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authorMaat <maat-pub@mageia.biz>2020-05-08 21:52:11 +0200
committerMaat <maat-pub@mageia.biz>2020-05-08 21:52:11 +0200
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="keywords" content="" />
-<meta name="description" content="phpBB 3.1.x Readme" />
+<meta name="description" content="phpBB 3.2.x Readme" />
<title>phpBB &bull; Readme</title>
<link href="assets/css/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
<div id="doc-description">
<a href="../index.php" id="logo"><img src="assets/images/site_logo.gif" alt="" /></a>
- <h1>phpBB 3.1.x Readme</h1>
+ <h1>phpBB 3.2.x Readme</h1>
<p style="display: none;"><a href="#start_here">Skip</a></p>
</div>
@@ -91,24 +91,23 @@
<div class="content">
<p>Installation, update and conversion instructions can be found in the <a href="INSTALL.html">INSTALL</a> document in this directory. If you are intending on converting from a phpBB 2.0.x or 3.0.x installation we highly recommend that you backup any existing data before proceeding!</p>
- <p>Users of phpBB 3.0 and 3.1 Beta versions cannot directly update.</p>
+ <p>Users of phpBB 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 Beta versions cannot directly update.</p>
<p>Please note that we don't support the following installation types:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Updates from phpBB 3.0 Beta versions to phpBB 3.0 RC1 and higher</li>
- <li>Updates from phpBB 3.1 Beta versions to phpBB 3.1 RC1 and higher</li>
- <li>Conversions from phpBB 2.0.x to phpBB 3.0 or 3.1 Beta versions</li>
- <li>phpBB 3.0 or 3.1 Beta installations</li>
+ <li>Updates from phpBB Beta versions and lower to phpBB Release Candidates and higher</li>
+ <li>Conversions from phpBB 2.0.x to phpBB 3.0 Beta, 3.1 Beta and 3.2 Beta versions</li>
+ <li>phpBB 3.0 Beta, 3.1 Beta or 3.2 beta installations</li>
</ul>
<p>We give support for the following installation types:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Updates from phpBB 3.0 RC1 and 3.1 RC1 to the latest version</li>
+ <li>Updates from phpBB 3.0 RC1, 3.1 RC1 and 3.2 RC1 to the latest version</li>
<li>Note: if using the <em>Automatic Update Package</em>, updates are supported from phpBB 3.0.2 onward. To update a pre-3.0.2 installation, first update to 3.0.2 and then update to the current version.</li>
<li>Conversions from phpBB 2.0.x to the latest version</li>
- <li>New installations of phpBB 3.0.x - only the latest released version</li>
<li>New installations of phpBB 3.1.x - only the latest released version</li>
+ <li>New installations of phpBB 3.2.x - only the latest released version</li>
</ul>
</div>
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
<a name="i18n"></a><h3>2.i. Languages (Internationalisation - i18n)</h3>
- <p>A number of language packs with included style localisations are available. You can find them listed in the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/languages/">Language Packs</a> pages of our downloads section or from the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/language_packs-25/">Language Packs</a> section of the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/">Customisation Database</a>.</p>
+ <p>A number of language packs with included style localisations are available. You can find them listed in the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/languages/">Language Packs</a> pages of our downloads section or from the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/language_packs-25">Language Packs</a> section of the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/">Customisation Database</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about language packs, please see: <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/languages/">https://www.phpbb.com/languages/</a></p>
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@
<p>Installation of these packages is straightforward: simply download the required language pack, uncompress (unzip) it and via FTP transfer the included <code>language</code> and <code>styles</code> folders to the root of your board installation. The language can then be installed via the Administration Control Panel of your board: <code>Customise tab -&gt; Language management -&gt; Language packs</code>. A more detailed description of the process is in the Knowledge Base article, <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/how-to-install-a-language-pack/">How to Install a Language Pack</a>.</p>
- <p>If your language is not available, please visit our <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewforum.php?f=491">[3.1.x] Translations</a> forum where you will find topics on translations in progress. Should you wish to volunteer to translate a language not currently available or assist in maintaining an existing language pack, you can <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/languages/apply.php">Apply to become a translator</a>.</p>
+ <p>If your language is not available, please visit our <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewforum.php?f=566">[3.2.x] Translations</a> forum where you will find topics on translations in progress. Should you wish to volunteer to translate a language not currently available or assist in maintaining an existing language pack, you can <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/languages/apply.php">Apply to become a translator</a>.</p>
<a name="styles"></a><h3>2.ii. Styles</h3>
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@
<p>Comprehensive documentation is now available on the phpBB website:</p>
- <p><a href="https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.1/ug/">https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.1/ug/</a></p>
+ <p><a href="https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.2/ug/">https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.2/ug/</a></p>
<p>This covers everything from installation to setting permissions and managing users.</p>
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@
<div class="content">
- <p>This is a stable release of phpBB. The 3.1.x line is feature frozen, with point releases principally including fixes for bugs and security issues. Feature alterations and minor feature additions may be done if deemed absolutely required. The next major release will be phpBB 3.2 which is currently under development. Please do not post questions asking when 3.2 will be available, no release date has been set.</p>
+ <p>This is a stable release of phpBB. The 3.2.x line is feature frozen, with point releases principally including fixes for bugs and security issues. Feature alterations and minor feature additions may be done if deemed absolutely required. The next major release will be phpBB 3.3 which is currently under development. Please do not post questions asking when 3.3 will be available, no release date has been set.</p>
<p>Those interested in the development of phpBB should keep an eye on the development forums to see how things are progressing:</p>
@@ -266,15 +265,15 @@
<ul>
<li>Your server type/version, e.g. Apache 2.2.3, IIS 7, Sambar, etc.</li>
- <li>PHP version and mode of operation, e.g. PHP 5.3.3 as a module, PHP 5.4.0 running as CGI, etc.</li>
- <li>DB type/version, e.g. MySQL 5.0.77, PostgreSQL 9.0.6, MSSQL Server 2000 SP1, etc.</li>
+ <li>PHP version and mode of operation, e.g. PHP 5.4.0 as a module, PHP 5.4.0 running as CGI, etc.</li>
+ <li>DB type/version, e.g. MySQL 5.0.77, PostgreSQL 9.0.6, MSSQL Server 2000 (via ODBC), etc.</li>
</ul>
<p>The relevant database type/version is listed within the administration control panel.</p>
<p>Please be as detailed as you can in your report, and if possible, list the steps required to duplicate the problem. If you have a patch that fixes the issue, please attach it to the ticket or submit a pull request to our repository <a href="https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb">on GitHub</a>.</p>
- <p>If you create a patch, it is very much appreciated (but not required) if you follow the phpBB coding guidelines. Please note that the coding guidelines are somewhat different between different versions of phpBB. For phpBB 3.1.x the coding guidelines may be found here: <a href="http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/31x/coding-guidelines.html">http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/31x/coding-guidelines.html</a></p>
+ <p>If you create a patch, it is very much appreciated (but not required) if you follow the phpBB coding guidelines. Please note that the coding guidelines are somewhat different between different versions of phpBB. For phpBB 3.2.x the coding guidelines may be found here: <a href="http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/32x/coding-guidelines.html">http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/32x/coding-guidelines.html</a></p>
<p>Once a bug has been submitted you will be emailed any follow up comments added to it. <strong>Please</strong> if you are requested to supply additional information, do so! It is frustrating for us to receive bug reports, ask for additional information but get nothing. In these cases we have a policy of closing the bug, which may leave a very real problem in place. Obviously we would rather not have this situation arise.</p>
@@ -324,11 +323,11 @@
<div class="content">
- <p>phpBB 3.1.x takes advantage of new features added in PHP 5.3. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest stable release of PHP5 to run phpBB. The minimum version required is PHP 5.3.3 and the maximum supported version is any version prior to PHP 7.0.</p>
+ <p>phpBB 3.2.x takes advantage of new features added in PHP 5.4. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest stable release of PHP to run phpBB. The minimum version required is PHP 5.4.7 and the maximum supported version is the latest stable version of PHP.</p>
<p>Please remember that running any application on a development (unstable, e.g. a beta release) version of PHP can lead to strange/unexpected results which may appear to be bugs in the application. Therefore, we recommend you upgrade to the newest stable version of PHP before running phpBB. If you are running a development version of PHP please check any bugs you find on a system running a stable release before submitting.</p>
- <p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MariaDB 5.x, MSSQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 8.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and SQLite 3. Versions of PHP used range from 5.3.x to 5.4.x without problem.</p>
+ <p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MariaDB 5.x, PostgreSQL 8.x, Oracle 8 and SQLite 3. Versions of PHP used range from 5.4.7 above 5.6.x to 7.1.x and 7.2.x without problem.</p>
<a name="phpsec"></a><h3>7.i. Notice on PHP security issues</h3>