When you did a new 3.3.11 install, the database was told that the version was 3.3.11 but it needed to be whatever (lower) for there to be a DB "update" to do. Try running this SQL on your new install's DB and then import the 3.3.10 DB and THEN do the DB update. Executing SQL Queries in php...
There are no "threads" in phpBB. It is a flat database. You can subscribe all users (other than Anonymous and Bots) to a Topic with the following SQL: Executing SQL Queries in phpMyAdmin ) INSERT INTO phpbb_topics_watch (user_id, topic_id, notify_status) SELECT user_id, x, 1 FROM phpbb_use...
What's wrong with the New posts item in Quick links? It's not limited to 10, but . . . If you want, you can make a big button for, or in addition to, the Quick link.
One way around this limitation of File Manager is to upload the phpBB 3.3.11 .zip file to a new folder and unzip it in that folder. Then you can just copy the needed files in bulk (by selecting multiple files) to the appropriate folder in your phpBB directory, selecting overwrite.
That is a different issue. If you do not wish Newly registered users to see a particular forum, that group's forum permission should be Can see forum, Never.
It depends on the setting for whether the post count is incremented. ACP, Permissions tab, Group forum permissions, the forum in question, Advanced permission, Post tab, Increment post count. What is that set at?
No, it will take SQL. I have a query for that. Give me a few hours. Here you go: update phpbb_posts set post_text = replace(post_text, 'www.old_domain.com', 'www.new_domain.com'); update phpbb_posts set post_text = replace(post_text, 'www.old_domain.com', 'www.new_domain&...