General | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
1.4.5
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1.6.3
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5.2.9a
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3.0.8
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4.1.5
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Release Date |
22/03/2011
|
2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
|
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
|
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2011-05-05 (13 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
Author |
FluxBB development team
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MyBB Group
|
Phorum Dev Team
|
The phpBB Group
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
License |
GPL v2
|
Custom
|
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
General Public License
|
commercial / visible source
|
License cost |
0
|
US$0
|
0
|
0.00
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$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Setup | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||||
Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
multiple levels
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Anti-Spam and Security | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
CAPTCHA |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Akismet plugin available.
|
Aksimet Plugin
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
Akismet
|
|
Notification | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
Jabber
|
|||
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Statistics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Patch
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Data Management | FluxBB | MyBB | Phorum | phpBB | vBulletin |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
|||
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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