The popular discussion board phpbb2 is being pulled/development dropped. Security patches and support will be given until January 2009 and you will be able to download the software from the website until the 1st of Ocbober 2008 . phpBB2 has been plagued by a large number of vulnerabilities, a significant number of them were through user submitted modifications.

phpBB 3 started strong and is continuing to do so. With more database types being support, and a massive new set of administrator controls, it’s set up to compete with the likes of MyBB and Simple Machine Forums. People often look back at this thread, posted when phpBB 1 was undergoing testing.