phpBB 3.0.RC1 released

i have heard a lot of spam and security related problems with phpbb, hope this new version has a fix for the problem.

is this the stable release ?

No this is not a stable release.. as the name says.. this is just a candidate.. and support is limited.. so do not jump into this.. and crash your thing.. so wait.. until the stable one comes out..

I am currently using PHBB2 and it works quite well. Just trying to fix a mod I installed in it for earning some money. What is the difference between 2.x and 3.x other than one is stable and one isn't and one is newer. Once it becomes a stable release is it worth upgrading to the new version. What would be the benefits of doing this..

The admin control panel has a look of IPB and almost functions similarly too..

What is new?

Features that did not exist in 2.0.x and were implemented for Olympus. This list is not complete, but only highlights the most important feature additions.
Attachments

* Attachments in posts and PMs
* Automatic image thumbnails
* Attach images, documents, video streams, archives
* Multiple attachments allowed
* Display attachments inline

Unlimited Subforums

* Create unlimited subforums
* Display active topics of all subforums

Custom BBCodes

* Create your own BBCodes
* Add buttons to posting screen

Custom Profile Fields

* Add new fields on user profiles
* Display them at registration
* Display them on the profile view
* Hide new profile fields
* Support different data types

User Control Panel

* Manage subscribed topics & forums
* Manage bookmarked topics
* Manage saved drafts
* Manage private messages
* Manage usergroups
* Manage friends and foes
* Manage attachments

New Moderating Tools

* Moderation queue
* Topic merging
* Topic copying
* Locking of single posts
* Topic history

Caching and performance

* Templates are cached
* Permissions are cached
* Forum config is cached
* Database queries are cached

Friends and Foes

* Add other members as friends or foes
* Posts by foes are hidden
* Friends are shown in friends list

Warnings and Reports

* Users can report topics and posts
* Moderators can warn users

More Improvements For Users

* Bookmark topics
* Subscribe to forums
* Jabber/XMPP support for notifications
* Mail or print topics
* "You were beaten at posting notification"

More Improvements For Admins

* Global announcements
* Display forum rules on forum page
* Prune inactive users
* User, moderator, admin and error logs
* Language pack editing
* User notes
* Detect search spiders




What is improved?

Features already available in 2.0.x but improved and/or enhanced for Olympus. This list only highlights the most important improvements.
Private messages

* Send to multiple recipients
* Send to groups
* Send Blind Carbon Copies (BCC)
* Forward messages
* Friends list works as address book
* Attach files to PMs
* PM Drafts
* Conversation view
* PM folders
* PM filters
* Export Messages

Registration

* Enable/disable COPPA
* Limit registration attempts
* Set min/max username length
* Set min/max password length
* Limit username chars
* Set password complexity requirements
* Force password change
* Allow/disallow e-mail address re-usage

Search

* Search inside topics
* Select multiple forums and categories to search
* Search within topic titles only
* Search within first post of a topic only
* Set search flood interval to limit server load
* Select search backend (MySQL/phpBB)

Admin Control Panel

* More flexible and accessible tab layout
* Modular system allows for easy extensions
* Allow/disallow access to different functions
* New founder status for the board creator
* Completely re-structured for better handling

Moderator Control Panel

* Manage the moderation queue
* List of warnings and reports
* Forum, topic, and post detail views

Polls

* Multiple options per user
* Allow/disallow vote change

Usergroups

* Multiple group leaders
* Set display colour for group members
* Set group rank
* Set group avatar

Profile View

* More user statistics on profile view
* Signature on profile view
* Usergroups on profile view

Permissions

* More powerful and flexible permission system
* Simple permissions through roles
* Fine-tune admin and moderator access
* Super moderators

User Management

* Advanced user editing interface
* Edit user preferences
* Edit group memberships
* Show and edit all attachments of a user
* View permissions directly

More Improvements

* Moderator and admin control panels
* Set temporary bans
* Comments for bans
* Manage group memberships in the ACP
* Search members by all attributes

thanks snet for posting the features i was looking out for the new features they are providing with the new release.

You are most welcome sticker... !!!

Originally Posted by wired076

Just trying to fix a mod I installed in it for earning some money.

Did you get it fixed?
What mod was it?
What was the problem that occurred?

If you still need help ask it here.. no guarantee that you will find answers for all of your questions just after an hour.. but eventually you may..

no I haven't fixed the errors I am having with the mod. The mod is called Inline Banner Ad version 1.0.3 by Geocater. When I go into the ad management settings in my admin panel and click on ad code I get the error

Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in /home/wired076/public_html/forum/includes/template.php(127) : eval()'d code on line 21

. I have been told that this is a template error with one of the template files but I am unsure which file to fix and edit as I haven't had much experience with .php files at all. The other error I get is when I click banner under Styles Admin in admin panel I get the error

Code:

General Error 
Couldn't obtain ranks data

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 1146 Table 'wired076_phpb1.BANNERS_TABLE' doesn't exist

SELECT * FROM BANNERS_TABLE order by banner_spot

Line : 668
File : admin_banner.php

. I believe that I have created the table but am unsure how to do the rest of the steps to fix this issue.

Can anyone please help me with this issue.

The mod I installed was installed with Easymod but before that I did a manual install which was even more disastorous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The first error:
Parse error usually means a "Spelling Mistake" in php files it can include, extra spaces, unnecessary or missing ', ; etc.. So the best thing to fix is.. go to the specified line.. in this case line 21 .. and see what is there and if you know you missing somthing add it there.. even spaces can cause problems sometimes.. or reupload the original file.. i.e. a fresh new template.php and try modify it again...

Second error:
look carefully if your db name is "wired076_phpb1.BANNERS_TABLE" if you created it ... or is something else... remember it is case sensitive.. and you can't belive you created it.. go to your mysql manager and see if the table is there physically... I think it is not there.. if it was then the error would be something else..

I hope this will fix the errors.. if not, feel free to come back and say what you did and what happened..

I made some adjustments to the template file and now I get this slightly different error

Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in /home/wired076/public_html/forum/includes/template.php(111) : eval()'d code on line 21

. What does the 111 in brackets mean? I deleted the parts of the code that were sitting there previously as it was just comments and stuff I didn't need to run the file.

Still trying to fix it. It's going pretty slowly.