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We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB 3.1.0-RC4, the "Bertie looks at the sunrise" release. This is the fourth release candidate version of the upcoming phpBB 3.1.0 feature release.
In order to ensure that the final release is of the highest possible quality, we are asking for your assistance with putting the release candidate through its paces and reporting any encountered bugs. If you find a problem or have a suggestion, please file an issue ticket in our bug tracker.
Please review the Beta1 announcement for an overview of new features in phpBB Ascraeus 3.1 and instructions on updating.
Release highlights can be found in the wiki.
For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our comprehensive changelog.
Security
If you find any security issues, please report them to the security tracker.
Download
The downloads are available on the Area51 downloads page.
If you cannot find the package you desire, please see our release archive.
Requirements
Please note that phpBB 3.1 has some requirements that differ from phpBB 3.0:
- PHP version 5.3.3 or greater is required
- PHP’s json extension is required
- For PostgreSQL users, only versions 8.3 and above are supported
- Firebird is not supported anymore
Release Highlights
New Features
- Events - New events have been added to increase the power of extensions
- Extensions and "all" style - Extensions templates are now loaded from the "all" folder by controller/helper/render()
- Extensions outside of phpBB - Add ability to access extensions outside the phpBB root
- Notification service prefix - The hardcoded prefix for notification services has been removed, so extensions can correctly namespace them.
- Symfony Update - Symfony Components have been updated to 2.3.19
- Converting from phpBB 2.0 - Converting from phpBB 2.0 to 3.1 is now possible again
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