# 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:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-vs-discourse/164618/2 "2020-09-20T08:30:46Z")

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> [@Testisa](#):
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> Est ce vraiment différent ?  
> Je peux l’uploader sur un serveur mutualise ?

Yes, Discourse is pretty different. It runs on Ruby on Rails and not on PHP.  
You cannot just upload the files to a shared hosting environment. You have to get a Virtual Private Server (VPS) and use Docker. You could also get specialized Discourse hosting if you are not familiar with that.

In order to migrate your current forum: there is a script available to convert phpBB to Discourse, but this is something you could also ask for in #Marketplace.

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