phpBB2 plus 1.5
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Overview
phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package.
The official home page is www.phpbb.com.
phpBB2 plus 1.5 is a modded version of phpBB2.0.8(a) with several useful Mods
preinstalled. This package comes from
www.phpbb2.de.
Credits for all included MODs and their Authors (see List below) are given right
here (below).
What's in phpBB2 plus:
- phpBB 2.0.8(a) ;)
- Template FI Subsilver Shadow 2.11 (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Categories Hierarchie Mod 2.0.4 Final (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Announces Suite 3.0.2 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Split topic type Mod 2.0.1 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Birthday Mod 1.5.6 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Birthday Addon Zodiac 1.0.5 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Birthday Addon Chinese Zodiac 1.0.1 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Birthday Addon Chinese Zodiac in Viewtopic 1.0.0 (Niels Chr. Denmark
- mods.db9.dk)
- Gender Mod 1.2.6 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Attachment Mod 2.3.9 (Meik Sievertsen -
Opentools)
- Junior Admin Mod 2.0.5 (Nivisec -
Nivisec.com)
- Today at / Yesterday at Mod 1.2.2 (akzhaiyk)
- Color Groups Mod 1.2.0 incl. Oxpus Speed up Color Groups Mod (Nivisec
- Nivisec.com / Oxpus
- Oxpus.de)
- Last Visit Mod 1.2.8 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Country Flags Mod 2.2.0 (Nuttzy99 -
Blizzhackers)
- Anti Robotic Reg 1.1.4 (Smartor -
Smartors Site)
- EzPortal Mod 2.1.8 (Smartor -
Smartors Site)
- Pafiledb Mod 0.0.9d (Mohd -
Mohds Site)
- Photo Album 2.0.51 (Smartor -
Smartors Site)
- Photo Album Block Add-on 0.9.2 (Kooky -
Kookys Site)
- Posts Icons Mod 1.0.1 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Topic Calendar Mod 1.0.1 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Default Avatar Mod 1.0.0 (own creation)
- Advanced Quick Reply Mod 1.1.1 (own creation)
- Recent Topics Block for Smartor's ezPortal 1.0.0 (Smartor -
Smartors Site)
- Online Offline Status Mod 1.3.2 (Romans1423 -
Ricks Site)
- Staff Site Mod 2.2.0 (Acid -
Phpbbhacks)
- Bookmarks Mod 1.1.1a (Philipp Kordowich -
Philipps Site)
- Admin Account Actions 1.2.1 (Acid -
Phpbbhacks)
- Admin User Register Mod 0.10.4 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Complete Banner Mod 1.3.6 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Ranks summarize Mod 1.0.4 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Number of Posts since last visit Mod 1.0.2 (mitsubishi -
Mitsubishis Site)
- Glow and Shadow effects BBcode Mod 2.0.6 (davidls -
Davidls Site)
- Shoutbox Mod 1.1.5 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Slash News Mod 1.0.1 (CodemonkeyX -
CodemonkeyX Site)
- Heavy Integration of Slash News Mod into EzPortal (own creation)
- Smilie Creator Mod 1.0.3 (esperitox -
Powerforum)
- Supercharged Album Pack 1 for Smartors Album Mod (Volodymyr (CLowN)
Skoryk)
- Tell a Friend Mod (unknown Version)
- FI Navslices Mod (Viewtopic) (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Who viewed a Topic Mod 1.0.3 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Print this Topic Mod 1.0.0 (unknown Version)
- Recent Topics Mod 1.2.0 (Acid -
Phpbbhacks)
- Hacks/Mods List 1.2.0 (Nivisec -
Nivisec.com)
- Private Message Info in Browser Status Bar 1.0.0 (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- BBCode Highlight 1.2.0 (davidls -
Davidls Site)
- BBCode FlipV / FlipH Mod 1.6.0 (Brewjah)
- Left and Right IMG tags 1.6.0 (Nuttzy99 -
Blizzhackers)
- PHP Syntax Highlighter BBCode 3.0.3 (Fubonis -
Fubonis Site)
- Board Statistics Mod 2.1.5 (Meik Sievertsen -
Opentools)
- Advanced Links Mod 1.2.2b (stefan2k1/CRLin -
phpBB2.de /
CRLin Site)
- Topic View Page Bottom Link (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Smartors Photo Album Addon 2.x View Topic Link (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Smartors Photo Album Addon 2.x Member List Link (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Smartors Photo Album Addon 2.x View Profile Link (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Google Search BBCode Mod 1.1.2 (wGEric -
wGErics Site)
- Yellow Card Mod 1.4.11 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Protect user account Mod 1.2.9 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- BBCode Line-through Mod 1.0.2 (Acid -
Phpbbhacks)
- Topic Description Mod 1.0.5 (Morpheus2matrix -
Morpheus Site)
- Prune users Mod 1.4.3 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- eXtreme Styles mod 2.0.0 RC 2 (CyberAlien -
Cyberaliens Site)
- Count Posts Mod 1.0.0 (Antony Bailey)
- BBCode Box Mod 4.5.0 (with own Modifications) (AL Tnen)
- Topic in Who is online Mod 1.2.9 (Niels Chr. Denmark -
mods.db9.dk)
- Bottom aligned signature Mod 1.0.3 (-=ET=- -
ETs Site)
- Admin Userlist 1.1.0 (Smartor -
Smartors Site)
- Admin Email List 1.0.2 (Jamer -
JamersPad)
- Minical 2.0.4 beta (Netclectic -
Netclectics Site)
- Moved Folder Mod 1.0.0 (Darren Burnhill -
Forumimages)
- Kontakt Mod 1.0.0 (Carsten Schaefer)
- Acronyms Mod 0.9.5 (CodemonkeyX -
CodemonkeyX Site)
- Disable Board Message Mod 1.0.0 (Sko22 -
Sko22s Site)
- Signature Editor/Preview Deluxe 1.0.0 (EGO2000)
- ezPortal Admin for phpBB2 (Marcus Thiel -
Markus Site)
- Absent User Mod 1.1.6 (Oxpus
- Oxpus.de)
- Album Hierarchy Mod 1.0.5 (IdleVoid)
- Portal Polls Upgrade 2.0.0 (vgan)
- Modcp Extension 1.1.3 (Netclectic -
Netclectics Site)
- Simply Merge Threads 1.0.1 (Pthirik -
RPGNet)
- Dates for Humans Mod 1.0.1 (Lars Janssen -
UKMix)
- Descriptive Time Zone Mod 1.0.2 (kender -
Kenders Site)
- Search Form in Viewforum 1.0.1 (Meik Sievertsen -
Opentools)
- Google Visit Counter 1.0.0 (Dr. DLP -
Dr. DLPs
Site)
You can see the latest version in action at
phpbb2plus.phpbb2.de. (The Code you
can see here could be newer then the one from the latest release !) Most Credits
and Thanks go to Karsten (Oxpus) who gave a lot of Help with Coding and
Bugfixing. You should also visit his Site at
http://www.oxpus.de since he has a lot of very usefull and good Mods for
phpBB2.
Languages
This package includes English Language Files. Other languages can be downloaded
at www.phpbb2.de once they are completed.Fresh Installation
- Copy all Files from the Directory phpBB2 in the Package to a directory on your webserver, for
example /phpBB2/
- Run the Installer
http://my.forums.com/phpBB2/install/install.php (replace my.forums.com/phpBB2/
with the path to your forum !)
- Enter all Data and finish
installation.
- Delete or rename the directory /install.
- Use
the new Forum ;)
Upgrade from existing phpBB2 Plus 1.3
Basic Informations for Upgrades from phpBB2 Plus
1.3 to phpBB2 Plus 1.5
phpBB2 Plus 1.5 does not contain the Profile Control Panel Mod
anymore. The main Reason for this was that a lot of users had much Problems
while including other Mods since the Profile Control Panel Mod changed a lot
of Code. The Removement of this Mod means, there is no more extended Profile
Information (Real Name, Telephone, Fax, Cell Phone) available in phpBB2 Plus
1.5. Also the Buddy Function is removed with Profile Control Panel Mod. The
Database Entrys will not be deleted during Update to phpBB2 Plus 1.5
so if you plan to include the Profile Control Panel Mod again into phpBB2
Plus 1.5 you can use the old extended User Data, it is still available. Only
the Birthday Field in the Users Table will be changed so the Birthday Fields
of your existing Users will be changed to the Format that is used in phpBB2
Plus 1.5. So if you want to get the Birthdays back into the Format which is
Used by the Profile Control Panel Mod just use the Converter which is in the
phpBB2 Plus 1.3 Package (see Manual phpBB2 Plus 1.3).
Also the Nickpage Mod is no longer included in Standard Installation of
phpBB2 Plus 1.5. It will be available as Addon after the Main Release of
phpBB2 Plus 1.5. Please visit the Download Section at
www.phpbb2.de to check the available
Addon's.
- It is important that you follow these steps
exactly, you may get in troubles if you don't !
-
Backup all your Data ! All files from your FTP and also
your SQL Database ! Don't cry if something goes wrong any you have no backup !
-
You will need the Data of the following directorys later
in the new Forum so please BACKUP them : /album_mod/upload, album_mod/upload/cache,
images/avatars, images/smiles, files, images/avatars/gallery !!!
-
Copy FIRST ONLY the file update/update_plus13_to_plus15.php to your existing
phpBB2 Plus 1.3 root directory.
- Log into your phpBB2 Plus 1.3 forum as Administrator
- Run the uploadet File in your Browser (http://my.forums.com/phpBB2/update_plus13_to_plus15.php),
this may take some time so don't cancel after running !
- Download the file config.php from your existing phpBB2 Forum and put it in
a secure place (You need it later !)
- The
delete all Files of your old Forum on the Webspace (You
made the Backup, right ?) Please delete ALL Files !
-
Copy all Files from the phpBB2 dir to your Webspace.
-
Copy the file config.php
that you backup'd before to your phpBB2 Dir on the Webserver (overwrite the
one that exists)
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Copy the files from the directories /album_mod/upload, album_mod/upload/cache,
images/avatars, images/smiles, files, images/avatars/gallery from your old
forum back into the directories of your new forum, so your old files,
avatars and album pics will be back.
- Delete the file update_plus13_to_plus15.php
- Run the Updater
to phpBB 2.0.8 in your Browser (http://my.forums.com/phpBB2/install/update_to_208.php)
-
Delete or rename the directory /install
-
Change Permissions for the Directorys /files, /cache, album_mod/upload, album_mod/upload/cache, images/avatars,
/pafiledb/cache and pafiledb/uploads CHMOD to 777
- Your are done, you should have version
1.5 based on phpBB 2.0.8 now.
Upgrade from existing phpBB 2.0.8
- If you are already using Mods in your Forums that required Database
Changes you may have problems installing this version. The included Database
Update tool only creates fresh tables for the Mods and does NOT update any
existing MODs you are using to the latest version. So what does that mean ? If
you are running a phpBB 2.0.8 with for example Attachment Mod 2.3.5 or Lower
you first have to update your Database to the Attachment Mod 2.3.9 that is
included in phpBB2 plus. Check the Mods List at the beginning of this readme
file for information on the
versions that are used in phpBB2 plus. If you have no Mods in your Forum that
required Databse Changed just ignore this and go on.
- Backup all your Data ! All Files from your FTP and
also your SQL Database ! Don't cry if something goes wrong and you have no
Backup !
- You will need the Data of the
following directorys later in the new Forum so please BACKUP them :
images/avatars, images/smiles, files, images/avatars/gallery !!!
- Unzip the phpBB2 plus zipfile to a directory on your local
harddisk
- Upload only the File update/update_phpbb208_to_plus15.php to your existing
phpBB2 Directory on the webserver, do NOT COPY
THE OTHER FILES !!!!
- Login to your Forum as Administrator
-
Now open the File you uploadet before in your browser (http://your.forums.com/phpBB2/update_phpbb208_to_plus15.php)
-
You should see that additional tables are created now (Added/Updated)
-
Download the file config.php from your existing phpBB2 Forum and put it in
a secure place (You need it later !)
-
If you used the attachment mod before you should backup your /files directory
now. Also backup the users avatar directory which is images/avatars to use
them later again.
- Did
you already Backup your old Data ? If not, now it's the last chance to do it !
-
Delete all Files of your old forums now (If you have own templates, images or
graphics backup them first)
- Copy all Files from the phpBB2 directory of the
phpBB2 plus 1.5 package to
your Webserver (including directory structure)
- Copy the file config.php
that you backup'd before to your phpBB2 Dir on the Webserver (overwrite the
one that exists)
- Delete or rename the directory /install
-
Change Permissions (CHMOD) to 777 on the directorys /files, /cache, album_mod/upload, album_mod/upload/cache, images/avatars,
/pafiledb/cache and pafiledb/uploads
-
Upload the "old" avatars and maybe files directory to your new Forum
- Use
the new Forum ;)
Upgrade from existing phpBB2.0.7 or lower
I will not support versions lower then phpBB 2.0.7. If you want to use phpBB2
plus you first have to update your Forum to a "normal" phpBB 2.0.8 which can be
found at www.phpbb.com or
www.phpbb2.de. Download the package and
follow the instructions in the included /docs/install.html. If the update to
phpBB 2.0.8 was successfull and your Forum is running 2.0.8 you can do the
installations of phpBB2 plus as described In the last Chapter
Settings to do after installation
Go to Admin Panel into Plus -> Configuration and set the Contact EMail
Adress to the one where you wish to receive the EMails that are sent through the
Contact Form on your Site. If you don't change this value to a valid address you
will never receive any EMail through your Contact Form.
Go to Admin Panel into Group Admin -> Color Groups and set up your
Color Groups and Members. For example if you are the Board Administrator you
should put your Username to the Administrators Group otherwise your Color in the
List of Online Users will look as a normal User.
License
phpBB is Copyright © 2001,2002,2003 phpBB Group.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can i use my own template?
You can, but all Mods that are used in phpBB2 plus need changes to your Template
Files. If you still want now you can have a look at the included Mods List which
can be found at the beginning of this document. You need these Mods and the
readme files which are included. Read all instructions properly and only do all changes in
the instructions that point to your *.tpl or *.cfg Files. DON'T do any changes
to *.php Files !!! Only change the Template Files !!! If you are ready and
everything works fine maybe you will provide your Template so other Users could
use it, please send them in at www.phpbb2.de
Why isn't MOD x or y in this package?
Because i did not wan't to overload this package. I think the included Mods will
provide a lot of additional functions that are not in phpBB 2.0.4 Standard
edition. If you want to use other Mods you can suggest a Mod in our
Forums, maybe it will be added to a next
release.
I need another Language then German or English, what can i do?
If you need another language you have to install the standard Language File of
your Countrys language from www.phpbb.com and
do additional stuff. Open docs/mods and look through all MODs installation
instructions if there are any Changes to language Files. If there are any
translate the lines and add them as described in the Mod to your Language Files.
If you want to provide your finished Files please send them in at
www.phpbb2.de
Thanks
Most Thanks go to Karsten (Oxpus) who helped a lot with Coding and
Bugfixing ! You should visit his
Site, since he programmed some very good Mods for phpBB2. Also his Forum
offers very good Support for phpBB2.
Support
Please use our support forums
to submit questions or report bugs.
History
Version 1.5 (2004-07-11)
- Fifth Release (phpBB 2.0.8(a) Code, Complete new Version, Profile Control Panel Mod
and Nickpage Mod removed, a lot of Mods added)
Version 1.4 (2004-01-xx)
- Internal Beta Version, not released for Public use
Version 1.3 (2003-09-12)
- Fourth Release (phpBB 2.0.6 Code, Complete new Forum with latest Mod
Versions, some added Mods)
Version 1.2 (2003-07-03)
- Third Release (phpBB 2.0.5 Code added, Bugfixes and some more added Mods)
Version 1.1 (2003-05-09)
- Second Release (Bugfixes and some more added Mods)
Version 1.0 (2003-03-01)
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