thewebtower
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I notice this place is a heavily modded phpBB forum. I have one that has drastic changes as well, I was just wondering how you're able to update to the latest phpBB releases? Any tips on that?
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thewebtower
Up-and-Coming Sensation
What version you running? I'm on 3.0.4.. and I don't know if 3.0.5 or 6 are even worth upgrading to..
thewebtower
Up-and-Coming Sensation
3.0.6 is almost a release candidate. I think it comes out sometime in September. Then 3.2.x follows.
It really depends on the features of that release, so far i haven't seen any problems with the mods that work for 3.0.4 working with 3.0.5. However id say there's going to be issues with 3.0.6 due to the great new features such as advanced anti spam and the quick reply default.
NBK*Twitch
Seasoned Veteran
Well I think it all depends on how much a change the next version has and how big a change your mod is.
thewebtower
Up-and-Coming Sensation
Lots of the mods I added don't have comments.. so I wouldn't know where I put them 🙁
CyberFreak
Legendary Typer
We have been using phpBB3 since mid RC's and we have had mods on the forum since shortly after that. We have done a fair few upgrades here with a modded board.
What NBK*Twitch said basically sums it up. If the phpBB release is pretty small then there is less chance of a problem. If the update is bug then there is more chance it will cause an issue. If you mods alter alot of the core phpBB code it is more likely to cause issues with updates.
In the many times I have updated this forum we have had a variety of issues. I sometimes have had little bits of code from files go missing mainly in the posting.php file and the cash/points mod. It sometimes like to remove a line of that mod from that file while keeping all the other edits in that file for that mod. Additionally i have a fatal error which basically i just had to upload a fresh version of the file and do all the mod edits again to that file. Overall it isn't too bad although the less mods you have and the less complex the mods are, the less chance of problems when upgrading.
If you have mods, use the automatic update package as it attempts to keep all the edits for the mods. It is not always 100% perfect but it does do a pretty good job.
What NBK*Twitch said basically sums it up. If the phpBB release is pretty small then there is less chance of a problem. If the update is bug then there is more chance it will cause an issue. If you mods alter alot of the core phpBB code it is more likely to cause issues with updates.
In the many times I have updated this forum we have had a variety of issues. I sometimes have had little bits of code from files go missing mainly in the posting.php file and the cash/points mod. It sometimes like to remove a line of that mod from that file while keeping all the other edits in that file for that mod. Additionally i have a fatal error which basically i just had to upload a fresh version of the file and do all the mod edits again to that file. Overall it isn't too bad although the less mods you have and the less complex the mods are, the less chance of problems when upgrading.
If you have mods, use the automatic update package as it attempts to keep all the edits for the mods. It is not always 100% perfect but it does do a pretty good job.
Although the best general rule is the bigger the update the more issues, it's actually the more edits in the modded files that matter. For example, when the update gets released that includes the updates anti-spam stuff, a lot of people will have some issues. Now they may be small issues, one or two conflicts, but for people who have never upgraded before I see a rather large mess. Since the anti-spam mods in general are easy to install, a lot of people did, so it'll affect a lot more boards, and not every admin is able to do an update by themselves.
If you have a general idea of how everything works, you'll be fine. My first update was pure hell, didn't have the slightest idea what I was doing. The issue ended up being a rather simple one, the auto updated had duplicated a line and so the code was ended early and caused display issues. I fixed it myself after about an hour, got one with life.
If you have a general idea of how everything works, you'll be fine. My first update was pure hell, didn't have the slightest idea what I was doing. The issue ended up being a rather simple one, the auto updated had duplicated a line and so the code was ended early and caused display issues. I fixed it myself after about an hour, got one with life.
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