| General | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
2.2.6
|
0.16a
|
1.0β
|
1.9.11
|
| Release Date |
2009-06-06 (17 years ago)
|
2007-04-06 (19 years ago)
|
2010 June 16
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
| Last Update here |
2009-06-09 (17 years ago)
|
2008-01-21 (18 years ago)
|
2010-06-21 (16 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (14 years ago)
|
| Author |
PHP Outburst
|
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
The XMB Group
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
|
MIT
|
GPL
|
General Public License
|
| License cost |
free
|
0
|
$0
|
0.00
|
| Main View | ||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Technology | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
Python & Zope
|
php
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
0
|
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
|
|||
| Source Code Repo | ||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||
| Posts | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
None
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||||
| Forums | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
No
|
No
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
No
|
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Suspension |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other |
IP address log
|
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
||
| Notification | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
No
|
Integrated Chat
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Community | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Moderation | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Moderators |
global
|
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Search | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Session tracked
|
|
| Customization | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | myUPB | OvBB | GroupServer | XMB |
| Available Importers | ||||
| Pruning |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
full textdb export
|
No
|
XML, mbox
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
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