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Doubtful it was 23 years ago, as phpBB 1.0.0 was only released in December 2000. phpBB is from April 2002.
If it was phpBB1 it is like nearly impossible to upgrade I would say. So you first need to find out what phpBB version the backup was, before we can say if upgrading is possible.

Yes. By making sure phpbb_version is set correctly in your style, which currently isn't set correctly.

That sounds like AllowOveride is not enabled in apache. Make sure it is enabled and set to All in your apache configuration.

To receive extension support please visit our Extensions Database and post in the specific extension's designated support area. The link to the support area for each released extension is also available in the first post of each released extension listed in the [3.3.x] Extension Database Releases fo...

Even with managed support 2k/year is pretty high. And not sure why you would go for a dedicated server. There are not many boards that actually need dedicated hardware, and will work fine on a virtual server, which should be much cheaper. Also, keep in mind that in general, server management is not ...

But don't worry, I did tell Marc he did a good job

Correct.

Those names are not topic names, but forum names. It also doesn't mean anything got deleted, just that it got checked if something should be deleted. Because it is run in the background, it can be ran as any user. There is nothing wrong with the permissions, or settings, it just checks if it needs t...

https://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/ ... 3.0.11.zip would be the full 3.0.11.download

phpBB, as in the project here on phpBB.com, has never provided paid support. All support here directly on the forums is done for free, and all based by volunteer work. If you want to receive support here on the forums, you will need to provide the requested information on the forums. If you want to ...

Please keep in mind that all support is here done on by volenteers. Warmweer asked you a question to help you, however you never provided a answer. I am sure you understand that if you don't provide answers, providing support is very hard.

Just replace phpbbaj_ with phpbb_ in config.php. Please also keep in mind that importing a phpBB 3.0 database backup into 3.3 will not work directly, you will need to follow the steps to upgrade phpBB before it properly works.

What recommended method did you use? Replacing all files? If not, no, it is definitely not a database only update, please post in support with the steps you followed, so we can provide instructions on how to properly finish the update.

The reason for not modifying packages is pretty simple, it will mean there are going to multiple packages with the same version number, making it hard to find what download a user is exactly using. It also makes validating if a package is the actual package is the expected package, as there will be ...