PHP Forum mods (1 Viewer)

[velox]

Does anyone know how to install the forum mods (php) cos i tried to install one but it wont work, anyone have any knowledge in that area? thanks

 

[Lexicographer]

I was an admin on PHP before we moved to VB, and I do remember it was a bit difficult. Is it in their user profile?

 

[velox]

user profile? u gotta edit the code and add in the files, but i screwed it up somehow....

 

[J0n]

Originally posted by Lexicographer
I was an admin on PHP before we moved to VB, and I do remember it was a bit difficult. Is it in their user profile?

I think he is taking about MODifications (not moderators).

Which MOD are you trying to install? Doesn't it say give instructions on what to do??

 

[velox]

lol my bad, should have been specific, yeah it did, but u know im a bit of a newbie and i did follow them...... im trying to install the attachments mod, so u can attach files to ur posts.

 

[Beaky]

u mean phpbb bulletin boards?

go here

http://www.phpbbhacks.com/

 

[Lexicographer]

Haha, that isn't the first time I've got the two mixed up in conversation.

I didn't handly that part, sorry. I do know we used the site above though, excellent stuff.

 

[memo]

what kind of forum is it for?

The author of the mod (hack) usually provides instructions if not it probably just involves uploading and editing the cp to register the new file.

 

[Toodulu]

yeh go to the phpbb help forum, it's heaps useful
i hope you did a back-up, i once lost a few weeks of posts because i tried to put in a new MOD
yeh just make sure you read through the instructions carefully, it could potentially save you A LOT of trouble.

i've put in the attachment MOD before.. it's just a lot of copy and pasting isn't it? they're the worst cos it's almost impossible to figure out what you did wrong.

 

[Exponential Log]

NO! Don't use PHPBB, unless you want your forum looking like 6,239,653,402 other ones out there. It just has a decent look and it's functional - other than that, it's utter cloned crap.

Just write up your own forum code - it's not hard at all. You can make one that looks much better, and with tonnes more features.

 

[J0n]

Originally posted by Exponential Log
NO! Don't use PHPBB, unless you want your forum looking like 6,239,653,402 other ones out there. It just has a decent look and it's functional - other than that, it's utter cloned crap.

Or, you could just download/create a different style.

 

[velox]

no way am i writing my own forum code, i dun have that much skill/time