phpbb forums

[ttttt]

I was just wondering what people thought about phpbb forums.
Could anyone please give some feedback, thanks!?!

[kewlceo]

I haven't looked at the latest release, but previous versions were far less secure than payware boards such as vBulletin and Invision Power Board.

[ttttt]

But do you have to pay for the other forums?

[oracleguy]

Yes, hence why they are "payware"; there are other free forum packages out there other than phpbb though I believe.

[itsonlybarney]

Comparision of Internet Forum Software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software)

Just a bit of information about all the "well-known" forum software available.

I have used phpBB and never been attacked by anyone other then Spambots as long as you stay up to date.

[ttttt]

Thanks for the link.
So is phpbb particularly insecure, or just not as secure?

[itsonlybarney]

phpBB is secure as long as you stay up to date just the same as any software at all whether it be Open Source of Closed Source

[ttttt]

Thanks. So the updates are for security and not for anything else (like new interfaces)?

[itsonlybarney]

The updates are for various issues from security to fixes to changes in setups and configurations.

Here (http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=380687) is the link to the last post about the latest update for phpBB. As you can see, included in the update are [Fix]es, [Sec]urity updates, and [Change]'s to default configurations.