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diff --git a/phpBB/docs/README.html b/phpBB/docs/README.html index d54c58eca6..27ace05169 100644 --- a/phpBB/docs/README.html +++ b/phpBB/docs/README.html @@ -1,16 +1,9 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> -<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html dir="ltr" lang="en"> <head> - -<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> -<meta http-equiv="content-style-type" content="text/css" /> -<meta http-equiv="content-language" content="en" /> -<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" /> -<meta name="resource-type" content="document" /> -<meta name="distribution" content="global" /> -<meta name="copyright" content="phpBB Group" /> +<meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="keywords" content="" /> -<meta name="description" content="phpBB 3.0.x Readme" /> +<meta name="description" content="phpBB 3.1.x Readme" /> <title>phpBB3 • Readme</title> <link href="stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen, projection" /> @@ -27,7 +20,7 @@ <div id="doc-description"> <a href="../index.php" id="logo"><img src="site_logo.gif" alt="" /></a> - <h1>phpBB 3.0.x Readme</h1> + <h1>phpBB 3.1.x Readme</h1> <p style="display: none;"><a href="#start_here">Skip</a></p> </div> @@ -91,25 +84,26 @@ <div class="inner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span> <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>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 installation we highly recommend that you backup any existing data before proceeding!</p> - - <p>Users of phpBB3 Beta versions cannot directly update.</p> + <p>Users of phpBB 3.0 and 3.1 Beta versions cannot directly update.</p> <p>Please note that we don't support the following installation types:</p> <ul> - <li>Updates from phpBB3 Beta versions to phpBB3 RC1 and higher</li> - <li>Conversions from phpBB 2.0.x to phpBB3 Beta versions</li> - <li>phpBB3 Beta installations</li> + <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> </ul> <p>We give support for the following installation types:</p> <ul> - <li>Updates from phpBB3 RC1 to the latest version</li> + <li>Updates from phpBB 3.0 RC1 and 3.1 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 phpBB3 - only the latest released 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> </ul> </div> @@ -226,13 +220,13 @@ <div class="content"> - <p>This is the third stable release of phpBB. The 3.0.x line is essentially feature frozen, with only point releases seeing fixes for bugs and security issues, though feature alterations and minor feature additions may be done if deemed absolutely required. Our next major release will be phpBB 3.1. Please do not post questions asking when 3.1 will be available, no release date has been set.</p> + <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>Those interested in the development of phpBB should keep an eye on the development forums to see how things are progressing:</p> <p><a href="http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/">http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/</a></p> - <p>Please note that the development forums should <strong>NOT</strong> be used to seek support for or ask questions about phpBB 2.0.x or phpBB 3.0.x, the main community forums are the place for this. Any such posts will be locked and go unanswered.</p> + <p>Please note that the development forums should <strong>NOT</strong> be used to seek support for phpBB, the main community forums are the place for this.</p> </div> @@ -266,16 +260,16 @@ <p>If you do post a new bug (i.e. one that isn't already listed in the bug tracker) first make sure that you have logged in (your username and password are the same as for the community forums) then please include the following details:</p> <ul> - <li>Your server type/version, e.g. Apache 1.3.28, IIS 4, Sambar, etc.</li> - <li>PHP version and mode of operation, e.g. PHP 5.1.1 as a module, PHP 4.4.4 running as CGI, etc.</li> - <li>DB type/version, e.g. MySQL 4.0.1, PostgreSQL 7.3.2, MSSQL Server 2000 SP1, etc.</li> + <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> </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/phpbb3">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 3.0.x the coding guidelines may be found here: <a href="http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/30x/coding-guidelines.html">http://area51.phpbb.com/docs/30x/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 3.1.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>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> @@ -325,11 +319,11 @@ <div class="content"> - <p>phpBB is no longer supported on PHP3 due to several compatibility issues and we recommend that you upgrade to the latest stable release of PHP5 to run phpBB. The minimum version required is PHP 4.3.3. The minimum version that will be required for phpBB 3.1 is PHP 5.3.3.</p> + <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.</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 phpBB3. 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 7.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and Firebird. Versions of PHP used range from 4.3.3 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, MSSQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 8.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and Firebird. Versions of PHP used range from 5.3.x to 5.4.x without problem.</p> <a name="phpsec"></a><h3>7.i. Notice on PHP security issues</h3> |