PhpBB3 question/help

Gilly

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1) How do I add more people I know in myBB there is a feature that allows admin's to manually add them. So how do I add members via ACP (phpBB).

2) Is there any easy way/method to installing plugins?

3) more question will arrive here later so yaa xD.

Note to Christopher a.k.a ClareXoBearx32 can you register here also http://www.official-gaming.cu.cc/forum

If anyone have an answer I mean anyone it doesn't have to Christopher but if you do...GREAT!!!! :P

 
Re: PhpBB3 question/help

Hey there Gilly,

1). Unfortunately, despite the many features that phpBB3 has, it does lack the feature for admins to manually add members. There is a plugin that someone made that will do it, but it's not fully compatible with the current version of phpBB3.

2). There is a simpler way to install plugins; you can download a tool called AutoMOD. Make sure it's for your version of phpBB3 and install it on your board. Then, some mods can be uploaded and installed via AutoMOD (if they are compatible). Installing mods is a very intricate process here, so be sure to make a backup before anything.

As a sidenote, my recent installation of AutoMOD was somehow corrupt as mods were not properly installing despite the fact that they said they did. I decided to cut my losses and completely remove all mods as well as AutoMOD. The cleaner the database, the easier and another any upgrades, transitions, or migrations will be.

Generally speaking, phpBB3 should be used for those primarily focused on security and reliability rather than cosmetics and visual enhancements.

Also, I'll register on that site once I'm finished moving tomorrow. I'm on my mobile right now, so it's a bit tedious. :P

 
AutoMOD is quite tricky to get started with. If you don't have a backup of your phpBB3 directory, what I'd do is basically restore to stock files (can do this by fetching the original files from phpbb.com > extract them to your current directory > overwriting all files and directories).

Ultimately, if you're looking for cosmetics and visual enhancements, I would personally say that phpBB3 probably isn't the best forum software to go with. I love phpBB3 as a software but design wise I think its a little dated looking and there's only a few styles/themes that I have heard of that can make it look more modernized.

If you're looking to simply enhance the overall visuals on your board, I'd recommend you start looking for a nice style that fits your preference... the ones I like are:
  • Aero by jrolson
  • Absolution by Audentio Designs
  • DualCore by Audentio Designs

Personally, I feel like mods just complicate things like upgrades and whatnot since they are 3rd party and never guaranteed to be perpetually updated/maintained/etc. Of course, feel free to experiment -- don't let me hold you back! haha

For what it's worth, I've tried YaBB, phpBB3, MyBB, IP.Board, and vBulletin and it seems none of them are quite perfect and have everything that we want. But since I like the security and permissions system of phpBB3, and am familiar with it (plus it's free and it's not like I'm swimming in money :D), this is why I have personally gone back to phpBB3.
 
So basically the entire "forum" as it's typically called is actually a "board". You start at the "board index" and then have "categories" setup to organize things. So for example, on our board, the following categories are in place:
  • Staff Area
  • The Network
  • PlayStation Network
  • PC Network
Within each category, you then setup "forums". Then within each forum, you can setup "sub-forums" if you wish to do so. In some cases, you may not want to do so, but there are cases you might want to. An example is our Grand Theft Auto IV (Private) forum, located under the PC Network category. If you go into it, you will see a number of sub-forums, including Liberty City Police Department, Liberty City Transport Authority, etc. Sub-forums are useful to better organized discussions within a particular topic. So in this case, since this all has something to do with GTA IV, it's in the GTA IV forum. General discussion about GTA IV can simply take place in the GTA IV forum itself, whereas specific discussion regarding say the police department should take place in the Liberty City Police Department sub-forum.

If that confused you a bit, don't worry. You may need to read it a few times to understand. Notice that in the GTA IV (Private) forum, there are buttons available for people to make new topics. So discussions can still be withheld in the GTA IV forum itself. In addition, topics can be made within the sub-forums that exist there.

Hope that helps. :)
 
Usually when that happens there's either a server error, or your web server needs to be configured to display a default document (sometimes it defaults to an index.htm or index.html and you'd need to change it to index.php)
 
like when i visit /forum should open the page to my forum right like when i visit your page /forum i see stuff when i visit mine doesnt i only see a blank page. in order to see i need to do /forum/index.php which i dont think people might not know what the extension is than i do.
 
Yeah, normally you shouldn't have to add anything if the web server is properly configured (going to /forum should open the page as usual). Seeing as that's not working, it seems to be an issue with apache (or whatever the web server is). I'd recommend contacting your web host about it :)
 
Damn really? That really sucks. I'm not sure how can a webhosting company (or any company) should be selling a service without having any knowledge behind it. I'd see if you can open a ticket and escalate it or call them to see if you can get your money back or maybe a partial refund. Then I'd see if you can find another webhost.

I have a good provider if you want a link. More than affordable too.
 
Here's an affiliate link to the webhost I use: https://123systems.net/billing/aff.php?aff=802 (if you use this link to signup, it'll give me an extra month free of charge)

I'd look at the Shared Hosting section. You can get large webhosting (25 GB HDD, 125 GB bandwidth per month, unlimited databases, etc + cPanel) for $3.95/month. If you prepay annually, it's $30.95 plus you get a free domain, which will help you look more professional. :)

There are smaller plans of course, but I think what I recommended is a good start since it gives you plenty of space and is pretty reasonably priced. If you need more HDD space later, you can always purcahse for an "add-on" that grants you more space, for a small one-time fee.

Also, if you want a custom prepay option (like every six months or every three months), it might be available by talking to one of their sales reps (they are quite nice too!).
 
It doesn't have the friendly user-interface that Windows has per-se (especially since it's a server OS) but I'm not sure I'd say it's too difficult. You will need to have some idea of how you want to partition it and stuff. If your familiar with the commandline it's not too bad. If not and you need some help, lemme know and I can guide you through it.
 
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