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Convert SMF to PHPBB
engrz:
Hello Team
I have a SMF forum www.engrz.com , Im felling that it is not secure, and im receiving continuous complaints from my webhosting company that my forum uses 100% of server because it is heavy.
now i want to know that may i convert it from smf to phpbb with all present data and users?
Regards
admin
www.engrz.com
Suki:
Hi engrz.
If you want to convert from SMF to phpbb, then you should talk with the phpbb team/community as they know much more about converting any forum software to their own software.
BoxingChaos:
--- Quote from: engrz on May 08, 2012, 10:56:32 AM ---Hello Team
I have a SMF forum www.engrz.com , Im felling that it is not secure, and im receiving continuous complaints from my webhosting company that my forum uses 100% of server because it is heavy.
now i want to know that may i convert it from smf to phpbb with all present data and users?
Regards
admin
www.engrz.com
--- End quote ---
Hello, worry not.
I did a site the other day and it turns out that FacebookSlide and Twitter Slide MODs were hoggin bandwidth big time according to the HostGator complaint. Once I remove those two, all was good.
SMF is very secure. I have had about twenty SMF forums and not one was ever hacked or compromised.
Here are two examples of my latest forums I made.
http://boxingsquad.com/forum/
http://tbtbc.comze.com
Now, IMO. I do not recommend phpbb due to the fact that it's not user friendly. Ever since they released the 3.0 version, it takes me about 4 days to make a forum in phpbb, in what it takes me one night, to make an SMF Forum. Another thing is, phpbb is a large SPAM magnet, I am not saying SMF is not but SMF has some great MODS to stop all spammers in their tracks with MODS like
httpBL MOD
Bad_Behavior MOD
SFS StopForumSpam MOD
There is even a Forum Firewall MOD
Which is over kill IMO
If you need anything, you can reply here or PM me and I will be more than happy to assist you.
Danny.
PS. I see you have facebook slide mod.
Also post what other MODS you have in the package manager, so I can further advise or assist.
One more thing, your host provider should be giving you a list of what is going on at your site. Ask them to give you a detailed list of where the bandwidth is going. HostGator was able to give me a list and I was able to pin point the culprits right away.
And last but not least, I started using phpbb first many, many years ago, I started with PHPNUKE, move to phpbb, to SMF, to phpbb 3.0 and for ever with SMF 2.0 now. So I have tried and tested lot's of CMS' and many more. SMF is truly the best despite the fact there is no bridge :( any more.
engrz:
--- Quote ---I have had about twenty SMF forums and not one was ever hacked or compromised.
--- End quote ---
I have two SMF forums, and both were hacked. i dont knot why?
BoxingChaos:
Well, it is recommended that ADMINS in smf have strong PASSWORDS, I think this is the main ingredient to start with. I mean there are many methods of attacks. I don't know what to tell you, since I don't know anything about your situation. Having strong passwords and not having using the same password in the database as you would use in the Admin section of the forum. Again, I don't know what MODS you are using but I myself have never been hacked. I will admit that the test forum I just made is not very protected pass-strength wise. I really don't know any SMF exploits and I have had every edition of SMF forums outdated and all and the forums still stood strong. Being key-logged, is a good way to get hacked too. Like I said, I don't know your situation, I am just sharing with you my experiences.
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