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[thundertortoise]

I'm starting up a website for musicians in Phoenix and was interested what you guys thought a good forum software to use might be. It looks like Simple Machines Forum software is pretty popular but you shizzites probably know of some good pros/cons as well. .

Anyway, any of you techie-types feel free to chime in

[jeremx]

i'm not much a techie-type necessarily but my crappy board, www.azpwithdrawal.com uses simple machines forum. super easy setup and maintenance. i set it up under the premise that it was pretty much going to be on autopilot and that's been true for the most part. i do like the ip board setup here better tho. i'm too lazy to switch mine over.

[Tony]

is there an emoticon that conveys a "you're already on a local phoenix music forum" sentiment?

[jeremx]

is there an emoticon that conveys a "you're already on a local phoenix music forum" sentiment?

my board using smf has better emoticons than here. i had to load'em tho.

[billy]

my board using smf has better emoticons than here. i had to load'em tho.

so does it have a "you're already on a local phoenix music forum" emoticon or not brother?

[JRC]

is there an emoticon that conveys a "you're already on a local phoenix music forum" sentiment?

Gotta agree w/ Tony on this one--although with a less ironic/more constructive angle: unless you're making something to focus on a really specific sub-genre in the scene, I think it'd be more productive to help by drawing musicians and fans here ('n sending 'em to azpunk too). What happens here has evolved in a really organic community driven way, and if there's something you like that isn't represented here, then bring it to the table.

[jeremx]

my board using smf has better emoticons than here. i had to load'em tho.

so does it have a "you're already on a local phoenix music forum" emoticon or not brother?

i like this one!

[billy]

bam! tony?

[Tony]

bam! tony?

look, man, i'm good at making snarky comments and obscure pop culture references. i don't have time to scour the web for emoticons. that's why i asked in the first place. but from now on, that one jeremx posted can be the official "you're on a local phoenix music forum" emoticon. use it wisely.

[billy]

it's been a productive morning fellas!

[Jacki O.]

NERDZ

[donald]

depends on if you are looking to pay for something or get a free messageboard.

there is a ton of stuff out there which requires some research because depending on what you are more familiar with will determine what you use.

If you are more used to php, or perl, or python as far as a programming language. And as far as a database, some will only use a particular database such as mysql, postgres, or might work with an enterprise database like MSSQL or Oracle.


If you are on a budget, you will probably want to go with free
I use Invision Power Board, it uses PHP with a Mysql database, it costs money to get a license but they update on a regular basis and have a support center if I run into any issues (which I haven't had to use yet)


If you are planning on doing a music forum I wish you the best of luck!

[billy]

nerd!

[jeremx]

If you are planning on doing a music forum I wish you the best of luck!

here's another one from the old azpunk board. the sarcactus.
(it's not the original. just the one i found for the withdrawal board)

[hexaclopsclopsclops]

Is there an AZ Punk forum anymore?