Which one?

[TitaN-R2K]

I was wondering if I can get some opinions, pros and cons, and/or suggestions on forum hosting!

No I was wondering which is better? I have cPanel and with Fantastico you are limited with Discussion Boards.

The following I'm able to use:
phpBB
Yabb
SMF

Maybe IPB if I'm not mistaken. Probably not.

TitaN-R2K

[EDGE]

Out of the 3 there, PHPBB is definitely the way to go. It's very customizable and easy to use. I prefer IPB over them all, but thats just me.

[Lakie]

theres also pbpbb2 and phpbb3, 3 on recentlyish came out so your host still ight be using 2...

Most of em probably have demos at their respective homepage, maybe try it out and see which one suits you?

[IcIshoot]

I vote SMF


You aren't limited to what fantasico has - you just have to upload and install the scripts your self (not that hard, most come with decent instructions on how to install).

[GeeFuss]

cant go wrong with IPB and vBulletin, but they are so expensive. :[

i would prolly go with phpbb. its a more common one. and the homepage is filled with mods, skins, etc. tons of stuff to help make it better.

smf is nice and simple. i like it as well. but i feel that their website lacks on the resources available.

either would be good though depending on what you want it for.