TOTAL Confusion 3, 4 or 5

[Kat-2]

I have been using 4x for well over 2 years now (closer to 3)...and actually I really like it. And my members like it a lot. Just last week one member was talking to me..asking about what software I was using and how they loved it. (they are used to 3x) Of course some of my modifications have improved my forum...and I have had people in the past to help some out with any problems..but so far, not even close to a hack. (knock on wood).

[Alfa1]

Just see what Internet Brands is doing itself. Their sites are mostly on vb3. Apparently that makes sense to do for their massive number of websites.

[Kat-2]

I don't think any site, or any software is exempt from being hacked if someone is determined to do so. I do my best to protect my site. Not much more I can do.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

....[*]If you're new to vBulletin then I personally recommend starting with 4.x, either 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 (requires php 5.4)

4.2.2 does not require php 5.4 :erm:

[Amaury]

Originally Posted by Paul M

4.2.2 does not require php 5.4 :erm:

Correct.

It just adds support for PHP 5.4.

[JacquiiDesigns]

Originally Posted by oldengine

I've been a vBulletin owner/admin since 2004.

My current vBulletin stats are Threads: 116,039, Posts: 924,708, Members: 65,814

I am running: vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 3

Now that vBulletin has fractured into three different followings, 3,4 and 5, what the hell do I do? Has anyone made sense of this random senseless drift in a marketing scheme? I have purchased ALL upgrades to vBulletin so that's not the problem. Which one is working at the top shelf quality that used to be vBulletin? Where do I go from here? My long term philosophy has been, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Looking for "compelling" reasons to upgrade? Take vBulletin.org for instance - Still running vB 3.7.x --- As are a myriad of other IB-owned forums, the majority (if not all) of them are running vB 3. See the IB Automotive properties at http://www.internetbrands.com/our-brands/automotive/ as an example.

If IB itself is refusing to upgrade their online properties to any of the 'latest greatest' versions of vBulletin (vB4-vB5) -- Why should you?

You likely shouldn't

J.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Paul M

4.2.2 does not require php 5.4 :erm:

Originally Posted by Amaury

Correct.

It just adds support for PHP 5.4.

Odd because 4.2.2 seems to have issues unless you make a few changes (how time is set on the server and a few other changes, most fixes show if you search for the errors on google ) to run it on php5.3 so imo if you want to run 4.2.2 then upgrade your php to 5.4 i.e. required in a sense.

[oldengine]

My sincere thanks for all of the posts here. I am still running vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 3+.

[skol]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

Odd because 4.2.2 seems to have issues unless you make a few changes (how time is set on the server and a few other changes, most fixes show if you search for the errors on google ) to run it on php5.3 so imo if you want to run 4.2.2 then upgrade your php to 5.4 i.e. required in a sense.

It's php specific,not just 5.3 or 5.4..What runs on 5.3.27 won't run on 5.3.17 and vice versa..So upgrading to 5.4 won't solve all the problems.

[tryckj?vel]

I think a big portion of why certain large sites aren't upgrading is because of the amount of work it would take to completely redo everything. At least thats what my dilemma is.

I'm currently on 3.8.7pl3, 45,000 members and 4.6mil posts… I need a better search, i need a CMS, and i need to take advantage of the latest functionality for "big board" database handling. But I'm not convinced vb4 or vb5 is the answer. I've owned vb4 since it came out, tried to upgrade to it and backed out cause i just wasn't ready to build all new templates and designs.