[DEV] mxBB Portal (v. 2.7.6-pl1) News & Announcements

[_Haplo]

I have been searching for a portal system with a lot of good stuff. I found ez portal, im portal, and some other ones. dis one looks good. when the server comes back up i will try this Just one request. Can n e one make a block or something for topic calendar.

not really following

we have modulized Snailsource's popular Calendar Lite mod, with some addon blocks for minical, upcoming events ect

topic calendar? is that a new mod?

topic calendar by pithirik.

a...thanx...i'll see what i can do...

[drift]

http://www.mx-system.com/index.php?page=117
shows a more typical page, in terms of loading speed etc...
that said on mx-system.com the speed issues come from our hosts and from our current theme

OT - were having a theme competition, I'm hoping for at least one light entry to show just how nippy mx can be.

[ayusuf]

Hey i want to install this mod but when i downloaded it i had to overwrite the files. Is there place where I can just download it and do the other stuff myself.

[drift]

mx installs in a seperate folder, and never ever overwrites any files but its own...
if this is the first time using mx please make sure you never overwrite phpbb files as it will simply cause both to fail...

if upgrading read the read me notes.

[_Haplo]

and finally also the mx version of the "new" knowledgebase is ready and released...

[_Haplo]

added beta modules for:

- Menalto Gallery script
- Profile Control Panel
- Activity Mod plus (2.00)

[drift]

doh, can't update Haplo thread,

new dev modules now in beta
MX ProfileCP
MX Activity Module
MX Menalto Gallery Module

New version 2.7.4 is currently being tested, and is due out soon complete with a 32 page (and growing) documentation for the core.

For those struggling to add themes you may find this link useful
adding themes

[remixstore]

I would like to know people's overall reaction to this... we're debating between MX, EZPortal, IM or just jumping to Nuke...

people got this working with the new phpBB 2.010?

[drift]

This is not a suitable thread for such a discussion, mearly an announcment thread plus we tend to be biased, the best way for you to find your answer is to try them all out!

though I can answer your second point mx2.7.3
works fine with phpbb versions 2.05+ including 2.010

[ayusuf]

Hey i have a lot of mods and skins installed on my forum. and i want to install this portal. would it work and not mess up n e thing.

[drift]

Yes with the exception of one or two big mods that massivly change phpbb, the biggest problem is the cash mod though I believe we have a fix for it availble on the mx forums.

I for one know it works running, hierachy mod with attachment, profilecp module, junior admin, extreme style, mesage icon, and hundreds of minor mods without problem

[drift]

For those upgrading from phpbb 2.08 to 2.010 you may experience a small bug when using mx 2.7.x

full details of the fix are posted here along with continued discussion
http://www.mx-system.com/forum/viewtopi ... 4794#24794

Please try the following (backup file first)

Open mx's common.php

FIND - Line 174

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if( getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR') != '' )
{
	$client_ip = ( !empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : ( ( !empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $REMOTE_ADDR );

	$entries = explode(',', getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'));
	reset($entries);
	while (list(, $entry) = each($entries)) 
	{
		$entry = trim($entry);
		if ( preg_match("/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)/", $entry, $ip_list) )
		{
			$private_ip = array('/^0\./', '/^127\.0\.0\.1/', '/^192\.168\..*/', '/^172\.((1[6-9])|(2[0-9])|(3[0-1]))\..*/', '/^10\..*/', '/^224\..*/', '/^240\..*/');
			$found_ip = preg_replace($private_ip, $client_ip, $ip_list[1]);

			if ($client_ip != $found_ip)
			{
				$client_ip = $found_ip;
				break;
			}
		}
	}
}
else
{
	$client_ip = ( !empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : ( ( !empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $REMOTE_ADDR );
}

REPLACE WITH

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// I'm removing HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR ... this may well cause other problems such as
// private range IP's appearing instead of the guilty routable IP, tough, don't
// even bother complaining ... go scream and shout at the idiots out there who feel
// "clever" is doing harm rather than good ... karma is a great thing ... :)
//
$client_ip = ( !empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : ( ( !empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $REMOTE_ADDR );

[drift]

The MX system web site is currently down we are doing our best to get it online again along with providing alternate downloads

[drift]

back up and running

[manvikta]

I must say MX is a very good portal. I am using Mx-Newssuite with PHPBB's RSS feed-input mod to make a neat news block

I also have other mods installed and they seem to run smoothly. The best thing to do is make comments whenerver you mod any file...this helpd in future.
About the speed, I think if you 'cache' in the admin pages, it will make it a bit faster. Also try and remove images from the header, links etc.
The only problem I experinced,was with having the mx index as the site's index. This was fixed by .htaccess modification but all the php links that use the browser's current location got offset and I had to manually change all the code. But it was worth it.
If you want to visit my site, PM me.I will gladly give you a tour.