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phpBB 2.0 RC-1 release : 24th December 2001
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This is the first full Release Candidate version of phpBB 2.0, the number of RC releases will depend on how quickly we squish bugs. Our intention is to release one version a week as significant numbers of bugs are fixed. ABSOLUTELY NO NEW FEATURES WILL BE ADDED TO THE CORE phpBB 2.0 APPLICATION FROM THIS POINT SO DON'T ASK! (a feature request list for 2.2 will be opened in due course)

Visit the phpBB 2.0 test board at :

http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/


Running phpBB 2.0 RC-1
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The install and upgrade scripts should be fully functional. As always we suggest you backup your old phpBB database files before carrying out an upgrade. NOTE TO RC-1 (pre) USERS: You MUST run the update_to_RC1.php script BEFORE attempting to access your board, failing to do so will result in errors. While these won't do any damage they will prevent you using your board. 

In addition users of RC-1 (pre) or users of old CVS versions should change the modify topic_moved_id in the _topics table from NULL to NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' (if required). If you do not do this then topic read tracking may appear to work incorrectly. 

Other minor DB changes have occured and you should examine the schemas to see if your installation requires any modifications (note that most of these have already been discussed on the phpBB2 forums). If you are uncomfortable doing any of this we recommend you re-install (you may backup your existing data if you wish, re-install phpBB2 and then insert your backup).


PHP compatibility issues
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Please remember that running any application on a developmental version of PHP can lead to strange/unexpected results which may appear to be bugs in the application (which may not be true). Therefore we recommend you upgrade to the newest stable version of PHP before running phpBB 2.0 (the most recent stable release of PHP is 4.1.0). If you are running a developmental version of PHP please check any bugs you find on a system running a stable release before submitting.

This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running IIS and Apache using MySQL 3.23 and 4.0.0, MSSQL Server 2000, MS Access 2000 and XP and PostgreSQL 7.0.x and 7.1.x.


Changes since RC-1 (pre)
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* Upgrade script completed for initial fully functional release
* Sessions code updated
* Mark read code updated and hopefully fixed
* Significant changes to properly deal with \' for non-MySQL boards
* mssql, msaccess and mssql-odbc DB classes re-written
* Avatar issues addressed and fixed
* Search (INSERT) bug using MySQL fixed
* Search highlighting issues addressed
* Search own/other users posts fixed
* BBCode fixes for magic URIs and other issues
* Template updates for subSilver
* User and group permissions problems fixed
* Forum management problems (deletion of forum causing category not to display) fixed
* Pagination problem with groupcp fixed
* Backslash issues with posting and profile fixed
* Backslash issues with emails fixed
* preg_quote problems fixed
* User management updated with full avatar control and missing fields
* Private messaging box limits fixed
* Private messaging ?folder= strangeness fixed
* Forum pruning code updated to cope with search system
* Emoticon system in posting updated
* BBCode FAQ link added to posting form
* Language file updates to address concerns of translators
* Various other bug fixes and updates
 
Note that a full list of fixed bugs can be found at the bug tracker (see below)


Status of this version
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This is feature frozen, no major additions will be made from this point on. Please do not post suggestions for additional features at this time they won't be included in this version!

Fully functional features (bugs are noted below):

* Fully featured Templating sytem (includes subSilver template)
* Multi-lingual capable (English supplied by default)
* Robust and secure posting system including previews, topic review, polls and fulltext search updating
* Notification on topic replies (including people who have not participated in topic)
* Usergroups (each user can belong to numerous groups)
* Individial control of forum permissions for each user, each group and each major forum operation
* Modular Administration system (with numerous configuration options)
* Moderator Control Panel
* One click installation and upgrade process
* Database abstraction layers for MySQL 3.x/4.x, MSSQL 7/2000, MS Access 2000/XP and Postgresql 7.x
* User Profile and User settings including a range of avatar options, definable timezones, dates, etc.
* Fully linked self-contained FAQ
* Fulltext based (boolean capable) search system
* Private Messaging (Inbox, Sentbox, Outbox, Savebox inc. box size limits)
* Email from board

Features yet to be frozen for release:

* Template variable names

Incomplete features:

* Possible compatibility issues with PHP3


Known bugs
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Please note the following issues, if you find additional bugs please report them to our Sourceforge bug tracker page:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?group_id=7885

Please DO NOT post bug reports to our forums, they will be locked.

If you do post a new bug (i.e. one that isn't already listed in the bug tracker) then please include details of your server type/version (Apache 1.2.22, IIS 4, Sambar, etc.), PHP version and DB type/version (eg. MySQL 3.23.32, PostgreSQL 7.1.2, etc.) and please select the right "Group" when submitting the bug (ie. 2.0 RC-1). 

Once you have submitted a bug it would be helpful to us if you monitored it to enable us to ask you for feedback or to supply additional information (if required).

Overview of current bug list:

* Cannot post very large messages when using PostgreSQL 7.0.x (limitation of Postgresql 7.0.x)
* Various issues affecting PostgreSQL 7.0.x in general
* Possible issues with MSSQL
* Some possible remaining issues with the upgrade script
* Some minor subSilver related issues
* Autologin/refresh issues with MS Internet Information Server
* Possible missing data for board emails and related information under some server configurations


Copyright and disclaimer
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This application is opensource software released under the GPL. Please see source code and the Docs directory for more details. This package and its contents are Copyright � 2001 phpBB Group, All Rights Reserved.