# Phpbb vs discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-vs-discourse/164618>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [September 20, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-vs-discourse/164618 "2020-09-20T08:24:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Testisa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/testisa/32/194446_2.png) [@Testisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Testisa)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-vs-discourse/164618/1 "2020-09-20T08:24:22Z")

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Hello  
I would like to replace my phpBB forum with Discourse.  
I know PHP and MySQL.  
Is it really different?  
Can I upload it to a shared server?  
This is my first test message.  
See you soon! 😊

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/9/89e29e79d185359e2e487f17fadea98a69e92407.jpeg)

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