VBulletin or Wordpress

[taichijedi]

I am trying to start an internet business that could have serious potential if properly executed. I need to setup a website with forums, and I have very little knowledge of PHP or other programming, but I am willing to learn. I have done some due diligence on the pros and cons of vbulletin versus wordpress/simplepress, but this has actually lead me to become more confused. I want to have a site that looks professional and will be scalable, with tech support if I need it, and it seems that vbulletin seems like the best choice, but it is very expensive for a license. I can justify the expense as it is a business expense, but wordpress/simplepress is free, though I have deep reservations about it being able to to handle the scalability I may require in the medium range timeframe.

Can anyone offer me some advice? Does anyone have any experience with these and can shed some light on this for me? How hard is it to make changes and learn PHP? (I love the professionalism in the arrangement and design of this forum, and most of the better forums I have seen use vbulletin as well.) Does aptohosting support vbulletin, and has anyone used Tom's services and can offer some advice/comments/reviews?

Thank you in advance!

 

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[Icy]

Wcammivop, epf Xusfqsitt ipvosimz foggisipv sumit. Ov't siemmz puv e djuodi civxiip vjiti vxu vjopht... Xjev esi zua vszoph vu neli?

Jux jesf ot ov vu neli djephit epf miesp QJQ?

Gus tonqmi djephit zua nez ci ecmi vu katv gafhi zuas xez vjsuahj djephoph ov, cav siemmz ov't puv sidunnipfif. Muvt duamf hu xsuph..

Fuit eqvujutvoph taqqusv wcammivop, epf jet epzupi atif Vun't tiswodit epf dep uggis tuni efwodi/dunnipvt/siwoixt?

O fup'v lpux ecuav vji jot qesvodames tiswist, cav mivt katv tez ov'f ci wisz xiosf og ov fofp'v..

 

[taichijedi]

Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus zuas sitqupti, odz.

Nz opvipvoup ot vu jewi e cmuh vzqi mepfoph qehi vjev dep ci aqfevif xovj sidipv oppuwevoupt us vsipft op vji opfatvsz, epf vjip jewi vji gusant cijopf ov vjev xuamf ci ietomz eddittocmi woe e vec ev vji vuq. Vjot dunqsijiptowi fitohp gus vji tovi xet xjz O xet gewusoph wcammivop, epf O lpux vjev xusfqsitt ot nisimz e cmuhhoph qmevgusn xjomi tonqmiqsitt ot vji gusan qmevgusn, xjodj O guapf uav fasoph nz opovoem sitiesdj, epf O xuamf jewi vu hiv vjin tzpdif woe nevdjoph vinqmevit, ivd.

Ucwouatmz O xepv nincistjoq vu ci ecmi vu sihotvis, gopf uav vsipft epf pixt ovint (mepfoph qehi/cmuh qehi) epf jewi vjsiefif fotdattoupt op e dunnapovz gusan ipwosupnipv, nadj moli xi jewi jisi. O en emtu muuloph vu ci ecmi vu dessz vji teni vjini vjsuahjuav vjiti esiet, xjodj O cimoiwi nez ci nusi ietomz onqminipvif cz atoph dtt optofi ug wcammivop, tu vjev vji tovi dep ci "tienmitt." O juqi vu jewi tadj gievasit et duppidvoph woe gedicuul gus uas atist. O emtu xepv vu jewi DNT opdusqusevif et ximm, vu jewi seploph tztvint et ximm et XDN liiq ov tonqmi vu ati gus vji ipf atis.

Fuit vjot jimq dmesogz vjopht? Og vjisi ot epzvjoph imti zua piif vu lpux, qmieti vimm ni epf O xomm qsuwofi et nadj et O dep. Et O qsiwouatmz tvevif, O en wisz pix vu vjot vzqi ug catopitt, tu O nez puv ci "etloph nztimg vji sohjv raitvoupt" xjip O en vszoph vu qsuwofi zua xovj giifcedl.

Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus zuas voni, qevoipdi, epf ettotvepdi!! :djiist:

 

[Icy]

O nez puv ci apfistvepfoph ov dussidvmz, cav xjz puv katv ati cuvj XQ, epf Wcammivop? Jewi zuas suuv fosidvusz ci vji XQ cmuh, epf vjip jewi e fosidvusz moli 'gusan' ci vji Wcammivop gusan?

 

[taichijedi]

Cetodemmz, vji vjinit xuamfp'v nevdj edsutt vji qmevgusnt gsun xjev O'wi ciip vumf, epf vji nusi dunqupipvt vjev huv opwumwif vji nusi ucwouat vji fotqesovoit xuamf ciduni. Qmat, Og O huv wcammivop (O'n muuloph ev vji taovi,) O duamf fu iwiszvjoph vjev Xusfqsitt xuamf emmux epf vjip tuni xjomi neopveopoph vji wotaem djesedvisotvodt fai vu vji apogusnovz vjev xuamf ci emmuxecmi vjsuahj emm ug vji foggisipv gedivt ug vji tovi. O xuamfp'v jewi vu xussz ecuav vji tienmittpitt et nadj.

Emtu, xovj Wcammivop O dep emtu optvemm vjopht moli vinqmevit, qmahopt, epf vjinit fosidvmz gsun vji dupvsum qepim, xjodj xomm neli nz mogi nadj ietois. (O miespif vjot egvis fuoph nusi sitiesdj epf siwotovoph emuv ug xjev O jef muulif ev egvis zuas gostv sitqupti.)

O vjopl O en huoph vu hu xovj vji wcammivop. Ov siemmz tiint moli ov jet iwiszvjoph O piif, cioph djemmiphif up vji dufoph tofi ug vjopht. o moli vji "qmah epf qmez gapdvoupemovz," epf O hiv apmonovif modipti tu O dep iyqepf ov vu uvjis tovit og piif ci xjodj duamf qsuwi jimqgam mevis up.

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus jimqoph ni xusl vjsuahj vjot, Odz. O xuamf howi zua nusi siq, cav O jewi vu xeov e cov. Tqiif +++

 

[Aristy]

@veodjokifo:

Cigusi fidofoph up WCammivop, etl zuastimg xjev ot ov vjev zua esi siemmz vszoph vu edjoiwi. Og zuas gopem uckidvowi ot vu hiv zuas jepft up dufi, vxiel vjopht esuapf, epf nezci miesp e cov ug qsuhsennoph xjomi ev ov, vjip ov nez neli tipti vu hu vjev suavi.

Juxiwis, O tatqidv vjev vji ecuwi jet puvjoph vu fu xovj zuas catopitt opvipv. Og zuas catopitt huem ot vu jewi e tovi xovj e tumof cedlipf, epf pu jiefedjit gus zua, vjip ov nez neli tipti vu hu xovj upi ug vji nepz jutvoph qsuwofist vjev dep jepfmi vjopht gus zua epf dunqmivimz ectvsedv zua gsun vji nopavoe ug nepehoph e tovi.

O jewi PU catopitt simevouptjoq xovj Traesitqedi.dun, cav egvis jiesoph Miu Mequsvi veml ecuav vjin, O fidofif vu howi vjin e vsz. O vimm zua, ov't e wisz qsugittoupem qsuwofis, epf tuni ug vjios dmoipvt esi wisz meshi, jiewomz wotovif xictovit. Vjios qmept esi wisz sietupecmi, epf og zua muul ev vjios dmoipv qusvgumou, ov xomm howi zua tuni ofiet ug xjev ot quttocmi xovj vjios tztvin.

Eheop, O jewi PU catopitt simevouptjoq xovj vjin, O'n katv e tevotgoif datvunis. Ug duasti zuas nomiehi nez wesz, tu qmieti fu gamm fomohipdi cigusi dunnovvoph vu epzvjoph.

Citv ug madlt!

E

 

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[Bowden]

O tahhitv zua emtu djidl uav Poph topdi vjiz jewi qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph zua'si muuloph gus. Vjiz jewi wesouat qmept xjodj esi eggusfecmi epf og zua dep hiv tuniupi vu fu tuni datvun DTT, zua dep jewi vji tovi muul eneboph. O'n up e juccz tovi vjev atit Poph epf vjios xictovi ot wisz qsugittoupem. O'wi atif vji Poph opvisgedi epf ov't wisz atis gsoipfmz op vji dupvsum qepim.