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<li><a href="#changelog">Changelog</a>

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<li><a href="#v310RC4">Changes since 3.1.0-RC4</a></li>

<li><a href="#v310RC3">Changes since 3.1.0-RC3</a></li>

<li><a href="#v310RC2">Changes since 3.1.0-RC2</a></li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-13123">PHPBB3-13123</a>] - Add events to allow post blocking and post pre/past processing</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-12948">PHPBB3-12948</a>] - Remove Travis CI &quot;broken opcache on PHP 5.5.7 and 5.5.8&quot; workaround.</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-12829">PHPBB3-12829</a>] - Remove check for pgsql 8.3/8.2</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-12302">PHPBB3-12302</a>] - Upgrade composer.phar to 1.0.0-alpha8</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-12147">PHPBB3-12147</a>] - Remove Travis CI notification configuration</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-11998">PHPBB3-11998</a>] - Add console / command line client environment </li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-11913">PHPBB3-11913</a>] - Apply reorganisation of download.phpbb.com to build_announcement.php</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-11753">PHPBB3-11753</a>] - Upgrade mysql_upgrader.php schema data.</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-10909">PHPBB3-10909</a>] - Update Travis Test Configuration: Travis no longer supports PHP 5.3.2</li>

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<h4>Bug</h4>

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<li>[<a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-10480">PHPBB3-10480</a>] - Automate changelog building</li>

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<h4> Bug

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<h4> Security

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<li>[Sec] Do not expose forum content of forums with ACL entries but no actual permission in ATOM Feeds. (Bug #58595)</li>

</ul>

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<li>[Fix] Allow ban reason and length to be selected and copied in ACP and subsilver2 MCP. (Bug #51095)</li>

</ul>

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<li>[Fix] Allow whitespaces in avatar gallery names. (Bug #44955)</li>

<li>[Feature] Send anonymous statistical information to phpBB on installation and update (optional).</li>

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<li>[Fix] Delete user entry from ban list table upon user deletion (Bug #40015 - Patch by TerraFrost)</li>

<li>[Sec] Only use forum id supplied for posting if global announcement detected. (Reported by nickvergessen)</li>

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<li>[Fix] Allow mixed-case template directories to be inherited (Bug #36725)</li>

<li>[Sec] Ask for forum password if post within passworded forum quoted in private message. (Reported by nickvergessen)</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>[Fix] Correctly set topic starter if first post in topic removed (Bug #30575 - Patch by blueray2048)</li>

<li>[Sec Precaution] Stricter validation of the HTTP_HOST header (Thanks to Techie-Micheal et al for pointing out possible issues in derived code)</li>

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<li>[Fix] Ability to set permissions on non-mysql dbms (Bug #24955)</li>

<li>[Sec] Only allow urls gone through redirect() being used within login_box(). (thanks nookieman)</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>[Change] Validate birthdays (Bug #15004)</li>

<li>[Fix] Find and display colliding usernames correctly when converting from one database to another (Bug #23925)</li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li>[Fix] Cleaned usernames contain only single spaces, so &quot;a_name&quot; and &quot;a__name&quot; are treated as the same name (Bug #15634)</li>

<li>[Fix] Call garbage_collection() within database updater to correctly close connections (affects Oracle for example)</li>

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<li>[Fix] Fixed MSSQL related bug in the update system</li>

<li>[Fix] No duplication of active topics (Bug #15474)</li>

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<ul>

<li>[Fix] Submitting language changes using acp_language (Bug #14736)</li>

<li>[Fix] Able to request new password (Bug #14743)</li>

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<ul>

<li>[Feature] Removing constant PHPBB_EMBEDDED in favor of using an exit_handler(); the constant was meant to achive this more or less.</li>

<li>[Sec] New password hashing mechanism for storing passwords (#i42)</li>

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<ul>

<li>[Fix] MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite related database fixes (Bug #13862)</li>

<li>[Fix] odbc_autocommit causing existing result sets to be dropped (Bug #14182)</li>

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<ul>

<li>[Fix] Fixing some subsilver2 and prosilver style issues</li>

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<li>[Fix] Re-allow searching within the memberlist</li>

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<li>[Fix] (X)HTML issues within the templates (Bug #11255, #11255)</li>

phpBB Developers: bantu (Andreas Fischer)

dhruv.goel92 (Dhruv Goel)

marc1706 (Marc Alexander)

nickvergessen (Joas Schilling)

nicofuma (Tristan Darricau)

ckwalsh (Cullen Walsh) [01/2010 - 07/2011]

DavidMJ (David M.) [12/2005 - 08/2009]

dhn (Dominik Dröscher) [05/2007 - 01/2011]

GrahamJE (Graham Eames) [09/2005 - 11/2006]

igorw (Igor Wiedler) [08/2010 - 02/2013]

imkingdavid (David King) [11/2012 - 06/2014]

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<h1>FAQ</h1>

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<p>There are people, companies (unrelated to your hosting provider), etc. that will install your forum, either for free or for a payment. We do not recommend you make use of these offers. Unless the service is provided by your hosting company you will have to divulge passwords and other sensitive details. If you did not know how to use an ATM would you give a passer-by your bank card and PIN and ask them to show you what to do? No, probably not! The same applies to your hosting account details!</p>

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<p>This document will walk you through the basics on installing, updating and converting the forum software.</p>

<h1>Install</h1>

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<li><strong>PHP 5.3.3+</strong> with support for the database you intend to use.</li>

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<li>json</li>

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<li>getimagesize() function must be enabled.</li>

<li>Presence of the following modules within PHP will provide access to additional features, but they are not required:

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<p>All .php, .sql, .cfg, .css, .js, .html, .htaccess and .txt files should be uploaded in <strong>ASCII</strong> mode, while all graphics should be uploaded in <strong>BINARY</strong> mode. If you are unfamiliar with what this means please refer to your FTP client documentation. In most cases this is all handled transparantly by your ftp client, but if you encounter problems later you should be sure the files were uploaded correctly as described here.</p>

<h4>Introduction:</h4>

<h4>Requirements</h4>

<h4>Database settings</h4>

<p>You don't need to change the Prefix for tables in database setting, unless you plan on using multipe phpBB installations on one database. In this case, you can use a different prefix for each installation to make it work.</p>

<p>A <em>Could not connect to the database</em> error means that you didn't enter the database data correctly and it is not possible for phpBB to connect. Make sure that everything you entered is in order and try again. Again, if you are unsure about your database settings, please contact your host.</p>

<h4>Administrator details</h4>

<h4>Configuration file</h4>

<p>If the installation was successful, you can now use the <em>Login</em> button to visit the Administration Control Panel. Congratulations, you have installed phpBB successfully. But there is still work ahead!</p>

<p>At this point if you are converting from phpBB 2.0.x, you should refer to the <a href="#convert">conversion steps</a> for further information. If not, you should remove the install directory from your server as you will only be able to access the Administration Control Panel whilst it is present.</p>

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<a name="update_full"></a><h3>4.i. Full package</h3>

<p>The full package is normally meant for new installations only, but if you want to replace all source files, this package comes in handy.</p>

<p>You should now run <code>install/database_update.php</code> which, depending on your previous version, will make a number of database changes. You may receive <em>FAILURES</em> during this procedure. They should not be a cause for concern unless you see an actual <em>ERROR</em>, in which case the script will stop (in this case you should seek help via our forums or bug tracker).</p>

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<li>Go to the <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/downloads/">downloads page</a> and download the latest update package listed there, matching your current version.</li>

<li>Point your browser to the install directory, for example <code>http://www.example.com/phpBB3/install/</code></li>

<li>Choose the "Update" Tab and follow the instructions</li>

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<li>The <code>store/</code> directory</li>

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<li>Browse to install/database_update.php</li>

<li>Delete the <code>install/</code> directory</li>

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<p>With these directories deleted, you should proceed to the administration panel. Depending on how the installation completed, you may have been directed there automatically. If not, login as the administrator you specified during install/conversion and click the <strong>Administration Control Panel</strong> link at the bottom of any page. Ensure that details specified on the <strong>General</strong> tab are correct!</p>

<a name="avatars"></a><h3>6.i. Uploadable avatars</h3>

<p>Two of these options allow users to upload an avatar from their machine or a remote location (via a URL). If you wish to enable this function you should first ensure the correct path for uploadable avatars is set in <strong>Administration Control Panel -&gt; General -&gt; Board Configuration -&gt; Avatar settings</strong>. By default this is <code>images/avatars/uploads</code>, but you can set it to whatever you like, just ensure the configuration setting is updated. You must also ensure this directory can be written to by the webserver. Usually this means you have to alter its permissions to allow anyone to read and write to it. Exactly how you should do this depends on your FTP client or server operating system.</p>

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<a name="anti_spam"></a><h2>8. Anti-Spam Measures</h2>

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<h1>Readme</h1>

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<li><a href="#i18n">Languages (Internationalisation - i18n)</a></li>

<li><a href="#styles">Styles</a></li>

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<li><a href="#docs">Documentation</a></li>

<li><a href="#kb">Knowledge Base</a></li>

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<p>This is the <em>official</em> location for all supported language sets. If you download a package from a 3rd party site you do so with the understanding that we cannot offer support. Please do not ask for support if you download a language pack from a 3rd party site.</p>

<p>If your language is not available, please visit our <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewforum.php?f=66">[3.0.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>

<p>For more information about styles, please see: <a href="https://www.phpbb.com/styles/">https://www.phpbb.com/styles/</a></p>

<p><strong>Please note</strong> that 3rd party styles downloaded for versions of phpBB2 will <strong>not</strong> work in phpBB3. It is also important to ensure that the style is updated to match the current version of the phpBB software you are using.</p>

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<p>Comprehensive documentation is now available on the phpBB website:</p>

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<p><a href="http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3">http://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3</a></p>

<p>While we very much appreciate receiving bug reports (the more reports the more stable phpBB will be) we ask you carry out a few steps before adding new entries:</p>

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<li>Next, please read or search through the existing bug reports to see if <em>your</em> bug (or one very similar to it) is already listed. If it is please add to that existing bug rather than creating a new duplicate entry (all this does is slow us down).<br /><br /></li>

<li>If no existing bug exists then please feel free to add it</li>

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<p>The relevant database type/version is listed within the administration control panel.</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>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>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>

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