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45ish
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 Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: Attachment Mod For PHPBB Forums Need Help |
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I have bought my own domain name and got a copy of phpbb and have access to ftp
and got my forum lined up with my website. I too am having problems with a
modification because I do not understand the instructions. The mod is for adding
attachemnts to your posts. (not just images) I need somebody to volunteer and help
me. I went to the help site at phpbb and received a little assistance, but I am not techy
enough to understand.
I was advised where to find the instructions and I did find them in the DOC folder. My
prob is I do not understand them. Does anyone have experience loading the
attachment mod to the phpbb board that could help me?
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ale_jrb
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Exactly what help do you need? Generally, it will go something like this:
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##############################################################
## MOD Title: mod_title_goes_here
## MOD Author: your_phpBB_username < your_email > (your_real_name) your_url
## MOD Description: some_description_goes_here
## MOD Version: x.x.x
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## Installation Level: (Easy/Intermediate/Advanced)
## Installation Time: x Minutes
## Files To Edit: file_1,
## file_2,
## file_3,
## etc
## Included Files: (N/A, or list of included files)
## License: http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU General Public License v2
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## For security purposes, please check: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/
## for the latest version of this MOD. Although MODs are checked
## before being allowed in the MODs Database there is no guarantee
## that there are no security problems within the MOD. No support
## will be given for MODs not found within the MODs Database which
## can be found at http://www.phpbb.com/mods/
##############################################################
## Author Notes:
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## MOD History:
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## YYYY-MM-DD - Version x.x.x
## - version notes go here
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## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
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#-----[ COPY ]------------------------------------------
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templates/testy.php to templaces/testy.php
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#-----[OPEN ]------------------------------------------
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index.php
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#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
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I am cool
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#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
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You are cool
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#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
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# EoM
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It is really quite simple. COPY means get that first file out of the .zip you downloaded, and upload it 'to' where it says.
OPEN means open the file for editing. FIND means find the line that has that on (you can use the Find function of Dreamweaver/your word processing program). REPLACE WITH means replace the previous line that you just FOUND with what it says.
AFTER, ADD means add that line after the thing you just FOUND. BEFORE, ADD means add the line before the line you just FOUND, and so on.
If you need more help, let me know 
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45ish
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: |
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OMG! Thank you for that explaination.
I had never modded the forum before so I was lucky
enough not to have to TYPE any changes into the code.
I was allowed to download some pre modified pages and just
do a drag and drop install.
I could not clearly understand the instructions in my text file until
I put it in my MS Word document. It was formatted originally that way
I think.
I've got it installed and it looks great now. Now all I have to do is build!
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ale_jrb
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Interestingly enough, I believe an attachment feature is coming in phpBB 3. You can find out more at the phpBB website - see here:
http://www.phpbb.com/development
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45ish
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Hey, thanks. I have not even taken a look into their development pages. I really do admire their work at that website. It's astounding the work they do in the volunteer mode. I am having a good time with everything and things are turning out pretty good so far.
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45ish
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I finally got this working and it is so nice! I love having the options to upload files on to my forum without having the file format restrictions. When I upgraded to the recent phpbb 2022 I winded up having to reinstall some of the attachment mod file, but all is working well so far.
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