PNphpBB2 Installation
Users Guide

PNphpBB2 is a module form of phpbb2.0.x designed to work within Postnuke. The users manual is divided into four main parts:

Part 1: Introduction and installation guide.
Part 2: Guide to the theme mod and other phpbb2 mods added to the module.
Part 3: Guide to the attachment mod.
Part 4: The PNphpBB2 Users guide.

Part 1 : Installation guide

  1. Introduction
  2. PNphpBB2 1.2 features
  3. PNphpBB2 1.1 features
  4. PNphpBB2 1.0 features
  5. Before you start
  6. Quick Install
  7. Requirements
  8. New Installations
    1. Changing the file extension
    2. Setting file permissions
    3. Initialize PNphpBB2
    4. Activate PNphpBB2
    5. Remove the install directory
    6. Add a menu item
    7. Configure your forum
    8. Install Multi-Block (Optional)
  9. Before you upgrade
  10. Upgrading to PNphpBB2 1.1
    1. Remove existing forum blocks
    2. Deactivate and remove your existing forum module
    3. Remove the config.php file
    4. Verify you current installation prefix
    5. Copy attachment/uploaded avatars to a safe place
    6. Unpack the PNphpBB2 package
    7. Obtain additional language files
    8. Set permissions
    9. Replace the changeinfo.php file
    10. Initialize the module
    11. Activate PNphpBb2
    12. Remove the install directory
    13. Restore attachment and avatars
    14. Remove old modules
    15. Configure your forum
    16. Add menu item
    17. Install Multi-Block (Optional)
  11. Updating from PNphpBB2 1.0
    1. Unpack the PNphpBB2 1.1 package
    2. Upgrade the PNphpBb2 in Postnuke
    3. Activate PNphpBB2
    4. Remove the install directory
  12. Removal
  13. General Support
  14. Credits
  15. Copyright and disclaimer

Part 2 : PNTheme and other mods



Part 3 : The Attachment Mod

PNphpBB2 incorporates (and will keep up to date with) the Attachment Mod from DSCS Opentools http://www.opentools.de/. Documentation for using this mod can be found here (Attachment Mod User Guide). Or from DSCS Opentools site. Please omit the installation sections 3.1 & 3.2 of the guide. The mod is already installed into PNphpBB2.

Direct all support question to PNphpBB2 http://www.pnphpbb.com as DSCS Opentools will not support installations that are not using the core phpBB2 forum.

Note: The complete Attachment mod user guild is included but most of 3 and 9 do not apply to the PNphpBB2 module.

  1. Introduction
  2. Feature List
  3. Installation
    1. Basic things to keep in mind
    2. How to read the Installation Instructions
    3. What do you need in order to run certain features
    4. How to install with templates other than subSilver
  4. Admin Rights or 'Why do you need a User Account' ?
  5. The Attachment Administration Panels
    1. Control Panel
    2. Management
    3. Quota Limits
    4. Shadow Attachments
    5. Synchronize Attachments
  6. The Extensions Administration Panels
    1. Extension Control
    2. Extension Groups Control
      1. Extension Groups Forum Permissions
    3. Forbidden Extensions
    4. Special Categories
  7. General Administrative Settings and Features (HowTo's)
    1. How to set up Permissions for Attaching and Downloading
    2. The Quota System
    3. How to set up Default quotas
    4. How to set up User and Group quotas
    5. How Quota Limit Changes will affect User and Group Quotas
    6. How to get Thumbnails working
  8. How to use the Attachment Mod
    1. Posting and Editing Attachments - Posts and Private Messages
    2. Additional Viewable Areas
      1. User Profiles
      2. User Attachment Control Panel
  9. How to change the 'look & feel'
    1. Some basics about the Template Engine
    2. The viewtopic_attach_body.tpl file
  10. Common Problems attaching Files
    1. Filesize too big / Post Mode not specified / Blank Page
    2. Could not attach File, but Post has been stored / Filesize is 0 all over the time
    3. General Error: Could not Attach File
    4. I am able to attach files in Private Messages, but with normal Posts i cannot Attach files
    5. No Attachments are displayed
  11. Copyright and Disclaimer

Part 4 : The PNphpBB2 Users Guide

This guide is based on the phpbb2 users guide.