13511 Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 You could use CloudFlare's free SSL service. Pretty simple to setup. But not for Gary But then that requires you to use their CDN service - and I've had many an issue at their free level myself. I only use them for DNS service. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 Actually, I think you can set their caching to "basically off" I think they call it, just use DNS and their SSL. There are probably some CDN type of things still enabled though Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Scrotnig Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 So basically it's beyond Gary to get his website set up properly and professionally then. No different to the past decade then really. Quote "GRIMM is a GAY LORD. And I don't talk to GAYS!" - Gary Thomas Bolton, 2002
SneakyDave Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 If somebody calls phpbb crap, Gary calls that person a "retard", a "retarded brain dead idiot", and a "fully blown retard" [ATTACH]1812._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1813._xfImport[/ATTACH] Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
13511 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Overall, phpBB really is a suck-ass script. Even in the 3.2 line it's horrible. I much prefer running myBB for a free script - and I'm not even crazy about myBB, but TO ME it's worlds better than phpBB. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Nobody, in their right mind, should be using it. They should just put it in a museum of turds Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
13511 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Nobody, in their right mind, should be using it. They should just put it in a museum of turds I guess it's OK for those that need a pre-packaged Softaculous install process. But anyone that does a manual install of it and chooses it over some of the better free scripts out there are a few bricks shy of a full load in my opinion. But honestly, NONE of the free scripts (old forum style) are worth a shit as far as interface goes now. They are ALL so ancient in appearance. You have the newer stuff my Discourse and Flarum, but of those, 1 takes a special install environment. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 Yeah, if you're after a free forum, and you're on shared hosting, flarum might be the thing, but isn't it still in beta? Not sure if I'd suggest that yet, and IIRC you need shell access to install it Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Scrotnig Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 If you want a free forum, MyBB is light years ahead of phpBB, SMF and many others. It's not perfect, but what is? I however would only consider vB, XF or IPB if I were to start a genuine new site. Which I won't. Ever. Quote "GRIMM is a GAY LORD. And I don't talk to GAYS!" - Gary Thomas Bolton, 2002
13511 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 [ATTACH=full]1815._xfImport[/ATTACH] Sorry Gary... I've used both and based upon many factors, myBB was better than phpBB - especially if comparing phpBB 3.1 to myBB 1.8. And Tool, responsiveness is very easy to enable with myBB. Takes all of about 3 minutes to do (for those slow pokes) via an add-on. And it's actively... activity is a noun - which is a person, place or thing. Actively is an adverb, which modifies verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Quote
Administrators Cloaked Posted October 14, 2017 Administrators Posted October 14, 2017 responsiveness is very easy to enable with myBB. Takes all of about 3 minutes to do (for those slow pokes) via an add-on There is the rub. phpBB doesn't need any add on, but, in your infinite wisdom you probably already knew that. And it's actively... activity is a noun - which is a person, place or thing. Actively is an adverb, which modifies verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Glad to see you have such as vast knowledge of English grammar and it's prepositions. Quote Forum² - For Forum Enthusiasts SEO Help - Search Engine Optimization Forum
13511 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) [ATTACH=full]1816._xfImport[/ATTACH] Sorry Gary, it was WAY more than 5 minutes. In fact, that phpBB install was still in place until recently when I took the sub-domain offline to use for another domain since the NameCheap hosting only allows the use of 3 domains on that low-end shared hosting account. And last time I looked, you were still running phpBB 3.1 (by your own admission).... so in a comparative to YOUR current site, myBB is STILL actively developed in the 1.8 line and phpBB 3.1 reaches EOL status 12/17 [ATTACH=full]1817._xfImport[/ATTACH] Did phpBB ever get official for PHP 7.x versions? It is besides the point anyway from my POV as if I brought a new site online I'd either use IPS or XenForo (depending on the needs of the site). BTW Gary, 2011 was 6 years ago... pretty sure that 1.8 wasn't out then. You would have been using 1.4 or possibly 1.6 series (which was released around that time). Like comparing phpBB 3.0 or earlier to even 3.1 line. Edited October 14, 2017 by 13511 Quote
13511 Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) There is the rub. phpBB doesn't need any add on, but, in your infinite wisdom you probably already knew that. Yep, but the point was for responsiveness itself... which is an easily resolved issue, making it a non-issue in the real world. If fact, I think now responsiveness is handled via the styles. [ATTACH=full]1818._xfImport[/ATTACH] Glad to see you have such as vast knowledge of English grammar and it's prepositions. You are very welcome for the free lesson even though it wasn't targeted for you - but if you needed it what can I say.... I do so enjoy giving the occasional literary lesson to the illiterate. Edited October 14, 2017 by 13511 Quote
13511 Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Dayum... is it Christmas time already? [ATTACH=full]1819._xfImport[/ATTACH] Guess Gary doesn't know the difference between EOL and EOM. [ATTACH=full]1820._xfImport[/ATTACH] Well, since you are are accomplished at customizing the code of the chat you should be competent to customize the code to work with phpBB 3.2. So there should not be any issue with running it on 3.2, right? I'm sure the developer would be more than willing to work with someone who was willing to help get the code updated to work with 3.2. Does phpBB still require editing templates to add mods? Or have they finally gotten past that weak point? And as for using PHP 5.4... some people have a "I'm with stupid" t-shirt on with an arrow pointing at their head. Why use something that has been EOL for a while and, by the admission of the php developers, may open you up to issues? [ATTACH=full]1821._xfImport[/ATTACH] At a bare minimum you should be on 5.6, and preferably the 7.0/7.1 versions. Both 7.0 and 5.6 EOL in December 2018. If you can run it, 7.1 is MUCH better for longer support AND from a performance aspect. Even 7.0 outperforms 5.6. Same with the script to run the forum with. Running an EOL/EOM script opens oneself up to security holes unless one can fix said intrusion points themselves. If one can't do this, then see comment about the t-shirt above and apply here. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 OMG, this is funny. Paul accurately describes how we were insulting phpbb on his site yesterday, and 64k byte memory Gary sees it as a personal threat, calling people retards. Then because he doesn't recognize one of the members from Paul's site, he instantly assumes it's one of us. Yet another reason why Gary should be put in a cage and not allowed to be a member of a forum community. [ATTACH]1825._xfImport[/ATTACH] Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
SneakyDave Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 We didn't mention Gary even one time, nor his site, and he flipped out. This happened even before I poured it on with my hilarious descriptions of phpbb. He will flip out on any conversation he thinks is a slight on him. Money, jobs, women, bananas, Zambia immigration policy, it doesn't matter Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Paul Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 He will flip out on any conversation he thinks is a slight on him. Money, jobs, women, bananas, Zambia immigration policy, it doesn't matter And ice cream. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Yeah. Fool seemed to ignore Gary's rude caveman comments toward Ruby. Sometimes, it's ok to blame the victim I guess. Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Scrotnig Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Thing is, NOBODY would use phpBB by choice and then claim it's better than the paid scripts. He can't even get it running properly on his cheap n cheerful server. Quote "GRIMM is a GAY LORD. And I don't talk to GAYS!" - Gary Thomas Bolton, 2002
SneakyDave Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Careful, you're gonna set Gary off. tiptoe, tiptoe Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Paul Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Thing is, NOBODY would use phpBB by choice and then claim it's better than the paid scripts. He can't even get it running properly on his cheap n cheerful server. All phpBB3.1 has is that shoutbox mod that Gary is obsessed with, there are no "likes" or "mentions" which I believe every paid script has now. Gary could get a used XF license for $80 and the chat add-on for $30 (I think), and then for a total $110 he would have something decent. I know he wastes $110 on crap like cigarettes and junk food without even thinking about it. Quote
SneakyDave Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 I offered to buy him a WBB license, he refused. Would he accept a proper Xenforo license? Nope, he wouldn't have anything to bitch about then. Quote "I wonder if wife Susie knows about the vile crap he posts on his site and how it fits in with her "youth ministry"?" - Dr. Howard Rosenzweig, former owner of TheAdminZone
Scrotnig Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 Gary's now using the 'rabbit' avatar I use on my main site. Does anyone know why he keeps using other people's avatars? I don't get it. Does he find it amusing? Is it supposed to annoy people? I could do with an explanation from a qualified Garycologist. [ATTACH=full]1826._xfImport[/ATTACH] Quote "GRIMM is a GAY LORD. And I don't talk to GAYS!" - Gary Thomas Bolton, 2002
Paul Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 I could do with an explanation from a qualified Garycologist. I'm no Garyologist but it should be obvious to everyone that Gary envies you and the success of BC Forums. Quote
Scrotnig Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 I'm no Garyologist but it should be obvious to everyone that Gary envies you and the success of BC Forums. Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that. Thank you. Quote "GRIMM is a GAY LORD. And I don't talk to GAYS!" - Gary Thomas Bolton, 2002
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