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Instead of make it because otherwise even /ucp.php becomes /index.php.

Start trying to format your posts with BBCode, especially on code portions and when you have lists.

There is no 2nd page Look closer. By the way you copied the text to paste here and didn't even care to delete all the Expand/CollapseStructure (search & replace is so easy in an editor) I guess you also are too quick to determine that no further page exists. It doesn't have to stand there as te...

I hear you on making the corrections properly in .htaccess. For that you have to post the content of it first. Most likely it's set up wrong, so it just redirects to index.php instead of viewtopic.php . [delete duplicate] Click on the report button on your posts (the exclamation mark on the top rig...

As time moves forward you may also want to make sure you still have the installations of all the required software in the supported versions , as those version might become unavailable in the future. It wouldn't be the dumbest idea to at least save once: your HTTP server (most likely Apache) your DM...

As a C programmer since 1986 ... and a web designer since 1995 Then I'm surprised how you can mistake an input textbox from a listbox, since the former (even in your web browser) neither has an arrow/button to open any list, nor opens the list automatically, while the latter always have and the lis...

No, phpBB 3.0 doesn't work with PHP 7 or 8 out of the box - you'd have to tweak a couple of files yourself. The most crucial one is the preg_replace problem (also with PHP code in your database).

Most installed phpBB sites (unlike this one) also have a BBCode FAQ which can be helpful. https://www.url.com/forum/help/bbcode You see a link to it every time you use the editor (f.e. when replying): 20240324 phpBB BBcode FAQ.png Other help: phpbb.com offers a user guide , which is also available ...

Almost 2400 users not having posted once, but with a website filled into their profile, which is most likely a great SEO thing . The prime member has been away for 10 months and his posts aren't that professional/helpful either. I remember in 2015 Danielx64 and DionDesigns were members I talked to;...

ProFTP which is the FTP service running on the server. . How do you know it's that particular software? Even selecting to download the files directory itself will fail to download all the files. Because the FTP client does nothing else than listing "all" the content of that folder, which ...

new to this business For me this is too vague: does "this" mean phpBB? PHP? Passwords? Hashes? Programming in general? Databases? Conversions? So I have to draw the line somewhere and guess you'll reply when you're stuck with specific problems. I should even have the phpBB1 somewhere, so ...

Is it possible that Filezilla is limiting how many files it displays Most likely the FTP server limits this. But never your FTP client. 7998 files (or entries in general) + 2 entries for the current ( . ) and the parent folder ( .. ) = 8000 is a perfect straight number coming from a setting. You ca...

re-encrypting the passwords that were stored in plain text Neither is that "re"encryption, nor does phpBB encrypt password - it stores a hash of it, that's also where salt starts to make sense. Where can I read out the required SALT value? It differs per used algorithm (driver) and per us...

My post here demonstrates that your username now resides in my post text, too. No it doesn't. Only the userid is there. That's also not true. And never has been. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to search for the keyword exemplary1 and get my own post as result . One doesn't quote with the username and...

Are updating username & username_clean in table phpbb_users enough ? My post here demonstrates that your username now resides in my post text, too. Would you now consider that by far much more columns/tables would need to be addressed? When doing it per ACP, phpBB executes mostly \includes\func...

Are you sure you want your preference to force on everyone else? Also keep in mind that the registration is not the only place where the password needs to be given twice - are you sure you still want it only on the registration?