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Attachment Headaches with the Internet Explorer

Posted by Kellanved in Development, Modifications, Styles, Support with the tags , , on October 25th, 2008

Recently we got many bug reports about problems with the IE8 beta browsers. The problem is that we cannot accommodate beta browsers in our software - the next beta will break our adjustments. But why have we chosen to include some other IE8 features? The answer is simple: security
This post will give you insights into one of the more obscure security implications of file uploads.

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The phpBB Code Wiki - How you can help

Posted by Highway of Life in Development, Modifications, Styles with the tags , , on September 9th, 2008

If you have not yet read the phpBB Wiki Announcement or have not followed the discussion topic. I would encourage you to do so and take a look at the new development wiki:

http://wiki.phpbb.com

What is a Wiki and what can I do with it?

A Wiki is a type of website that allows the users and visitors to add, remove, and edit the available content. — Anyone who is interested in working with the phpBB Codebase, from website administrators who want to integrate phpBB into their site, or create a quick-script, to bridge or application developers to bridge phpBB with their application, to MOD Authors. The wiki is for those who want to learn more about the phpBB Codebase or simply have a question about how to do something or how something works within phpBB.
The wiki is also a great way to learn about how to begin programming in PHP/phpBB and developing a MOD.

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Templating just got easier

Posted by Development Team in Development, Styles with the tags , , , , on July 31st, 2008

One of the advantages of a face-to-face meeting is that feature requests and feature discussion can be much more effective; at least if it is about minor window dressing as opposed to huge changes. To curb the wave of requests right here: you should have been there, the opportunity has passed ;-). People watching the SVN repository may know already: there were some major changes in the past two weeks. A lot is moving right now in the active branches, but that’s for future posts.

Today it is a great pleasure for us to unveil a new feature for the 3.0 branch, to be released with 3.0.3: Template Inheritance.

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