with VB only

**zxpro168** · Feb 11th, 2007, 5:44 am

Originally Posted by DeluxeNames.com

I run both a IPB board and a vB board. The reason I say go with vB is that, when it comes time to upgrade, you usually don't have to start all over again with re-adding your special addon features as vB now designs these as plugins.

With IPB, my special addon on features are PHP scripts and are much harder to initially install and re-install when they are sometimes affected by the upgrades.

I second that. I am now having big problems in upgrading my two big IPB boards. There are just too many addons installed.

-Derek

**amitpatel_3001** · Feb 11th, 2007, 12:16 pm

Are they updated the same way as phpbb :-S

**The Webmaster** · Feb 11th, 2007, 1:04 pm

I'd prefer VB over IPB.. In past IPB had more features than VB front end.. but now VB beats IPB everywhere..and PHPBB...?? It sucks big time..

**Saagar** · Feb 14th, 2007, 1:44 am

Its more of personal test, both of them offer nearly same features. But VB seems to have larger, active community with good number of mods.

**rakib** · Feb 19th, 2007, 8:14 pm

I think VB is the best one.

**zxpro168** · Feb 23rd, 2007, 9:32 am

Just an update, both my big boards have now been upgraded to IPB 2.2

www.bfarber.com
www.xbox-skins.net

The upgrading was done by the previous owner of bfarber.com and who now works for IPB. There seems to be a massive improvement on the previous versions. The speend is well up and the server loads and the bandwidth use are well down. CAPCHA is now set-up on both to reduce spamming. I hope it is much more resistant to hacking.

-Derek

**dotpeddler** · Feb 25th, 2007, 10:24 am

I'm ready to make the jump from PhpBB. How difficult is the conversion to either Invision or Vb? I have several forums but my largest with more than 1200 members, 50000+ posts are what I need to move. I'm a little skittish at the thought of it.

**grim** · Feb 25th, 2007, 3:49 pm

From what I know VB is very easy to convert to, it comes with a program to do it for you.

**mistikuss** · Nov 18th, 2011, 9:10 am

Are you serious

**simplyamazing12** · Nov 20th, 2011, 11:25 pm

On my Linux VPS, I always use VBulletin with a license. I stress the license because you can get some nasty exploits that jeopardize your forum if you use a bootleg copy.

**mistikuss** · Nov 30th, 2011, 8:09 am

**simplyamazing12** · Jan 4th, 2012, 10:22 pm

For those who are confused like mistikuss, vB is vBulletin which is a forum script that needs a license to be used. IPB is Invision Pro Boards which is a freeware script.