How to see version of phpBB on a forum?

[techboyg5]

Is there a way to identify the version of phpBB that is running on a forum?

[P_I]

Is there a way to identify the version of phpBB that is running on a forum?

ACP General tab shows this information.

[techboyg5]

Is there a way to identify the version of phpBB that is running on a forum?

ACP General tab shows this information.

I'm not talking about a forum that is my own. I want to know how to find the version of phpBB running on a forum anywhere on the web, where I cannot access the ACP.

[Maks33]

I believe it's hidden for security reasons. You don't want people knowing if you're running an outdated version, do you?

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

it is not hidden very well if you know where to look.
however, why not just ask the owner of the board in question what version they are running.
they might just tell you.


robert

[Mick]

I believe it's hidden for security reasons

Not really or if it is it’s not hidden very well, it must be mentioned a thousand of times on here. Generally /styles/prosilver/style.cfg is good enough although that can be hidden or altered for some reason unbeknown to me so isn’t always 100% accurate but good enough in most cases.

[warmweer]

The style.cfg shows the version of the style (and of the phpBB fileset unless update/upgrade instructions weren't followed properly), but on boards using a style other than prosilver, sometime styles that are not up to date are used (not a good idea).
Also the style.cfg only gives information pertaining to the version of that specific style, but tells nothing about the phpBB database version. For that information database access is needed.

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

all true, however, even if prosilver is not being used, it is most likely still there and you can access that file in your browser to see the version of prosilver. also true that if updates/upgrades are not done correctly you could have one version of prosilver (files) and a different version of the database.

bottom line is that the reason the version was removed from the footer years ago was because phpbb2 had so many security holes that the hackers were able to just do a google search for the version phrase and then had all the boards just sitting there waiting for them to run their hacks against.
when phpbb3 came out and all those easy hacks were no longer working, there was no longer any benefit to the hackers for searching based on the version number.

robert

[Mick]

If I may ask, why do you want to know?

[Ulven]

I don't know why he wanted to know, but I am glad he got the answer, so I could use it to write the correct version number on some old files' backup of my forum