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phpBB 3.0.6 released

Posted 19 days ago by Acyd Burn

Hello,

We are very pleased to announce the availability of the phpBB "Fast and Furrious" 3.0.6 package. This release fixes numerous bugs, introduces some major features, as well as improves stability and performance. Furthermore, the ... [More] internal updater has been updated to detect and solve most conflicts, resulting in a reduction of necessary manual interaction by administrators.

Please note that we urge you to update. phpBB 3.0.6 fixes bugs being quite important for a smooth operation of your forums. With this release our support team will only give support for phpBB 3.0.6, updates to phpBB 3.0.6 and conversions to phpBB 3.0.6. Submissions to our trackers for older versions will not be accepted, please make sure you update/upgrade before you submit a bug report.

If you use a different language pack than the one provided with the download packages you may find already updated language packs for your language within our downloads section.

For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our comprehensive changelog. The list below is only a selection of the most important changes in phpBB 3.0.6.

A list of major new features implemented in phpBB 3.0.6

Better captcha options and backported 3.2 captcha plugins:
Classic and GD CAPTCHAreCaptcha (based on API from recaptcha.net by Mike Crawford and Ben Maurer)Q&A CAPTCHA3D Wave (by Robert "Xore" Hetzler)
Introduced new ACM (Cache) plugins. (Please consult our support forums for help if you need to use one of the new ACM plugins)
null (to disable caching completely)memcacheAPCXCacheeAcceleratorATOM FeedsBare-bones Quick Reply editor in viewtopicUsers can report PMs to moderators which are then visible in a new MCP moduleAbility to copy permissions from one forum to several other forums.Send anonymous statistical information to phpBB on installation and update (optional)
A non-comprehensive list of minor feature additions to phpBB 3.0.6

Add language selection to the registration terms page. (Patch by leviatan21)New groups option to excempt group leaders from group permissions (allows leading groups having NEVER permissions).New "Newly Registered Users" group for assigning permissions to newly registered users. They will be removed from this group once they reach a defineable amount of posts.Ability to define if the "Newly Registered Users" group will be assigned as the default group to newly registered users.Add new option to disable avatars board-wide. (Patch by cYbercOsmOnauT and nickvergessen)Add unapproved topic icon for moderators on forum list.Ability to define minimum number of characters for posts/pms.Detect if a post has been altered by someone else while editing.Add unread posts quick search option.Add option to disable avatar uploads from remote locations.Ability to delete warnings and keep warnings permanently.Ability to empty a user's outbox from the user ACP quick tools.Ability to search ACP/MCP logs.Parse email text files with the template engine.Added new functionality to inactive users module:
Ability to set users per page.Ability to sort by posts/number of reminders/last reminded date.Show number of posts and ability to search posts.Show number of reminders sent to user.Show date of last reminder sent to user.Display version check on ACP main page.Ability to control the display of custom profile fields on viewtopic.Fallback options for missing language files. (Patch by EXreaction)Separate PM Reply and PM Reply to all in prosilver.Place debug notices during captcha rendering in the error log - useful for debugging output already started errors.Ability to define constant PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH to use board url for images/avatars/ranks/imageset (useful for bridges and applications using phpBB).Style authors are now able to define the default submit button used for form submission on ENTER keypress on forms using more than one submit button. Prosilver uses this for the posting page(s) and registration screen.Ability to specify amount of time user is able to delete his last post in topic.
A non-comprehensive list of smaller changes implemented in phpBB 3.0.6

Change the data format of the default file ACM to be more secure from tampering and have better performance.Template engine now permits variable includes to a limited extent.Quote BBCode no longer requires the f_reply permission.Banning/unbanning users now generates an entry in their user notes.Smilies no longer require the f_bbcode permission.Hide avatar when avatar-type is not allowed.INCLUDEPHP paths are now relative to $phpbb_root_path."Post details" links with image in MCP.PM history now only shows PMs of users you currently reply to.Show quote button for own PMs in PM history.Add pagination for icons and smilies in the ACP and smilies in the smiley popup.Changed minimum requirement for Firebird DBMS from 2.0+ to 2.1+.Unapproved topics can no longer be replied to.Allow three-digit hex notation in Color BBcode.Simplified login_box() and redirection after login. S_LOGIN_ACTION can now be used on every page.Resize oversized topic icons.Banned IPs are now sorted.phpBB updater now skips sole whitespace/tab changes while computing differences. This reduces the chance of conflicts tremendously.phpBB updater now solves common conflicts on its own. This further reduces the chance of conflicts.Database updater now supports checking for existing/missing indexes.
A list of important bugfixes since phpBB 3.0.5

Show error in the ACP when template folder is not readable.Correctly apply the can change vote permission again. Regression introduced in r9470.Remove data from friend/foe table when deleting user.Fix dynamic config update routine error if firebird is usedFix saving custom profile fields in ACP if Oracle is used.Make view_log() more resilient to corrupt serialized data.Fix Oracle database backup and restore.Update attachments table when deleting user and retaining his posts.Correctly detect files in subfolders when viewing cached template files.Do not throw an error when PDO is a shared module and not loaded preventing SQLite from being loaded.Fix censoring of unicode words.Do not remove recipients when loading private message draft.Fix database updater and db tools to support multiple column changes/additions/removals with SQLite.Posting smilies in view more smilies screen now works again in IE. (Patch by leviatan21)Add ability to prune users who never logged in.Fail gracefully if store folder is not writable during update.Fix error with disapproval of topics having several queued posts only.Preserve newlines in template files.Be less strict with FTP daemons when getting directory filelists.Fix set_custom_template for database-stored styles.Do not send private message back to sender if sender is in the same group the private message was sent to.Min/max characters per posts no longer affects poll options.Do not try to create thumbnails for images we cannot open properly.Apply locale-independent basename() to attachment filenames. New function added: utf8_basename(). (Patch by ocean=Yohsuke)Adjust build_url() to not prepend $phpbb_root_path if path returned from redirect() is an URL. This fixes redirect issues with some installations and bridges.Fix general error in registration, caused by an undefined $config variable in validate_referer(). (Patch by wjvriend)Correctly extract column default value when exporting PostgreSQL tables..Allow updater to work correctly with PHP filename extensions other than ".php".Update search index if only post subject changed.Prevent style switcher from blocking the tab key.Fix email problems on servers with PHP installations not accepting RFC-compliant subject string passed to the mail()-function.Only embed cron.php if there is no cron lock present to reduce overhead. (Patch by TerryE)Send activation email when activating user from user settings.Correctly display underlined links placed in last line in viewtopic. (Patch by primehalo)Only check whether forum image exists if forum image is specified.Fixed database updater for changes to columns having default value in MSSQL (adding/dropping constraints).
A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it.

Minimum Requirements

phpBB3 has a few requirements which must be met before you are able to install and use it.

A webserver or web hosting account running on any major Operating System with support for PHPA SQL database system, one of:
MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported)PostgreSQL 7.3+SQLite 2.8.2+Firebird 2.1+MS SQL Server 2000 or above (directly or via ODBC)OraclePHP 4.3.3+ (>=4.3.3, >4.4.x, >5.x.x, >6.0-dev (compatible)) with support for the database you intend to use.getimagesize() function need to be enabledThe optional presence of the following modules within PHP will provide access to additional features, but they are not required.
zlib Compression supportRemote FTP supportXML supportImagemagick supportGD Support
The presence of each of these optional modules will be checked during the installation process.

Security

Security issues found should be reported to our security tracker in the usual way.

Available packages

If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating.

With this release, there are five packages available.

Full Package:
Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, containing the changes from previous release to this release.Changed Files Only:
Contains only those files changed from previous versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for each previous release.Patch Files:
Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of phpBB3.Code Changes Package:
Package contains changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.
Select whichever package is most suitable for you. As a tiny guide we recommend the following methods based on the requirements:

For a new installation you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can basically use the Automatic Update Package (guided update) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs directly.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users having problems with conflicts or specific code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.
Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!.

Download Locations

You can of course find this download available on our downloads page.
Our release archive provides all packages we build. If you do not find the desired package you may want to have a look at the release archive.

Download/Documentation

phpBB DownloadsphpBB Projects page @ ohlohphpBB3 DocumentationphpBB3 support forumphpBB3 bug trackerphpBB Code ForgephpBB Code Wiki
Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team [Less]

Support Toolkit RC3

Posted about 1 month ago by Marshalrusty

We are proud to announce the availability of the Support Toolkit RC3 package.

This release fixes a number of bugs, including a recent issue caused by an update to UMIL. The following is a non-exhaustive list of changes since RC2:
[Add] ... [More] Add the ability to "mass demote" founders through the list founders tool. (Bug #51435)[Add] "Resync users with newly registered users group" tool. (Bug #52405)[Fix] "Recreate Module Management modules" tool now also re-enables the modules if required.[Fix] Set the correct language packs for phpBB <= 3.0.2. (Bug #51535)[Fix] Display correct messages when fields are filled out incorrectly in the add user tool. (Bug #52385)[Fix] Updates of UMIL break the Support Toolkit. (Bug #53375)
If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the Support Toolkit page.

As always, assistance with installation, updating or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available in the Support Forum. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the Support Team Tools bugtracker.

Thank you, and enjoy.

The phpBB Team

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phpBB 3.0.6 Release Candidate 4 released

Posted about 1 month ago by Acyd Burn

If you are interested to participate in the QA process, please subscribe to the QA Mailing List to be notified about additional release candidates.

Hello,

In an effort to increase product stability we are happy to announce the ... [More] availability of the fourth release candidate for the next release - phpBB 3.0.6.

This fourth release candidate contains mostly regression fixes. Everyone able to should test this release and report critical bugs (those, stopping the operation of the forum) and issues to the bug tracker or directly to the developers.

We recommend international support sites to update their sites to RC4 too. We are able to provide direct support to them within our international support sites forums.

Changes since RC3

We changed the following things since RC3:

Fixed ticket #52875 working around php4 bug - call_user_func doesn't return references. This causes php4 to create a copy.Fixed cache issues in feed generation.Include default language in data to send for statistical purposes.Revert "Parse multiline url title for [url] BBCode tag" because it introduced different bugs.Fix sql_create_table (table creation) in db tools for mssql and sqlite.Fixed Ticket #53175 (forum_options cleared if editing forum) - regression from revision 10024.Fixed Ticket #53185 (icon width/height adjustement for icons > 127px also applied to smilies) - related to revision 10088.Adjusted email template admin_welcome_activated to be more descriptive (and in-line with the changes to the other email template files).Fixed Ticket #53245 - Notices in log searching feature.Fixed Ticket #53285 introduced in revision 10018 - Mark the first visible forum on index as unread if there's any unread global announcement.Implemented better way to generate SID-free links in feed.phpFixed Jabber SASL PLAIN authentication failures. (Bug #52995)Fixed severe bugs with Oracle and UPDATE statements.Fixed issues with database updater and Oracle/SQLite/Firebird.
Note to people using 3.0.4 files in 3.0.5 installations

We know that some replaced their includes/functions_messenger.php file from their phpBB 3.0.5 installation with the version from phpBB 3.0.4 due to the following bug:
Ticket: http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/phpbb3/46725Ticket Description: Ticket #46725 - functions_messenger [...] causing emailing issues

If you update to RC4 please *re-upload the 3.0.5 functions_messenger.php file* and any other file you replaced with previous versions. If you do not use phpBB 3.0.5 files all modifications will be identified as non-phpBB modifications and merged during the automatic update. This will result in wrong updates where to-be-updated parts for phpBB 3.0.6 will not be included and you will not benefit from the bug fixes - or even notice grave errors.

Language Packs and Styles

The changes are provided with the code changes package. There were two language changes between RC3 and RC4. Style authors should download the code changes package and adjust their styles accordingly. Please post within our Styles forums if you have questions or encounter problems.

The language and styles changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC4:
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC4 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC4 (bz2)

New features, changes, bug fixes

For a list of changes, please see our changelog.

Available packages:

With this release, there are five packages available.

Full Package:
Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.

Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, containing the changes from previous release to this release.

Changed Files Only:
Contains only those files changed from previous versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for each previous release.

Patch Files:
Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of phpBB3.

Code Changes Package:
Package contains changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.

Select whichever package is most suitable for you. As a tiny guide we recommend the following methods based on the requirements:

For a new installation you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can basically use the Automatic Update Package (guided udpate) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs directly.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users having problems with conflicts or specific code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.
Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download:

Full Package:
phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4):
Update package from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC4):
Update package from 3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC4):
Update package from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC3 to 3.0.6-RC4):
Update package from 3.0.6-RC3 to 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.6-RC3 to 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Changed Files Only Package:
Changed files only package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Changed files only package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Patch Files Package:
Patch files package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Patch files package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

Code Changes Package (3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4):
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC4 (bz2)

IMPORTANT

To correctly perform an update, do not forget to re-enable the PHPBB_QA constant within your includes/constants.php file.

Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team [Less]

Online MODX Creator

Posted about 1 month ago by eviL<3

The Modifications Team is proud to announce the release of the Online MODX Creator. A tool for creating MODX files. No more manual messing with XML needed. You can just use this simple yet powerful front-end instead.

The MODX Creator was ... [More] developed by Jari. It was originally hosted on modx.skripter.se but it has now been adjusted for and moved to phpBB.com.

Getting started

Go ahead to the MODX Creator and dive right in.

Features

The MODX Creator allows you to start a fresh MOD project and download the MODX file when you're done. You can also import MOD Text or MODX files for editing.

Source

The source code of the MODX Creator is available under the GNU GPL version 2. It can be obtained from the code forge. This is the original version.

To install it, just throw the whole folder onto a webserver. Nothing more is required.

Bugs

If you run into any bugs, please report them to the MOD Team Tools bug tracker. You can also submit patches.

The Modifications Team

Star Icon, Bug Icon by Mark James [Less]

Unified MOD Install Library (UMIL) 1.0.1 Released

Posted about 1 month ago by eviL<3

The Modifications Team is proud to announce the availability of the 1.0.1 "Spooky Edition" of UMIL, the Unified MOD Install Library.

UMIL is a library for MOD authors that enables them to easily create database installation and update ... [More] scripts for their MODs. It provides unified methods to access phpBB's API for adding modules, adding permissions, modifying the database, and more.

We require MODs containing UMIL that are submitted to the MODDB to contain this new version. In order to update the UMIL release included with your MOD just replace the old UMIL folder with the new one, no other changes are required.

How to get it

You can get UMIL and more information from the UMIL page.

What's new

The following was changed in this release.

[Fix] Ignore missing @import files for themes. #48415[Fix] Error when uninstalling with table_row_ actions (was re-running the function). #48515[Fix] In some cases call_user_func_array errors when the second parameter is not an array. Setting up a new function to handle the multicall. #48825[Fix] Sending false for the second variable for the module_exists and module_remove function isn't possible (it should be for a feature it has). #51475, #51495[Fix] module_exists should accept a module_id to check for, as it is needed in some circumstances when adding or removing modules. #51485[Change] No longer using the sql_create_table function in db_tools if present, it still has bugs. May reconsider if phpBB starts using it.[Change] Cleaned up the table_row_ functions[Change] Setup get_output_text() to remove some duplicated code (also removed the result() function and replaced the calls with this)[Feature] Ability to specify before|after when adding a module (with the module_langname of the module you would like to have it placed before|after) #48425Bugs

Please report any bugs you encounter to the tracker.

The Modifications Team [Less]

Best Captcha Plugin Competition: Results

Posted about 1 month ago by eviL<3

The voting of the great competition is over, it is time to reveal the winners!

Community Choice

The Community Choice Captcha Award goes to:

Fancy jQuery Captcha by mtotheikle

Team Choice

The Team Choice ... [More] Captcha Award goes to:

Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin by Derky

First Approved

The First Approved Captcha Award goes to:

Fancy jQuery Captcha by mtotheikle

Statistics

Fancy jQuery Captcha
Community votes: 47% (54)
Team votes: 10% (2)
Time until submission: 15 days, Gold

Rotate Image Captcha Plugin
Community votes: 7% (8)
Team votes: Did not participate
Time until submission: 44 days

SimpleMath Captcha Plugin
Community votes: 11% (13)
Team votes: 14% (3)
Time until submission: 44 days

Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin
Community votes: 35% (41)
Team votes: 76% (16)
Time until submission: 44 days, Silver

Guys, come and claim your prizes. As promised, one Bertie per award. [Less]

phpBB 3.0.6 Release Candidate 3 released

Posted about 1 month ago by Acyd Burn

Warning: This release candidate is only meant for people who want to participate in the QA process - if you are interested, please subscribe to the QA Mailing List to be notified about additional release candidates.

Hello,

In an ... [More] effort to increase product stability we are happy to announce the availability of the third release candidate for the next release - phpBB 3.0.6.

This third release candidate contains mostly regression fixes. Everyone able to should test this release and report critical bugs (those, stopping the operation of the forum) and issues to the bug tracker or directly to the developers.

We recommend international support sites to update their sites to RC3 too. We are able to provide direct support to them within our international support sites forums.

Changes since RC2

We changed the following things since RC2:

We reverted revision r10079 which enabled notifications and bookmarks being automatically copied over to splits of topics. We want to discuss this behaviour further, because currently there is no way to influence this setting for users and admins alike. Because this is a new feature in 3.0.6 we decided to not release it at this moment.We fixed the ReCaptcha plugin to support RTLFixed the Q&A Captcha to not print out notices if the admin chose to remove all questionsFixed the ACP update page to print a failure message if phpbb.com is not reachable for the version checkFixed regression from r9678 (add_log() statements for removing posts/topics)updated acp forums copy style to look like the rest of the ACPDisabled copy forum permissions screen in forums creation/update workflow (we will revisit this one later)Fixed the "switch permissions" linkFixed ACP issues with long content by reverting revisions r10176 and r9647Changed language/en/email/pm_report_deleted.txt to change the reference to "post" to "private message"Changed notification about possibility to post private messages in UCP; this involves style changes. Style authors please look at the RC2 to RC3 code changes package if you already updated your styles to RC2.Updated the Custom Profile Fields option "view on viewtopic" based on previous settings in database updaterFixed wrong bbcode uid assigned if error triggered in quote/forward PMFixed default group assignment if removing from default group and user was in newly registered groupcorrectly execute database update step for RC releases where admins forgot to enable the PHPBB_QA constant. We now detect if the version the admin wants to update to is greater than the current version even if phpbb.com says the current version is lower than the update version.
Note to people using 3.0.4 files in 3.0.5 installations

We know that some replaced their includes/functions_messenger.php file from their phpBB 3.0.5 installation with the version from phpBB 3.0.4 due to the following bug:
Ticket: http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/phpbb3/46725Ticket Description: Ticket #46725 - functions_messenger [...] causing emailing issues

If you update to RC3 please *re-upload the 3.0.5 functions_messenger.php file* and any other file you replaced with previous versions. If you do not use phpBB 3.0.5 files all modifications will be identified as non-phpBB modifications and merged during the automatic update. This will result in wrong updates where to-be-updated parts for phpBB 3.0.6 will not be included and you will not benefit from the bug fixes - or even notice grave errors.

Language Packs and Styles

The changes are provided with the code changes package. There was one language change and some style changes between RC2 and RC3. Style authors should download the code changes package and adjust their styles accordingly. Please post within our Styles forums if you have questions or encounter problems.

The language and styles changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC3:
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC3 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6 RC3 (bz2)

The language and styles changes from 3.0.6 RC2 to 3.0.6 RC3:
Code changes from 3.0.6 RC2 to 3.0.6 RC3 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.6 RC2 to 3.0.6 RC3 (bz2)

New features, changes, bug fixes

For a list of changes, please see our changelog.

Available packages:

With this release, there are five packages available.

Full Package:
Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.

Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, containing the changes from previous release to this release.

Changed Files Only:
Contains only those files changed from previous versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for each previous release.

Patch Files:
Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of phpBB3.

Code Changes Package:
Package contains changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.

Select whichever package is most suitable for you. As a tiny guide we recommend the following methods based on the requirements:

For a new installation you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can basically use the Automatic Update Package (guided udpate) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs directly.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users having problems with conflicts or specific code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.
Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download:

Full Package:
phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3):
Update package from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC3):
Update package from 3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3):
Update package from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Update package from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Changed Files Only Package:
Changed files only package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Changed files only package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Patch Files Package:
Patch files package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Patch files package for phpBB 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Code Changes Package (3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3):
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

Code Changes Package (3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3):
Code changes from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3 (zip)
Code changes from 3.0.6-RC2 to 3.0.6-RC3 (bz2)

IMPORTANT

To correctly perform an update, do not forget to re-enable the PHPBB_QA constant within your includes/constants.php file.

Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team [Less]

MODX 1.2.3 Released

Posted 2 months ago by eviL<3

The recent blog post on less significant modification team changes forecasts the release of a new version of MODX. Besides allowing a change of versioning schemes, this release contains a huge amount of bug fixes.

We are proud to announce ... [More] the release of the "toasted motherboard" 1.2.3 version of MODX.

MODX is the format used for distributing modifications, therefore this announcement is primarily aimed at MOD authors. We will require all modifications submitted after this announcement to use MODX 1.2.3.

How to get it

As always, you can obtain the latest version of MODX at the MODX Resource Centre. Additional information and files can be found there too.

Required changes

Luckily for mod authors, this release of MODX is fully backwards compatible. In addition to including the revised XSL file, the only change required to your modification is replacing this:
Code: Select allWith this:
Code: Select all
Full changelog

Removed deprecated dbms' from the tagRemoved camel case (Bug #47355)Allows version numbers like 1.3.3, everything except 0.x is acceptedAdded: to the link tagThe legend was not well displayed in IE8 (Bug #43985)Changed .mod-about-padding { 0px 8px; } to .mod-about-padding { padding: 0 8px; }Changed to optionalRemoved and renamed to give-authorsAdded attribute phpbbcom="no" to the username tag for MOD developers that are not registered at phpbb.com, defaults to yes (Bug #44085)Added a replace template to replace space and # with and # (Bug #35915)Added dir=ltr or rtl to the language files (Bug #35355)DBMS dropdown bug fixed (Bug #36235)Development

Development of MODX and tools related to it takes place at the code forge. There is an SVN repository there, for those who like to follow the deveolpment.

Bugs

If you encounter any problems, we'd highly appreciate it if you reported them to the mod team tools bug tracker.

The Modifications Team [Less]

phpBB 3.0.6 Release Candidate 2 released

Posted 2 months ago by Acyd Burn

Warning: This release candidate is only meant for people who want to participate in the QA process - if you are interested, please subscribe to the QA Mailing List to be notified about additional release candidates.

Hello,

In an ... [More] effort to increase product stability we are happy to announce the availability of the second release candidate for the next release - phpBB 3.0.6.

This second release candidate contains mostly regression fixes. We also tested the automatic updater with some heavily modified boards and were able to significantly decrease it's failure rate.
The automatic updater is now able to detect and solve most usual conflicts and only shows conflicts for lines where a MOD/User changed the same line as we did. The updater also resolves SVN $Id$ conflicts on it's own.
This - and some fixes to the updater - results in a lot less conflicts and therefore a much more pleasant update experience.

Everyone able to should test this release and report critical bugs (those, stopping the operation of the forum) and issues to the bug tracker or directly to the developers.

We recommend international support sites to update their sites to RC2 too. We are able to provide direct support to them within our international support sites forums.

Note to people using 3.0.4 files in 3.0.5 installations

We know that some replaced their includes/functions_messenger.php file from their phpBB 3.0.5 installation with the version from phpBB 3.0.4 due to the following bug:
Ticket #46725 - functions_messenger [...] causing emailing issues

If you update to RC2 please *re-upload the 3.0.5 functions_messenger.php file* and any other file you replaced with previous versions. If you do not use phpBB 3.0.5 files all modifications will be identified as non-phpBB modifications and merged during the automatic update. This will result in wrong updates where to-be-updated parts for phpBB 3.0.6 will not be included and you will not benefit from the bug fixes - or even notice grave errors.

Language Packs and Styles

We already gave out instructions to language pack authors to let them update their language packs in a timely manner. The changes are provided with the code changes package (see downloads section below). Style authors should also download the code changes package and adjust their styles accordingly. Please post within our Styles forums if you have questions or encounter problems.

There were no changes to the language files or the styles from RC1 to RC2.

The package is downloadable from:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... hanges.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2
New features, changes, bug fixes

For a list of changes, please see our changelog located at:
http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents. ... &version=3
Or our Release Candidate 1 Announcemente located at:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1777815
Available packages:

With this release, there are five packages available.

Full Package:
Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.

Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, containing the changes from previous release to this release.

Changed Files Only:
Contains only those files changed from previous versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for each previous release.

Patch Files:
Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of phpBB3.

Code Changes Package:
Package contains changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.

Select whichever package is most suitable for you. As a tiny guide we recommend the following methods based on the requirements:

For a new installation you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can basically use the Automatic Update Package (guided udpate) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs directly.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users having problems with conflicts or specific code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.
Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download:

Full Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC2.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC2.tar.bz2
Automatic Update Package (3.0.5 to 3.0.6-RC2):
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... .6-RC2.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... C2.tar.bz2
Automatic Update Package (3.0.6-RC1 to 3.0.6-RC2):
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... .6-RC2.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... C2.tar.bz2
Changed Files Only Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC2-files.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2
Patch Files Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC2-patch.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... ch.tar.bz2
Code Changes Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... hanges.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2

IMPORTANT

To correctly perform an update, do not forget to re-enable the PHPBB_QA constant within your includes/constants.php file. Else you are not prompted for an update within the ACP and the automatic update will eventually fail.

Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team [Less]

phpBB 3.0.6 Release Candidate 1 released

Posted 3 months ago by Acyd Burn

Please read: This release candidate is only meant for people who want to participate in the QA process - if you are interested, please subscribe to the QA Mailing List to be notified about additional release candidates.

Hello,

In an ... [More] effort to increase product stability we are happy to announce the availability of the first release candidate for the next release - phpBB 3.0.6.

This release contains a lot more features, bug fixes and changes than previous releases, therefore we expect a longer RC phase and maybe one or two additional RC's this time. Everyone able to should test this release and report critical bugs (those, stopping the operation of the forum) and issues to the bug tracker or directly to the developers.

We recommend international support sites to update their sites to RC1 too. We are able to provide direct support to them within our international support sites forums.

Note to people using 3.0.4 files in 3.0.5 installations

We know that some replaced their includes/functions_messenger.php file from their phpBB 3.0.5 installation with the version from phpBB 3.0.4 due to the following bug:
Ticket #46725 - functions_messenger [...] causing emailing issues

If you update to RC1 please *re-upload the 3.0.5 functions_messenger.php file* and any other file you replaced with previous versions. If you do not use phpBB 3.0.5 files all modifications will be identified as non-phpBB modifications and merged during the automatic update. This will result in wrong updates where to-be-updated parts for phpBB 3.0.6 will not be included and you will not benefit from the bug fixes - or even notice grave errors.

Tagging/Reviewing fixes

Every member is now able to verify bug fixes and mark them as fixed within the trackers. To mark a bugfix as verified go to the bug and click on "I have verified the fix of this ticket" in the "Options" section on the right. Of course prior to clicking you should have properly checked whether the bug was really fixed. Of course you should comment on the respective bug if you find problems so the fix can be corrected.

To make it easier for you to find fixed bugs that need testing we created a bug overview page. It lists unfixed critical bugs at the top. Then a list of critical bugs that have been fixed - these should be thorougly checked to confirm that the problem has really been solved. And then all other bugs that have been fixed since the last release are listed. You should focus on the least tested bugs when selecting one to test.

Language Packs and Styles

We already gave out instructions to language pack authors to let them update their language packs in a timely manner. The changes are provided with the code changes package (see downloads section below). Style authors should also download the code changes package and adjust their styles accordingly. Please post within our Styles forums if you have questions or encounter problems.

The package is downloadable from:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... hanges.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2
New features, changes, bug fixes

The following is a list of major new features implemented in phpBB 3.0.6:

Backported 3.2 captcha plugins:
Classic and GD CAPTCHAreCaptcha (based on API from recaptcha.net by Mike Crawford and Ben Maurer)Q&A CAPTCHA3D Wave (by Robert "Xore" Hetzler)
Introduced new ACM plugins:
null (to disable caching completely)memcache (http://pecl.php.net/package/memcache)APC (http://pecl.php.net/package/APC)XCache (http://xcache.lighttpd.net/)eAccelerator (http://eaccelerator.net/)
ATOM Feedsbare-bones Quick Reply editor in viewtopicUsers can report PMs to moderators which are then visible in a new MCP moduleAbility to copy permissions from one forum to several other forums.Send statistical information (anonymously) about PHP and phpBB configuration to help improve phpBB.

The following is a list of minor feature additions to phpBB 3.0.6:

Add language selection on the registration terms pageNew groups option to excempt group leaders from group permissionsNew "Newly Registered Users" group for assigning permissions to newly registered users. They will be removed from this group once they reach a defineable amount of posts.Ability to define if the "Newly Registered Users" group will be assigned as the default group to newly registered users.Add new option to disable avatars board-wideEnhance obtain_users_online_string to be able to return user-lists for other session-itemsAdd unapproved topic icon for moderators on forum listAbility to define minimum number of characters for posts/pmsStore signature configuration options in databaseDetect when a post has been altered by someone else while editing.Add unread posts quick search optionAdd option to disable avatar uploads from remote locations.Ability to delete warnings and keep warnings permanentlyAbility to empty a user's outbox from the user ACP quick tools.Ability to search ACP / MCP logsParse email text files with the template engine.Use email-style quoting when bbcodes are disabled.Added new functionality to inactive users module:
Ability to set users per page.Ability to sort by posts/number of reminders/last reminded date.Show number of posts and ability to search posts.Show number of reminders sent to user.Show date of last reminder sent to user.Display version check on ACP main page.Ability to control the display of custom profile fields on viewtopicFallback options for missing language files.Separate PM Reply and PM Reply to all in prosilver.Place debug notices during captcha rendering in the error log - useful for debugging output already started errors.Ability to define constant PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH to use board url for images/avatars/ranks/imageset...Added function to generate Email hash.Style authors are now able to define the default submit button used for form submission on ENTER keypress on forms using more than one. Prosilver uses this for the posting page(s) and registration screen.Ability to specify amount of time user is able to delete his last post in topic.
The following is a list of smaller changes implemented in phpBB 3.0.6:

submit_post() now accepts force_approved_state key passed to $data to indicate new posts being approved (true) or unapproved (false).Change the data format of the default file ACM to be more secure from tampering and have better performance.Add index on log_time to the log table to prevent slowdown on boards with many log entries.Template engine now permits to a limited extent variable includes.Quote BBCode no longer requires the f_reply permission.Banning/unbanning users now generates an entry in their user notesSmilies no longer require the f_bbcode permission.Ability to define column split in FAQ/BBCode helpChanged behaviour of group_create() function to support specifying additional group columnsHide avatar when avatar-type is not allowedINCLUDEPHP not depending on phpbb_root_pathAbility to fetch moderators with get_moderators() even if load_moderators setting is off."Post details" links with image in MCP.PM history now only shows PMs of users you currently reply to.Show quote button for own PMs in PM history.Fetch requested cookie variables directly from cookie super global.Add confirmation for deactivating stylesAdd confirmation for deactivating language packsAdd confirm-box when deleting permissionsAdd pagination for icons and smilies in the ACP and smilies in the smiley popupCache get_username_string() function calls on viewtopic.Cache version check.When creating a new forum without copying permissions, ask again.Parse multiline url title for [url] BBCode tag.Introduce new parameter to page_header() for forum specific who is online listings.Lifted minimum requirement for Firebird DBMS from 2.0+ to 2.1+.Unapproved topics can no longer be replied toRequire user to be registered and logged in to search for unread posts if topic read tracking is disabled for guestsAllow three-digit hex notation in Color BBcode.Simplified login_box() and redirection after login. S_LOGIN_ACTION can now be used on every page.Do not take edit post time into account for determining permission to delete last post in topic.Resize oversized Topic iconsBanned IPs are now sortedphpBB updater now skips sole whitespace changes. This reduces the chance of conflicts tremendously.
The following is a list of bugfixes since phpBB 3.0.5:

Allow whitespaces in avatar gallery names.Sorting by author or subject on viewtopic now preserves the order.Correctly determine writable status of files on Windows operating system.Show report button in prosilver for guests who are allowed to report posts.Correctly show private message historyVarious XHTML mistakes in prosilver, subsilver2 and the ACP.Fix some ACP style issuesMove post bump information markup to the template.Show error in the ACP when template folder is not readable.Adjust viewonline filename regular expression to be less strict.Correctly apply the can change vote permission again. Regression introduced in r9470.Also remove data from friend/foe table when deleting user.Correctly hide skiplink in prosilver right-to-left mode.Fix dynamic config update routine error if firebird is usedAllow friends/foes to be added and removed at the same time.Only change topic/post icon if icons are enabled and user is allowed to.Fix saving custom profile fields in ACP if Oracle is used.Make view_log() more resilient to corrupt serialized data.Show error if hostname lookup doesn't return a valid IP address when banning.Fix incorrect layout when loading private message draft.Show proper error message when trying to add bots to friends/foes list.Fix Oracle database backupUpdate attachments table when deleting user and retaining his posts.Correctly detect files in subfolders when viewing cached template files.Display user's Jabber address in popup when Jabber functionality is disabledCorrectly exclude forums from active topics list.Do not display birthdays of banned usersFix function to recalculate Nested SetsDisplay but also highlight already used rank images when creating new ranks.Correctly orientate quoted text image on RTL languagesDo not display "View user notes" and "Warn user" links in user profile if corresponding MCP modules are disabled.Show proper error message when trying to create a private messages folder with an empty name.No longer state that it is possible to manage group leaders from the UCP.Do not throw an error when PDO is a shared module and not loaded preventing SQLite from being loaded.Fix censoring of unicode words.Display coloured usernames in ACP groups management screensCorrectly describe founder permissions on trace-informationCorrect the width value for poll_center.gif omitted in imageset.cfg for subsilver2.Correctly load complex language variable using acp_languageFix reapply_sid() to correctly strip session id in certain circumstancesCorrectly state why one language pack is marked with an asterisk in the ACP.Correctly check if install directory is still present.Correct banned user behaviour when "force password change" is enabledCorrectly display ACP logs options, without permission to clear logs.Display topic icons in MCP forum view again (only prosilver).Properly display post status messages in topic when post is reported and unapprovedDo not remove recipients when loading private message draft.Add author name to moderator log when deleting post/topic.Fix broken "Report details" link in the MCP.Resolve accesskey conflicts in prosilver.Check if template file is empty before trying to read from it.Correct descriptions of the permissions to use BBCode, smilies, images and flash to be more relevant.Fix style issues in print mode.Fix minor issue with L_QUOTE language string missing in several PM composing modes.Also fetch posts of guests and deleted or deactivated users when searching for author names.Show end of ban in MCP and ACP when user is banned by duration.Correctly count posts awaiting approval in the MCP.Display user's posts count in private message when it is equal to 0 (prosilver).Only allow users to disable word censor if globally allowed.Fix database updater and db tools to support multiple column changes/additions/removals with SQLiteCorrectly detect GZIP status in debug mode.Posting smilies in view more smilies now work again in IEProperly convert and show filesize information.Add ability to prune users who never logged in.Show smilies and images in topic print view.Force full date in private message print view.Fix "Always show a scrollbar for short pages" for IE8 and Firefox 3.5Do not allow setting group as default group for pending users.Fail gracefully if store folder is not writable during update.Hide profile-icon from viewtopic-page if user has no permissions (subsilver2 only)Correct escaping/unescaping in the LDAP authentication plugin.Add hard limit for smilies.Remove redundant SQL query from ucp.php.Reorder frame order of animated subsilver2 topic icons to be useful when animation is disabled.Ensure user errors are displayed regardless of PHP settings.Permit null values for non-required integer custom profile fields and ensure zero complies with the range limits.Allow changing forum from select box under certain circumstances.Display required fields notice on registration above the custom profile fields.Copy poll options properly when copying topic.Fix error with disapproval of topics having several queued posts only.Preserve newlines in template files (one newline had been always dropped after a template variable due to PHP's handling of closing tags)Be less strict with FTP daemons when getting directory filelists.Fix set_custom_template for database-stored stylesBanning an already banned user states to be successful, but has no effectDo not add style-parameter to URL again, after admin re-authentificationDo not cut post-message in between HTML-Entities on search.phpCorrectly set attachment flag for topics, posts and pms after deleting attachmentsDisplay "Locked" button instead of "Reply" one for locked forum in viewtopic (prosilver).Correctly propagate umlauts over search result pagesPreserve post options when refusing to save the post as a draft.Do not send private message back to sender if sender is in the same group the private message was sent to.Correctly add user to a group making it a default one.Add log entry when copying forum permissions.Min/max characters per posts no longer affects poll optionsCorrectly log action when users request to join a groupDo not try to create thumbnails for images we cannot open properly.Apply locale-independent basename() to attachment filenames. New function added: utf8_basename().Adjust build_url() to not prepend $phpbb_root_path if path returned from redirect() is an URL. This fixes redirect issues with some installations and bridges.Do not mark global announcements as read if all topics in a forum become readFix general error while registration, through undefined variable $config in validate_refererCorrectly extract column default value when exporting PostgreSQL tables.Allow updater to work correctly with PHP filename extensions other than ".php".Update search index if only post subject changed.Fix who is online displaying incorrect data.Fixed incorrect "topic does not exist" when unapproved posts were visited without global moderator permissions.Prevent style switcher from blocking the tab key.Correctly redirect on MCP main page after posts approval/disapproval from it.Do not display topic approval status image for shadow topic if a user is not a moderator in the forum the topic has been moved to.Fix email problems on servers with PHP installations not accepting RFC-compliant subject string passed to the mail()-function.Correctly orientate Control-Panel-Navigation background-image on RTL languages.Sort private messages by message time and not message id.Make sure only logs for existing users are displayed and user-specific logs removed on user deletion.Only show "Add friend" and "Add foe" links if the specific module is enabled.Correctly display list items in forum description in prosilver and administration.Fix handling of bookmarks and subscriptions on "split topics", "merge topics" and "merge posts".Only embed cron.php if there is no cron lock present to reduce overhead.Add header gradient back into subsilver2 but keep site logo easily replaceable with smaller and bigger ones.Send activation email when activating user from user settings.Do not show resend activation email link when using admin activation.Do not display links to user/post search if search is disabled.Fix icon alignment for forums with large descriptions in subsilver2.Correctly display underlined links placed in last line in viewtopic.
(For the complete list, including ticket numbers and full credits for patches have a look at the comprehensive changelog file within the docs folder)

Available packages:

With this release, there are five packages available.

Full Package:
Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.

Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, containing the changes from previous release to this release.

Changed Files Only:
Contains only those files changed from previous versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for each previous release.

Patch Files:
Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of phpBB3.

Code Changes Package:
Package contains changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.

Select whichever package is most suitable for you. As a tiny guide we recommend the following methods based on the requirements:

For a new installation you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can basically use the Automatic Update Package (guided udpate) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs directly.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users having problems with conflicts or specific code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.
Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download:

Full Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC1.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC1.tar.bz2
Automatic Update Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... .6-RC1.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... C1.tar.bz2
Changed Files Only Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC1-files.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2
Patch Files Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.6-RC1-patch.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... ch.tar.bz2
Code Changes Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... hanges.ziphttp://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0 ... es.tar.bz2

IMPORTANT

To correctly perform an update, do not forget to re-enable the PHPBB_QA constant within your includes/constants.php file. Else you are not prompted for an update within the ACP and the automatic update will eventually fail.

Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team [Less]