Developer(s) | MH Sub I, LLC d/b/a vBulletin |
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Initial release | 2000 |
Stable release | |
Written in | PHP |
Platform | PHP, MySQL |
Type | Forum software |
License | Commercial proprietary software [2] |
Website | vbulletin |
vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by MH Sub I, LLC doing business as vBulletin (formerly Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions). It is written in PHP and uses a MariaDB or MySQL database server. [3] Similar products include XenForo, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MyBB, and phpBB.
vBulletin was first launched in 2000 by James Limm and John Percival. Its successor, vBulletin 2, was released in 2001. A third version was launched in 2004.
Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007. [4]
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code. [5]
In July 2010, the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password. [6]
In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched, [4] as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming breach of contract, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets. [7] In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business, [8] and in 2013 the claims were dismissed.
vBulletin 5 was released in 2012.
In late 2017, a post by Technical Support Lead, Wayne Luke, confirmed that vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 were now considered to be "End of Life" software, with no further development of the series planned. [9] [10] [11]
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