Common Issues With phpBB 3.0.3

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Common Issues With phpBB 3.0.3

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In order to keep the updating process as smooth as possible, the most common errors have been compiled in this topic. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please open a new support topic.
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Re: Common Issues With phpBB 3.0.3

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[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file /includes/functions_admin.php on line 2405: array_fill() [function.array-fill]: Number of elements must be positive
[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file /includes/functions_admin.php on line 2405: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array
[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file /includes/functions_admin.php on line 2408: vsprintf() [function.vsprintf]: Too few arguments
Solution:
Open:
includes/functions_admin.php

Find:

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if (substr_count($log[$i]['action'], '%') - sizeof($log_data_ary)) 
Replace With:

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if ((substr_count($log[$i]['action'], '%') - sizeof($log_data_ary)) > 0) 
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Re: Common Issues With phpBB 3.0.3

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Error:

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_user_avatar() in /includes/ucp/ucp_groups.php on line 441
Solution:
Open:
includes/ucp/ucp_groups.php

Find: (Around line 416)

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$group_id    = request_var('g', 0); 
After, Add:

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include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_display.' . $phpEx); 
Find and Remove: (Around line 461)

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include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_display.' . $phpEx); 
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Re: Common Issues With phpBB 3.0.3

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Error:

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PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function phpbb_chmod() in /includes/acm/acm_file.php on line 96
Solution:
Open:
includes/acm/acm_file.php

Find: (Around line 94)

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            @flock($fp, LOCK_UN);
            fclose($fp); 
After, Add:

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            if (!function_exists('phpbb_chmod'))
            {
                global $phpbb_root_path;
                include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.' . $phpEx);
            }
 
Find: (Around line 198)

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                @flock($fp, LOCK_UN);
                fclose($fp); 
After, Add:

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                if (!function_exists('phpbb_chmod'))
                {
                    global $phpbb_root_path;
                    include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.' . $phpEx);
                }
 
Find: (Around line 417)

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            @flock($fp, LOCK_UN);
            fclose($fp); 
After, Add:

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            if (!function_exists('phpbb_chmod'))
            {
                global $phpbb_root_path;
                include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.' . $phpEx);
            }
 
Since there are mutliple Find/Replaces that are almost identical, please check the repository for reference, to make sure you made the edits correctly:
http://code.phpbb.com/repositories/diff ... p?rev=9073
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