Can I find the phpBB version from the database?

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Can I find the phpBB version from the database?

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I am trying to restore an old phpbb installation from an SQL backup. Does anyone know if the version number is listed anywhere in the database, so I know which one to download?

Note: I was originally going to post this in the support form, but there was no 'create thread' button.
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The button is called "New topic", are you saying it's not there for you? I've moved it to support anyway.
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mattzzigster wrote: Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:18 pm I am trying to restore an old phpbb installation from an SQL backup. Does anyone know if the version number is listed anywhere in the database, so I know which one to download?
You will find the version number in the config table with the name "Version". This will only show the version that was updated into the database at some point. If there was a problem doing an update/upgrade then this version may not be correct.
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There is also a version_updated_from (or similar) in the config table, if there has been an update. The version in config should be correct, as I believe that value is not written until there is a successful update.
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Also, the version value in the config table in version 2 did not contain the "2", so that version 2.0.11 would be .0.11. Beginning with version 3, the full version number is shown.
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