Can someone explain to me what PhpBB 3.0 is? Is it just software to start up a BBS?
A miserable little pile of security holes.
Use SMF instead. (Or Kareha, if you can bear to be without essential features like avatars and stickies.)
phpBB is a messageboard software.
this is a random board that uses it:
http://www.oxygen-powered.net/index.php?f=16
of course, you can make/change the skins for the message board to customize the look to whatever you like but that's what it does. >>2 is right, thought, SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/) is the better option. It's more secure ect.
What, they're still developing it? Holy crap. I wonder if the database still explodes after a while due to referential integrity fuckups.
Why are so many people still using phpBB 2.x for new boards? Does 3.0 suck worse? (How could it possibly?)
>>5 i would say that phpBB 3 is brand new thing, and all the forums that run on v. 2 have their textures and all the customisations needed, and do not need any change.
if i was going to make a phpBB forum right now for a random community, eg. not any "requirements" to forum theme etc, i would choose phpBB 3. otherwise, i'd pick up version 2