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Hi all, The Support Team is pleased to announce the availability of Support Toolkit "Bertie's lifeguard" 1.0.4. This fourth maintenance release introduces some small new features, but is mainly aimed at improving the stability of the Support Toolkit on various platforms supported by phpBB itself. This release also introduces full phpBB 3.0.9 support. This new release can be downloaded from the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/" class="postlink">Support Toolkit page in the CDB. Updating When updating from any older Support Toolkit version first delete the old [iCODE]stk/[/iCODE] directory before uploading the new version. Translations Translations for this release can be downloaded http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/faq/f_620" class="postlink">here. To enable a translation, you only have to download the package and place it in the stk/language directory. New features [Add] Add the ability to delete users to the profile list tool. (Bug #62727) [Add] Support the mssqlnative DBAL. (Bug #62803, #62804) [Add] Mark/Unmark all checkboxes in the restore deleted users tool. (Bug #62833) Changes [Change] Revert to use the phpBB common.php. (Bug #62658) [Change] Make the ACP link "founder only". (Bug #62682, Patch by WileCoyote) [Change] Various changes to the database cleaner to correctly support all the DBMS supported by phpBB. Bugfixes [Fix] Correctly package the translation packages. (Bug #62651) [Fix] Incorrect include path in the mysql_upgrader. (Bug #62653) [Fix] In some cases the database cleaner is loaded twice, causing blank pages. (Bug #62660, Patch by D¡cky) [Fix] Depricated error in PHP 5.3.x. (Bug #62662) [Fix] Remove unused button from the database cleaner. (Bug #62663) [Fix] Resolve "500 Server errors" on IIS. (Bug #62679) [Fix] Undefined index error in the resync user groups tool. (Bug #62687) [Fix] BBCode reparser incorrectly handles guest posts. (Bug #62713) [Fix] BBCode reparser doesn't keep "reparseall" flag. (Bug #62725) [Fix] Allow multibyte characters in the SRT generator. (Bug #62744) [Fix] Allow disallowed user names in the "add user" tool. (Bug #62685) [Fix] Resolve SQL error when resynchronising PM report flags. (Bug #62783) [Fix] Resolve an postgreSQL error in the resync. report flags tool. (Bug #62788) [Fix] Unexpected return while running database cleaner. (Bug #62799) [Fix] Missing semicolon potentially corrupts index in mysql upgrader [ref: PHPBB3-10192]. (Bug #62800, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Database cleaner doesn't continue. (Bug #62801) [Fix] Stricter HTTPS check in the auto cookie tool. (Bug #62814, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Restore Deleted Users tool uses invalid grouping. (Bug #62818, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Profile List fails on MSSQL. (Bug #62819) [Fix] Reparse all bbcodes fails on MSSQL Native. (Bug #62820) [Fix] All tables and columns marked missing in Firebird and Oracle. (Bug #62821) [Fix] Reparse All BBCodes enters infinite loop for MSSQL. (Bug #62822) If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the http://www.phpbb.com/support/stk/" class="postlink">Support Toolkit page. As always, assistance with installation, updating, or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available through the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/support/" class="postlink">support section in the CDB. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/supportteamtools/" class="postlink">Support Team Tools bugtracker. Thank you, and enjoy. The phpBB Team You may discuss this announcement in the http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2134354" class="postlink">[Discuss] Support Toolkit 1.0.4 released topic. View the full article

I don't have any for any of my sites. I did for a couple and found they really did no good. I do have a static page with l;inks to important articles that works very well.

I don't have any for any of my sites. I did for a couple and found they really did no good. I do have a static page with l;inks to important articles that works very well.

Greetings community, We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB "Bertie's off to the beach" 3.0.9. This version is a maintenance release fixing a number of bugs as well as adding some minor new features. It contains two new caching backends: WinCache for Windows servers and a Redis backend. The number of login attempts without having to solve an anti-spambot task can now be limited by IP. Username and password fields are no longer incorrectly autocompleted in the ACP. We urge you to update your installation as soon as possible. Our support team will only support phpBB 3.0.9, updates to phpBB 3.0.9 and conversions to phpBB 3.0.9. Submissions to our trackers for older versions will not be accepted, please make sure you update before you submit a bug report. If you use a language pack other than the default "English [GB]", you should check our downloads section, an update may already be available. We would also like to say a special thank you to everyone outside the development team who has contributed a patch to this release: Erik Frèrejean, Callum Macrae, Eric, RMcGirr83, Yuriy Rusko, Adam Reyher, Kevin Locke, Patrick Webster, Raimon, Josh Woody, Marek A. Ruszczynski, Richard Foote, Sam Thompson, Schnorrer42, Bart van Bragt, ChrisTX, Ingo Migliarina, Marc Alexander, Niklas Schmidtmer and Philippe Chevrier. You can find a full list of contributors on our redesigned Area51 development section: http://area51.phpbb.com/contributors" class="postlink]http://area51.phpbb.com/contributors. For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v308" class="postlink]comprehensive changelog. A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it. You can find a http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=install&version=3#require" class="postlink]list of requirements on our Downloads page. If you find any security issues please report them to our http://www.phpbb.com/security/" class="postlink]security tracker. If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating. Update package for the automatic updater, contains changes from previous release to this release. This file contains diffs against the previous phpBB 3 release, which can be applied with the patch utility. Select the package most suitable for you. We recommend the following methods depending on your situation: For new installations you should use the Full PackageFor updates of boards without modifications you can use the Automatic Update Package (guided update) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users with problematic conflicts during their update process or to help them update code sections.If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.

Greetings community, We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB "Bertie's off to the beach" 3.0.9. This version is a maintenance release fixing a number of bugs as well as adding some minor new features. It contains two new caching backends: WinCache for Windows servers and a Redis backend. The number of login attempts without having to solve an anti-spambot task can now be limited by IP. Username and password fields are no longer incorrectly autocompleted in the ACP. We urge you to update your installation as soon as possible. Our support team will only support phpBB 3.0.9, updates to phpBB 3.0.9 and conversions to phpBB 3.0.9. Submissions to our trackers for older versions will not be accepted, please make sure you update before you submit a bug report. If you use a language pack other than the default "English [GB]", you should check our downloads section, an update may already be available. We would also like to say a special thank you to everyone outside the development team who has contributed a patch to this release: Erik Frèrejean, Callum Macrae, Eric, RMcGirr83, Yuriy Rusko, Adam Reyher, Kevin Locke, Patrick Webster, Raimon, Josh Woody, Marek A. Ruszczynski, Richard Foote, Sam Thompson, Schnorrer42, Bart van Bragt, ChrisTX, Ingo Migliarina, Marc Alexander, Niklas Schmidtmer and Philippe Chevrier. You can find a full list of contributors on our redesigned Area51 development section: http://area51.phpbb.com/contributors" class="postlink">http://area51.phpbb.com/contributors. For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3#v308" class="postlink">comprehensive changelog. Installation instructions A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it. You can find a http://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=install&version=3#require" class="postlink">list of requirements on our Downloads page. Security If you find any security issues please report them to our http://www.phpbb.com/security/" class="postlink">security tracker. Available packages If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating. Full Package: Full phpBB 3 source code and english language files. Automatic Update Package: Update package for the automatic updater, contains changes from previous release to this release. Changed Files Only: Complete files, but only those that were changed since previous releases of phpBB 3. This archive contains changed files for every previous release. Patch Files: This file contains diffs against the previous phpBB 3 release, which can be applied with the patch utility. Select the package most suitable for you. We recommend the following methods depending on your situation: For new installations you should use the Full Package For updates of boards without modifications you can use the Automatic Update Package (guided update) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update). For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package. International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users with problematic conflicts during their update process or to help them update code sections. If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations. Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions! Download Locations The download is of course available on our http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/" class="postlink">downloads page. Our http://www.phpbb.com/files/archive/" class="postlink">release archive provides all packages we build. If you do not find your desired package you can probably find it in the release archive. These are the files with their md5 sums: http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9.zip (Full Package) md5sum: fb8025a51a3c756fe6151a6b0beeefd4 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9.tar.bz2" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9.tar.bz2 (Full Package) md5sum: 1baa799b0d10b0df794a5a408ff80e59 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9-patch.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9-patch.zip (Patch Files) md5sum: caad242273bbbfbea86cd00a16239e70 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9-patch.tar.bz2" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9-patch.tar.bz2 (Patch Files) md5sum: 48b1fdd64658d12bf58ccca9e105277a http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9-files.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9-files.zip (Changed Files) md5sum: 2305fea2749bd09da17365dbbe0f29f0 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9-files.tar.bz2" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9-files.tar.bz2 (Changed Files) md5sum: 8fb9cdceafef9ddf68e011611e817563 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/update/to_3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9.zip (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.8) md5sum: e5648147787c5413783bf81dea2c4fc7 http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/update/to_3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9.tar.bz2" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9.tar.bz2 (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.8) md5sum: 6d7996e6fea4fea927998ee2f0346c9e http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/update/to_3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9-codechanges.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9-codechanges.zip (Language and Style Code Changes) md5sum: c4ac13ae38132c88293470d1c7a9d1ca http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/update/to_3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9-codechanges.tar.bz2" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.8_to_3.0.9-codechanges.tar.bz2 (Language and Style Code Changes) md5sum: cce76d34eda103b26edb0807c2a6184f http://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/3.0/3.0.9/phpBB-3.0.9.webpi.zip" class="postlink">phpBB-3.0.9.webpi.zip (Microsoft Web Platform Installer Package) md5sum: 3f0a5416a1a1ad83729e047ecf8a7ee3 Download & Documentation http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/" class="postlink">phpBB Downloads http://www.ohloh.net/projects/phpbb" class="postlink">phpBB Projects page @ ohloh http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/" class="postlink">phpBB 3 Documentation http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=46" class="postlink">phpBB 3 support forum http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/phpbb3/" class="postlink">phpBB 3 bug tracker http://github.com/phpbb/" class="postlink">phpBB on GitHub http://wiki.phpbb.com/" class="postlink">phpBB Code Wiki View the full article

I would never purchase links from directories. It's a waste of money. I have 3 sites listed in the Yahoo directory and a couple others listed in DMOZ. I get little to no traffic from those links.

I would never purchase links from directories. It's a waste of money. I have 3 sites listed in the Yahoo directory and a couple others listed in DMOZ. I get little to no traffic from those links.

Thanks for the spam. You have been banned and flagged as a spammer.

I actually had an increase in PR on a couple sites.

I actually had an increase in PR on a couple sites.

Greetings, On July 26-28, phpBB will be exhibiting at OSCON 2011 in Portland Oregon, at the http://goo.gl/g7CY3" class="postlink]Oregon Convention Center. Visit our booth and bring your questions or just drop by to chat. Several team members will be there as well including me, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=107978" class="postlink], http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=238932" class="postlink], http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=178433" class="postlink], http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=151944" class="postlink], http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=75126" class="postlink], and http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=284725" class="postlink]. All you need to get into the convention to see us is an Expo Hall pass, which you can register for on the https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2011/public/register" class="postlink]OSCON website. Additionally, we will be hosting a "Birds of a Feather" session on Wednesday evening at 7pm. The topic is Building Communities with phpBB, moderated by me. There will be speakers, discussion, and free stuff. For more information, visit its http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/schedule/detail/21071" class="postlink]event page. We are giving out Berties and phpBB T-Shirts as raffle prizes, just bring by a business card. Hope to see you there! Discuss this announcement http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2133525" class="postlink]here View the full article

Greetings, On July 26-28, phpBB will be exhibiting at OSCON 2011 in Portland Oregon, at the http://goo.gl/g7CY3" class="postlink">Oregon Convention Center. Visit our booth and bring your questions or just drop by to chat. Several team members will be there as well including me, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=107978" class="postlink">AdamR, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=238932" class="postlink">ckwalsh, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=178433" class="postlink">dellsystem, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=151944" class="postlink">Marshalrusty, http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=75126" class="postlink">naderman, and http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=284725" class="postlink">Phil. All you need to get into the convention to see us is an Expo Hall pass, which you can register for on the https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2011/public/register" class="postlink">OSCON website. Additionally, we will be hosting a "Birds of a Feather" session on Wednesday evening at 7pm. The topic is Building Communities with phpBB, moderated by me. There will be speakers, discussion, and free stuff. For more information, visit its http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/schedule/detail/21071" class="postlink">event page. We are giving out Berties and phpBB T-Shirts as raffle prizes, just bring by a business card. Hope to see you there! Discuss this announcement http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2133525" class="postlink">here View the full article

I think it's only beginning.

I think it's only beginning.

Welcome to the community. Glad you found us.

Welcome to the community. Glad you found us.

I don't check PR that often. I do know one of my sites went from a 6 to a 7 and another went from a 3 to a 5.