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Opinions needed: Moving from vBulletin to SMF
Benjamin:
Actually, that's not a bad idea, and theoretically it could be done (the webmasters own a few servers). But I don't think I know anyone with the knowledge needed to do that.
But I admit, I have an ulterior motive. I hate vBulletin, always have .. I think it's focused too much on bloated features that hardly anyone uses and not enough on speed and efficiency. This problem is magnified when the board becomes huge.
I'm going to try to persuade the webmasters to give the convertor idea a go, and see how it works.
I'm not going to ask you on how to improve things on the server that's running forum software that you're not supporting. I rather run SMF and help the team out and at the same time, receive prompt attention unlike what I receive when I post on vBulletin's support forum.
The worst case scenario is .. the board collapses in on itself. But vBulletin has done that already, so the risk is relatively minimal to me.
The webmasters are frustrated at what they have to do keep the server running smoothly because of vBulletin, so I'm looking at ways to solve it. Every fiber in my being tells me that running SMF should improve things dramatically and at the same time, give you guys valuable information as SMF continues through the beta stages.
--Benjamin
scottb:
Good luck Benjamin if you plan on doing it.
Uzbekistan:
Any luck Benjamin? BTW, has anyone compared performance of vB3.0.3 vs SMF1.1 since then? I am thinking of moving as well - deciding between phpbb2 and smf1.1
papabill:
For what it's worth, I moved from vBulletin 3.0.3 to SMF 1.05 without a hitch. I had to make an adjustment or two concerning the way a couple of forums worked, but all is working perfectly.
I'm VERY impressed with SMF, and would like to install a couple of mods, but my eyesight has nearly stopped any coding.
Keep up the great work, SMF team!!
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