I migrated to SMF from phpBB, after I had all sorts of problems with phpBB.. There was even a migration script which moved all the messages from phpBB.
As for install order, it doesn't really matter to much (I believe). Pretty much all you have to do is select the forum type from a pull down menu in subdreamer... job done ;)
Only real issue I've had is making sure the relevant menu selections are retained in forum mode, but thats probably my fault.
Not got into re-skinning it (other than using pre-defined skins), as my artistic skills are not that great. I've heard from other people that it's pretty easy though.
As for install order, it doesn't really matter to much (I believe). Pretty much all you have to do is select the forum type from a pull down menu in subdreamer... job done ;)
Only real issue I've had is making sure the relevant menu selections are retained in forum mode, but thats probably my fault.
Not got into re-skinning it (other than using pre-defined skins), as my artistic skills are not that great. I've heard from other people that it's pretty easy though.