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We are proud to announce the availability of the first stable release of the Support Toolkit. This release fixes a number of bugs and contains two changes in the feature set.Update notes:When updating from RC3 please make sure that you delete the old ... [More] STK folder from your server before uploading the new version.feature set changes:The STK now ships with a tool that allows you to repopulate the moderators cache table.Due to large memory issues the "URL List tool" has been removed from the STK.Full changelog:[Fix] Corrected some language related issues. (Bug #53725, #53835, #53845, #56865, #57815)[Fix] Display the correct "old" version number when triggering the outdated message after a STK update due to cached information.[Fix] Allow the use of a non default language pack. (Bug #54785)[Fix] Database cleaner removes non phpBB related tables. (Bug #55355)[Fix] Users added to the "Newly Registered Users Group" won't be automatically removed. (Bug #55695)[Fix] STK shouldn't remove "old" config entries for backwards compatibility. (Bug #55375)[Fix] Database cleaner removes feed related items from the database. (Bug #54765)[Fix] Reparse BBCode empties some posts. (Bug #55765, patch by D¡cky)[Fix] Database cleaner removes the Q/A captcha tables. (Bug #56605)[Fix] Correct error when attempting to remove groups. (Bug #56065)[Fix] SQL error on attempting to replace previously removed default bots. (Bug #56065)[Fix] Rename user_group section to usergroup to avoid triggering mod_security. (Bug #48225)[Fix] Select the "registered users" group as default in the Add user tool.[Fix] Reparse BBCode encodes some previously encoded entities. (Bug #56885, patch by D¡cky)[Fix] "Database Cleaner" doesn't work with PostgreSQL. (Bug #56565, patch by we3b)[Fix] Reparse BBCode does not properly handle UTF8 on PHP4. (Bug #56885, patch by D¡cky)[Fix] Reparse BBCode breaks link between posts and atachments. (Bug #57325)[Fix] Multiple runs of the BBCode reparser would break posts. (Bug #57245)[Fix] BBCode sets all topic first posters to "Guest".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 TeamYou may discuss this announcement in the [Discuss] Support Toolkit 1.0.0 released topic. [Less]

We are proud to announce the release of the 1.2.4 version of MODX.This is mainly a maintenance release for MODX. It only adds two optional parameters in MODX and bug fixes.MODX is the format used for distributing modifications, therefore this ... [More] announcement is primarily aimed at MOD authors. We will require all modifications submitted after this announcement to use MODX 1.2.4.How to get itAs always, you can obtain the latest version of MODX at the MODX Resource Centre. Additional information and files can be found there too.MODX Creator has been updated to MODX 1.2.4.Required changesLuckily 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 allFull changelog[FIX] Altered the urging to backup files before installing a MOD to also include the database. Bug #52545[FIX] Now MODX should support all chars in links, even using Opera. Bug #52575[FIX] All links are translated. Bug #52135[CHANGE] Color coded add-after, add-before, replace with and operation. Grey, grey, grey and grey.[CHANGE] Changed text Increment to Operation.[CHANGE] Removed "For help on what each operator means, click here." from the language since there was no link to click.[FEATURE] Added attribute text to the link tag for text files. Bug #55275[FEATURE] Added attribute php-installer to the link tag. For php install files. Used by AutoMOD.[FEATURE] Added attribute uninstall to the link tag. For uninstall instructions.DevelopmentDevelopment of MODX and tools related to it takes place at the code forge. There is an SVN repository there for those who would like to follow the development.BugsIf you encounter any problems, we'd highly appreciate it if you reported them to the MOD Team Tools bug tracker.The Modifications Team [Less]

Hello everyone,We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB "Run bugs, run! Bertie is coming!" 3.0.7. This new version is a maintenance release fixing a number of a bugs as well as improving on usability and performance. We have entirely ... [More] overhauled the Feed feature, fixing a lot of bugs and odd behaviours. Some problems with the automated updater have been solved, so if you are still on 3.0.5 this update should work a lot better for you.We urge you to update your installation as soon as possible. The bugs fixed in phpBB 3.0.7 ensure the smooth operation of your board. Our support team will only support phpBB 3.0.7, updates to phpBB 3.0.7 and conversions to phpBB 3.0.7. Submissions to our trackers for older versions will not be accepted, please make sure you update before you submit a bug report.If you use a language pack other than the default "English [GB]", you should check our downloads section, an update may already be available.For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our comprehensive changelog. Below I have extracted the most important changes in phpBB 3.0.7.Minor feature additions to phpBB 3.0.7You can now see private forums in your ATOM feeds using HTTP authentication by passing the GET parameter "auth=http".The INTTEXT token was added to custom BBCodes to allow for non-ASCII letters in html attributes.You can now enable quick reply in all forums with a single click.Small functionality changes in phpBB 3.0.7Warn users about potentially dangerous BBcodes.Forum feed no longer includes posts of subforums.Speed up topic move operation by adding an index for topic_id on the topics track table. (Bug #56545)Move redirect into a hidden field to avoid issues with mod_security. (Bug #54145)Log user activations through inactive users ACP. (Bug #30145)Alter ACP user quick tools interface to reduce confusion with the delete operation.Show a proper preview for the Q&A CAPTCHA. (Bug #56365)Send time of last item instead of current time in ATOM Feeds. (Bug #53305)Split "All topics" feed into "New Topics" and "Active Topics" feeds.It is no longer possible to persist a solution for the login CAPTCHA.Friends and foes will not show up as private message rule options if their respective UCP modules are disabled. (Bug #51155)Offer for guests to log in for egosearch and unreadposts search before the search permissions check. (Bug #51585)A list of important bugfixes since phpBB 3.0.6Allow ban reason and length to be selected and copied in ACP and subsilver2 MCP. (Bug #51095)Correctly set last modified headers. (Bug #54245, thanks Paul.J.Murphy)Make word censoring case insensitive. (Bug #54265)Fulltext-MySQL search for keywords and username at the same time. (Bug #54325)Various XHTML and CSS mistakes in prosilver and subsilver2. (Bugs #54705, #55895, #57505, #57875 - Patch by HardStyle)Cleanly handle forum/topic not found in ATOM Feeds. (Bug #54295)PHP 5.3 compatibility: Check if function dl() exists before calling it. (Bug #54665)PHP 5.3 compatibility: Disable E_DEPRECATED on startup to keep set_magic_quotes_runtime(0) quiet. (Bug #54495)Correctly replace table prefix before inserting schema data into the database. (Bug #54815)Use memcache::replace() instead of memcache::set() for existing keys to prevent problems.Check for required functions in eAccelerator. (Bug #54465)Use correct RFC 3339 date format in ATOM feed. (Bug #55005)Do not deliver topics from unreadable or passworded forums in the news feed. (Bug #54345)Restore user language choice to compiled stylesheets. (Bug #54035)Do not permit unauthorised users to delete private messages from folder listing. (Bug #54355)Handle export of private messages where all recipients were deleted. (Bug #50985)Add ability to disable overall (aka board-wide) feed.Do not pass new_link parameter when creating a persistent connection with mysql. (Bug #55785)Improved search query performance through sorting words by their occurance. (Bug #21555)Strictly check whether a moderator can post in the destination forum when moving topic. (Bug #56255)Do not unsubscribe users from topics replying with quickreply. (Bug #56235)Don't submit when pressing enter on preview button. (Bug #54395)Load reCAPTCHA over https when using a secure connection to the board. (Bug #55755)Don't send activation email when user tries to change email without permission. (Bug #56335 - Fix by nrohler)Correctly orientate quoted text image on RTL languages. (Bug #33745)Fall back to default language email template if specified file does not exist. (Bug #35595)Database updater now separates ADD COLUMN from SET NOT NULL and SET DEFAULT, when using PostgreSQL <= 7.4 (Bug #54435)Styles adjustment to correctly display an order of rtl/ltr mixed content. (Bugs #55485, #55545)Do not store email templates in database. (Bug #54505)Fix problems with firebird by no longer using 'count' as a column alias. (Bug #57455)Make user_email_hash() function independent from system's architecture. (Bug #57755)Global announcements could not be accessed on a board using Firebird as the database server. (Bug #57525)Do not delete unrelated attachments when deleting empty forums. (Bug #57375)Update process: Store expected resulting file contents in cache and do not suggest further merges if the contents match, also fixes infinite merge loop (Bug #54075)Installation instructionsA 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. You can find a list of requirements on our Downloads page.SecurityIf you find any security issues please report them to our security tracker.Available packagesIf you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating.Full Package:Full phpBB 3 source code and english language files.Automatic Update Package:Update package for the automatic updater, contains changes from previous release to this release.Changed Files Only:Complete files, but only those that were changed since previous releases of phpBB 3. This archive contains changed files for every previous release.Patch Files:This file contains diffs against the previous phpBB 3 release, which can be applied with the patch utility.Code Changes Package:This package contains MOD instructions for changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.Select the package most suitable for you. We recommend the following methods depending on your situation:For new installations you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can 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.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users with problematic conflicts during their update process or to help them update 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 LocationsThe download is of course available on our downloads page.Our release archive provides all packages we build. If you do not find your desired package you can probably find it in the release archive.These are the files with their md5 sums:phpBB-3.0.7.zipmd5sum: 034c556a436a1f7a3905c1dcd1271564phpBB-3.0.7.tar.bz2md5sum: a0a9b0eb3fd00267fea71b9938f9f989phpBB-3.0.7-patch.zipmd5sum: 7d0bd2ac68f5da7c082f8f39bf10fcedphpBB-3.0.7-patch.tar.bz2md5sum: 4ef0b9c58d022755d1e5c9b08f1ba593phpBB-3.0.7-files.zipmd5sum: 43b0291fc649c62c8aa4c963355d414bphpBB-3.0.7-files.tar.bz2md5sum: 327e017dee7678e0bc1033a4f99d2e21phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7.zipmd5sum: 45bdc622489809f576f094a35ab27e80phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7.tar.bz2md5sum: 507ab687f8ff35b68ce42e689337e26aphpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-codechanges.zipmd5sum: 346e5e098cdf1a8d503917413b8c5cb6phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-codechanges.tar.bz2md5sum: 5be3dd31a6dda10778ba05cda40bd2c2Download & DocumentationphpBB DownloadsphpBB Projects page @ ohlohphpBB 3 DocumentationphpBB 3 support forumphpBB 3 bug trackerphpBB Code ForgephpBB Code Wikiwe hope your update or installation is quick and easy,the phpBB Team [Less]

As a Junior MOD Validator (aka “JMV”), it is my “job” to try and test each MOD as thoroughly as possible. What does this mean? Each modification (aka “MOD”) that goes through validation on phpBB.com is first run through MOD Pre-validation (aka “MPV”) which looks for certain items (licensing, correct version of phpBB, correct MODX [...]

DavidIQ will now be the permanent leader of the Modifications Team. I, wGEric, led the team temporarily during the transition period after evil<3 stepped down and helped David ease into the position. It is now time for me to step back and give ... [More] David the reins.David is very involved with MODs and very enthusiastic about phpBB. We believe that he will be a great leader while leading the MOD Team into the future of phpBB. Many MOD authors have probably had some interaction with him already since he has been a master at validating MODs that have been submitted to our database.Everyone join me in congratulating David on his promotion. [Less]

About a month ago I was promoted to phpBB’s lead developer position. When I was given that role I was asked to present to the management team what my plans for phpBB are. But since they concern all of you, the phpBB community, I believe they belong here as well. We are currently in the process [...]

After being on the MOD Team for 2.5 years Igor Wiedler (evil<3) has decided to leave phpBB for personal reasons. While leading the Modifications Team for past year he oversaw the release of many tools including AutoMOD an automatic MOD installer ... [More] , UMIL an framework for database install scripts, an online MODX creator, and a number of new MODX releases. He also released the source code to many of the tools the MOD Team uses internally. These tools can be found in the MODX Tools project on our code forge. The MOD Database continued to grow under Igor's leadership while maintaining a high level of quality.I, wGEric, will go back to Modifications Team Leader to continue many of the projects Igor was working on and the Operations Manager will be left empty. We have found out that there aren't nearly as many task as we thought there would be for the Operations Manager so we have decided to go without one for the time being. In the future we will be looking into filling this position again.Please join me in thanking Igor for all that he has done for the phpBB community as a MOD Author and as the MOD Team Leader and wishing Igor that he will continue to be successful throughout his life. [Less]

An easy way to add navigational links to your MOD is to use an inbuilt feature of phpBB3 called “breadcrumbs” (named because it leaves a trail back to the forum index). It only requires a few extra lines of PHP code to add a breadcrumb to your own MOD (or to your website if you are [...]

After much internal discussion, the Development Team has decided that phpBB 3.0 "Olympus" will be the last in the line of phpBB releases that will officially support PHP versions less than 5.2.0. All future feature releases (and their maintenance ... [More] releases), beginning with phpBB 3.1 "Ascraeus", will require PHP 5.2.0 or greater.Following the release of phpBB 3.1 "Ascraeus", phpBB 3.0 "Olympus" will remain supported for a limited period of 6-9 months (further information on this will be released as it is decided upon) -- this version will remain compatible with PHP4.As phpBB 3.1 "Ascraeus" is still in early stages of development, no release date has been set. Consequently, there is still plenty of time for you to upgrade your PHP installation.Additionally, one should note that this announcement does not imply that phpBB 3.1 will see large portions of code rewritten in order to take advantage of new features in PHP 5.2. Instead, sections of code will be updated as needed in the 3.x release cycle. [Less]

phpBB is happy to announce that we will be attending the OReilly Open Source Conference July 21-22, 2010. phpBB will be operating a booth in the expo hall, a free exhibition showcasing hundreds of open source software groups.Who?YOU! Members of the ... [More] phpBB.com Support, MOD, and Moderator teams will also be in attendance, as well as the organisers of phpBB Weekly, a community driven phpBB podcast.When?July 21 and 22, during the Exhibition Hall days. OSCON has not posted hours for the exhibition hall yet.Where?Portland, OR, USA, at the Oregon Convention Center, hosting the OReilly Open Source ConventionphpBB WeeklyWe are happy to join Douglas Bell, host of the community run phpBB Weekly podcast, at OSCON this year. Last year he organised an OSCONvasion 2009, and is planning another Birds of a Feather session for the phpBB community, as well as events outside of OSCON.Please use the [Discuss] phpBB Attending OSCON July 21-22 topic to discuss this announcement.Discussion regarding last year's phpBB Weekly event and planning for OSCONvasion 2010 may also take place in their topics in the phpBB Events and Meetings Forum. [Less]