Mr. Nx wrote:As for installing plugins, maybe but thats not a big enough reason. I found out that if myBB is wordpress than phpBB id Drupal. With a little hard work more better results can be achieved with phpBB which myBB can't and moreover for me myBB doesn't looks professional but rather personal. But still i wonder did i missed something?
Shouldn't you ask myBB users why they chose myBB over phpBB instead of asking phpBB users?
Mr. Nx wrote:I hope there are no security issues with phpBB.
I've only seen two since phpBB 3.0 came out that required a new release. Somebody recently linked to a Secunia site that listed 5 in 2010 (all fixed, i believe). Before phpBB 3.0 was released, it had a paid security audit -- you might ask if myBB had one.
Mr. Nx wrote:i read a comparison article between various forum software and saw someone claiming that his forum with phpBB crashed when his user base expanded.
Can it be true?
I'm sure that it
can be true, but without any more details, it's hard to say.
Mr. Nx wrote:Are there some limitations on database loads with phpBB?
That probably depends more on your hosting plan and database configuration than with phpBB. If you have a basic hosting plan with limited bandwidth and storage, phpBB probably will crash (or your host will cut it off) if those limits are exceeded.
I've read that one problem with phpBB is if you set up a lot of forums (over 1000 or 2000), which can cause the permission system to become very slow. But every board will have some limitations eventually -- nobody can handle an infinite board.
Mr. Nx wrote:Is it true that pHpBB generates more load?
Where did you read that? phpBB prides itself on being lightweight, although to actually test that, you'd have to set up various performance scenarios and test the competition with boards configured as close to each other as possible (same users, same posts, same settings, etc. where possible).
It sounds like you've done more research than many users would, so I wouldn't second guess yourself.
Steve