[UPDATED 2022-03-22] Forum upgrades
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 8:21 pm
[2008-01-15] I just upgraded the forums to phpBB3, so things will look different around here. Hopefully nothing is broken, but feel free to speak up if something is missing.
[2008-04-07] The board should be working again, and updated to the latest version. For those of you not liking the new theme, you can now change it to something more familiar using the user control panel - pick the subsilver2 theme instead of prosilver.
Old stuff below...
Due to various spambots registering and spamming URLs here, as well as other reasons, I'm considering upgrading to the latest phpBB2 version. Of course, due to the number of hacks and mods I have here, a clean upgrade just isn't possible anymore. I would have to start from a fresh copy and try to reapply any customizations, if they are even available for the latest version.
To be honest, I don't even remember what I've changed over time. It's a lot, and I haven't been documenting the changes (something I would be doing this time).
I'd appreciate it if everyone mentions which mod(s) they really find useful here, so I don't forget about it. I'll try to have everything tested on my local server first, but there still might be problems when going live. Due to work and school, I don't have a lot of spare time these days, so I don't know when I'll be able to get this done. Also, anything that isn't installed on here right now that you might want, let me know as well. I'll most likely add it.
Finally (2004-12-18), I had some time to upgrade these forums. I wanted to do it when I had a night off and wasn't busy with other stuff, in case things went bad. For the moment, it's just a stock phpBB2 install, with no mods at all. I'll slowly get some of those added back, but I'm not giving an ETA on them. If there are problems, just reply to this thread.
* [2004-12-18] Upgraded to phpBB 2.0.11
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Attachment Mod 2.3.11 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=74505 (Note: old attachments are still here, just not being shown at the moment - will try to fix)
* [2004-12-18] Installed: View posts since last visit Number 1.1.1 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=219564
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Separate Announcements and Sticky 1.1.0 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=233772
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Board Statistics Mod 2.1.5 - http://www.opentools.de/board/viewtopic.php?t=270
* [2004-12-18] Installed: News Block Hack 2.0.3 - http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/1130
* [2004-12-18] Added green/red Online/Offline text for the poster on topics, couldn't find the original mod, so I just used the important bits from the old set of files.
* [2004-12-31] Installed: Admin Userlist 2.0.2 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=117359
* [2004-12-31] Installed: Allow Moderators to See Invisible 1.0.0 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=156668
* [2008-01-15] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.0
* [2008-04-07] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.1, fixed some issues, activated subsilver2 theme
* [2009-04-01] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.4
* [2011-04-04] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.8, enabled "view active topics" again - hopefully it starts working as there are newer posts
* [2011-12-13] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.9, cleared out some malware code snippets again. phpBB seems to attract that crap.
* [2012-02-11] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.10
* [2014-06-29] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.12 - Logins weren't working due to a forced update of PHP on the server, and the old version of the forums seemed to have had compatibility issues with it. It appears that things work again now. Apologies for letting it go so long!
* [2018-01-10] Upgraded to phpBB 3.2.2 - Hopefully everything works!
* [2022-03-22] Upgraded to phpBB 3.3.7 - I apologize if things haven't been working, I wasn't aware. Seemed that people weren't able to post? Let me know if there are any problems.
[2008-04-07] The board should be working again, and updated to the latest version. For those of you not liking the new theme, you can now change it to something more familiar using the user control panel - pick the subsilver2 theme instead of prosilver.
Old stuff below...
Due to various spambots registering and spamming URLs here, as well as other reasons, I'm considering upgrading to the latest phpBB2 version. Of course, due to the number of hacks and mods I have here, a clean upgrade just isn't possible anymore. I would have to start from a fresh copy and try to reapply any customizations, if they are even available for the latest version.
To be honest, I don't even remember what I've changed over time. It's a lot, and I haven't been documenting the changes (something I would be doing this time).
I'd appreciate it if everyone mentions which mod(s) they really find useful here, so I don't forget about it. I'll try to have everything tested on my local server first, but there still might be problems when going live. Due to work and school, I don't have a lot of spare time these days, so I don't know when I'll be able to get this done. Also, anything that isn't installed on here right now that you might want, let me know as well. I'll most likely add it.
Finally (2004-12-18), I had some time to upgrade these forums. I wanted to do it when I had a night off and wasn't busy with other stuff, in case things went bad. For the moment, it's just a stock phpBB2 install, with no mods at all. I'll slowly get some of those added back, but I'm not giving an ETA on them. If there are problems, just reply to this thread.
* [2004-12-18] Upgraded to phpBB 2.0.11
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Attachment Mod 2.3.11 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=74505 (Note: old attachments are still here, just not being shown at the moment - will try to fix)
* [2004-12-18] Installed: View posts since last visit Number 1.1.1 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=219564
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Separate Announcements and Sticky 1.1.0 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=233772
* [2004-12-18] Installed: Board Statistics Mod 2.1.5 - http://www.opentools.de/board/viewtopic.php?t=270
* [2004-12-18] Installed: News Block Hack 2.0.3 - http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/1130
* [2004-12-18] Added green/red Online/Offline text for the poster on topics, couldn't find the original mod, so I just used the important bits from the old set of files.
* [2004-12-31] Installed: Admin Userlist 2.0.2 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=117359
* [2004-12-31] Installed: Allow Moderators to See Invisible 1.0.0 - http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=156668
* [2008-01-15] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.0
* [2008-04-07] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.1, fixed some issues, activated subsilver2 theme
* [2009-04-01] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.4
* [2011-04-04] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.8, enabled "view active topics" again - hopefully it starts working as there are newer posts
* [2011-12-13] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.9, cleared out some malware code snippets again. phpBB seems to attract that crap.
* [2012-02-11] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.10
* [2014-06-29] Upgraded to phpBB 3.0.12 - Logins weren't working due to a forced update of PHP on the server, and the old version of the forums seemed to have had compatibility issues with it. It appears that things work again now. Apologies for letting it go so long!
* [2018-01-10] Upgraded to phpBB 3.2.2 - Hopefully everything works!
* [2022-03-22] Upgraded to phpBB 3.3.7 - I apologize if things haven't been working, I wasn't aware. Seemed that people weren't able to post? Let me know if there are any problems.