Hello, I have a question about vBulletin

[DestinyDove]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum or not to put this in, but feel free to move it or redirect me to the correct spot if it is not.

Anyway, I really would like to host my board with vBulletin. Honestly, I think this is the best board hosting place I have seen yet.

My board I have currently is on phpBB.com. The thing is that I noticed something that phpBB offers that I'm not sure if vBulletin does.

Basically, I have my own web hosting provider. I also have a SQL database as well as an FTP program. At phpBB, they let you download the needed files for one's board and then using an FTP program, upload the files manually to the hosting provider.

Really, I do not need another host for my board. I already have one. And from what I've read, vBulletin is a board hosting service.. Right?

So what I'm asking is, is there a way I can just download the nescessary files to my web hosting provider using an FTP program? I really do not need another host when I already have one.

Plus, I am getting a little fed up with phpBB when it comes to support. They do not seem to offer very good support. Like when my board was down for two weeks and I bearly got any help towards why it was down and how to fix it for example. I had to figure it out on my own. Modifications/Hacks is another thing as well.

You see, I host a religious board, and when I saw the modifications/hacks for phpBB boards, there was only one modification/hack providable for a religious board, which in my case, wasn't enough. And it was not even that good.

I really would like to switch from phpBB to vBulletin, which from what I can tell is possible. But back to my question, must I host my board here on vBulletin? Or can I just download the necessary files needed to create a board and start from scratch manually like I did on phpBB with my own hosting provider?