Location in files where I can change messages

[4mpb5]

I want to change the various messages shown on various pages in the forum

For example I want to change the following messages to something of my own

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New Topic Button
"Search this forum" message inside the search box

You can post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You can delete your posts in this forum
You can post attachments in this forum
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Are these stored in the database or are they stored in some PHP files ?
I am by no means an expert in php but I should be able to change these things easily, as they are just strings

Any help would be appreciated

[janus_zonstraal]

try /language/your language/posting.php

[4mpb5]

try /language/your language/posting.php

Thanks but it did not seem to be the right file. Talks about some other happenings (conditions) and related resulting messages though there are similar messages but almost all of them talk about what user "cannot" do

[david63]

The file that you want is /language/your language/common.php

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        'RULES_ATTACH_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> post attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_ATTACH_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> post attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_DELETE_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> delete your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_DELETE_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> delete your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_DOWNLOAD_CAN'		=> 'You <strong>can</strong> download attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_DOWNLOAD_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> download attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_EDIT_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> edit your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_EDIT_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> edit your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_LOCK_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> lock your topics in this forum',
	'RULES_LOCK_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> lock your topics in this forum',
	'RULES_POST_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> post new topics in this forum',
	'RULES_POST_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> post new topics in this forum',
	'RULES_REPLY_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> reply to topics in this forum',
	'RULES_REPLY_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> reply to topics in this forum',
	'RULES_VOTE_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> vote in polls in this forum',
	'RULES_VOTE_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> vote in polls in this forum',

Bear in mind that you will need to change that file after every update/upgrade

[thecoalman]

If you use an editor like Notepad++ you can search all files in a directory/subs by exact phrase...

[david63]

If you use an editor like Notepad++ you can search all files in a directory/subs by exact phrase...

The problem with those phrases is that they contain html tags so doing a search of the actual phrase does not work in this instance - as I found out!

[4mpb5]

The file that you want is /language/your language/common.php

Code: Select all

        'RULES_ATTACH_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> post attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_ATTACH_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> post attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_DELETE_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> delete your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_DELETE_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> delete your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_DOWNLOAD_CAN'		=> 'You <strong>can</strong> download attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_DOWNLOAD_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> download attachments in this forum',
	'RULES_EDIT_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> edit your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_EDIT_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> edit your posts in this forum',
	'RULES_LOCK_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> lock your topics in this forum',
	'RULES_LOCK_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> lock your topics in this forum',
	'RULES_POST_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> post new topics in this forum',
	'RULES_POST_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> post new topics in this forum',
	'RULES_REPLY_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> reply to topics in this forum',
	'RULES_REPLY_CANNOT'		=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> reply to topics in this forum',
	'RULES_VOTE_CAN'			=> 'You <strong>can</strong> vote in polls in this forum',
	'RULES_VOTE_CANNOT'			=> 'You <strong>cannot</strong> vote in polls in this forum',

Bear in mind that you will need to change that file after every update/upgrade

Thank you . That worked great

[4mpb5]

If you use an editor like Notepad++ you can search all files in a directory/subs by exact phrase...

That is what I considered first. Yes if you are on your own local PC or server & have an IDE (or stuff like Notepad++), you can do that.
But my PHPBB is run from a webhost (not my local server) so I have not yet found a way to search for strings inside the files of a whole directory, though I am able to search for filenames (which does not help much)

[Brf]

Download the phpBB full install and unzip it on your computer. You can search that copy.

[thecoalman]

The problem with those phrases is that they contain html tags so doing a search of the actual phrase does not work in this instance - as I found out!

You don't have to search the whole phrase, the results for the line show in a bottom pane and you can click the line to open the document on that line. If you are getting too many results just look at HTML source and find phrase that doesn't have HTML.

[david63]

You don't have to search the whole phrase, the results for the line show in a bottom pane and you can click the line to open the document on that line. If you are getting too many results just look at HTML source and find phrase that doesn't have HTML.

Thank you - but I am more than familiar about how to search core files - I have been doing it on an almost daily basis for the last 10 years.

I was just pointing out that it is not always as simple as searching for the text that is displayed.