[Tool] phpBB 2.0.8 to phpBB 2.0.10 Code Changes

[traverlaw.com]

in update_to_210.php

I had to change line 45 to:

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$phpbb_root_path = './';

and then it worked.

I suggest including the update_to_210.php file in the zip file, that would save a lot of searching and complete an excellent mod.

Thanks for the good work.

[dropby23]

[tbartold]

in update_to_210.php

I had to change line 45 to:

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$phpbb_root_path = './';

and then it worked.

I suggest including the update_to_210.php file in the zip file, that would save a lot of searching and complete an excellent mod.

Thanks for the good work.

You can change that line and it will work, or you could place the update file where it's supposed to be, in the "install" subirectory, and it will work without making a change.

[traverlaw.com]

in update_to_210.php

I had to change line 45 to:

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$phpbb_root_path = './';

and then it worked.

I suggest including the update_to_210.php file in the zip file, that would save a lot of searching and complete an excellent mod.

Thanks for the good work.

You can change that line and it will work, or you could place the update file where it's supposed to be, in the "install" subirectory, and it will work without making a change.

My version 2.0.8 directory did not contain an "install" subdirectory. The "phpBB 2.0.8 to phpBB 2.0.10 Code Changes" HTML file which came with the Mod did not specify the desired location of the update file. It said, "After you have finished this tutorial, you have to upload the update_to_210.php file, execute it and then delete it from your webspace." The lack of the file in the zip combined with the directory issue added a bit of confusion to the end of an otherwise excellent mod.

I suspect you are correct, that creating an "install" directory and running the update file from there would also solve the problem. The slight edit to the update_to_210.php file also does the trick.

[eternalhiro]

i have a problem with this code...
i followed the tutorial and changed everything...i'm quite sure i changed everything correctly
but when i execute the update_to_210.php file
this error msg came up

Warning: main(./../extension.inc): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sites/site14/web/update_to_210.php on line 46

Warning: main(): Failed opening './../extension.inc' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /home/sites/site14/web/update_to_210.php on line 46

Warning: main(./../config.): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sites/site14/web/update_to_210.php on line 47

Warning: main(): Failed opening './../config.' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php') in /home/sites/site14/web/update_to_210.php on line 47
Please read: INSTALL.html before attempting to update.

can someone help me please??

[tbartold]

can someone help me please??

Read the post just before yours. That's the problem and solution(s).

[tbartold]

I suspect you are correct, that creating an "install" directory and running the update file from there would also solve the problem. The slight edit to the update_to_210.php file also does the trick.

I'd suggest creating the "install" directory before running the patch anyway, since the existance of the install directory disables the board automatically, and you won't have to worry about users executing scripts in the middle of the update. Once the mod finishes, and the update is executed, the install directory can be deleted, and the board becomes active again.

I think it would help to have this kind of information in the MOD somewhere (maybe the author's notes section?). Also, You're absolutely right, packaging the update script with the MOD would be a good idea too. A COPY command could put in the right place for us.

[eternalhiro]

thanx alot!!!
it's working as normal now and the version has changed to 2.0.10!
but one more thing...
after i run the update_to_210.php file...
this msg appeared

Update completed
You should now visit the General Configuration settings page in the Administration Panel and check the General Configuration of the board. If you updated from versions prior to RC-3 you must update some entries. If you do not do this emails sent from the board will contain incorrect information. Don't forget to delete this file!

i know this is nothing serious, but what admin files do i need to update??

[cathal2004]

i know you said dont complain, can i ask the reason them for changing this

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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 );

[Graham]

Because (and this the very short explanation) people have been faking the X-FORWARDED-FOR header on their requests and it was recording the fake address from here as opposed to the address of the proxy they were using. The code now simply records the IP address the connection comes from instead.

[Crogon]

Hello, I am working with phpbb-auction, and we are approaching our first major code update. I was curious, did you guys use any special tools to find all the code changes, or just go through by hand with a program ~TextPad to compare the two versions?

Incidentally, I had the same idea to do this type of update, with phpbb-auction. I also thought this would be a good way to release bug fixes, although that would get a bit more complicated.

[cathal2004]

Because (and this the very short explanation) people have been faking the X-FORWARDED-FOR header on their requests and it was recording the fake address from here as opposed to the address of the proxy they were using. The code now simply records the IP address the connection comes from instead.

which is 0.0.0.0 in some cases which is not good to put it lightly... Would their be any serious concerns if I went with the old way?

[trekken46]

i installed the mod and everything works great, except for the memberlist. i'm pretty sure i forgot something when i was adding the mod, but now all i get from the memberlist is this message;

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Warning: Unterminated comment starting line 13 in /var/www/html/drom/memberlist.php on line 13

now, i'm not on my computer [the one with the phpbbfiles,] but if you need it i will post the code. any help you guys can give you be great.

[StevenAtChs]

I just updated my phpBB forum from 2.0.8 to 2.0.10 and after everthing went ok I ran into a problem with the Auction MOD by Moogie everytime I go to the shop_auctions.php it will show you the items people are auctioning off and if you go click the name to see the description of the item...it rediects you back to the "browse auction" I found out that this was taking place after i edited the common.php file thats when the redirection occured.After I added this code

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#
#-----[ FIND ]---------------------------------------------
# Line 41
error_reporting  (E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE); // This will NOT report uninitialized variables
set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); // Disable magic_quotes_runtime


#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]---------------------------------------------
# 
$ini_val = (@phpversion() >= '4.0.0') ? 'ini_get' : 'get_cfg_var';

// Unset globally registered vars - PHP5 ... hhmmm
if (@$ini_val('register_globals') == '1' || strtolower(@$ini_val('register_globals')) == 'on')
{
	$var_prefix = 'HTTP';
	$var_suffix = '_VARS';
	
	$test = array('_GET', '_POST', '_SERVER', '_COOKIE', '_ENV');

	foreach ($test as $var)
	{
		if (is_array(${$var_prefix . $var . $var_suffix}))
		{
			unset_vars(${$var_prefix . $var . $var_suffix});
			@reset(${$var_prefix . $var . $var_suffix});
		}

		if (is_array(${$var}))
		{
			unset_vars(${$var});
			@reset(${$var});
		}
	}

	if (is_array(${'_FILES'}))
	{
		unset_vars(${'_FILES'});
		@reset(${'_FILES'});
	}

	if (is_array(${'HTTP_POST_FILES'}))
	{
		unset_vars(${'HTTP_POST_FILES'});
		@reset(${'HTTP_POST_FILES'});
	}
}

// PHP5 with register_long_arrays off?
if (!isset($HTTP_POST_VARS) && isset($_POST))
{
	$HTTP_POST_VARS = $_POST;
	$HTTP_GET_VARS = $_GET;
	$HTTP_SERVER_VARS = $_SERVER;
	$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS = $_COOKIE;
	$HTTP_ENV_VARS = $_ENV;
	$HTTP_POST_FILES = $_FILES;
}

I dont know whats going on here and Please can someone help me out.

[StevenAtChs]

ok well i think i figured it out lol but im not sure the thing i Did was take the 1 and change it to a 0 and saved it and uploaded it and it works but I dont know if that would cause the thing to not function right??

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// Unset globally registered vars - PHP5 ... hhmmm 
if (@$ini_val('register_globals') == '1' || strtolower(@$ini_val('register_globals')) == 'on')