Phpbb 3.3 Proteus Documentation

phpBB 3.3 Proteus Documentation Edited by Dominik Dröscher and Graham Eames phpBB 3.3 Proteus Documentation by Dominik Dröscher and Graham Eames Copyright © 2005 phpBB Group Abstract The detailed documentation for phpBB 3.3 Proteus. Table of Contents 1. Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................................... 1 1. Requirements ..................................................................................................... 1 2. Installation ......................................................................................................... 2 2.1. Introduction ............................................................................................ 3 2.2. Requirements .......................................................................................... 3 2.3. Administrator details .............................................................................. 3 2.4. Database settings .................................................................................... 3 2.5. Configuration file ................................................................................... 5 2.6. Advanced settings .................................................................................. 5 2.7. Final Steps .............................................................................................. 5 2.8. Supporting the phpBB organization ....................................................... 6 3. General settings ................................................................................................. 6 3.1. Board Settings ........................................................................................ 6 3.2. Board Features ....................................................................................... 7 4. Creating and setting up forums ......................................................................... 8 5. Setting permissions ......................................................................................... 10 5.1. Permission types ................................................................................... 10 5.2. Setting forum permissions ................................................................... 11 5.3. Manual permissions .............................................................................. 13 5.4. Permissions roles .................................................................................. 13 5.5. Assign moderators to forums ............................................................... 14 5.6. Setting global permissions ................................................................... 15 6. Obtaining support ............................................................................................ 16 2. Upgrade Guide ........................................................................................................ 17 1. Upgrading from 2.0 to 3.3 .............................................................................. 17 2. Upgrading from 3.0 to 3.3 .............................................................................. 17 3. Upgrading from 3.1 to 3.3 .............................................................................. 19 4. Upgrading from 3.2 to 3.3 .............................................................................. 22 5. Minor Updates Within 3.3.x ........................................................................... 24 5.1. Full Package ......................................................................................... 25 5.2. Changed Files ....................................................................................... 27 5.3. Automatic Update ................................................................................ 28 5.4. Patch Files ............................................................................................ 30 6. Upgrading from any board software to phpBB3 ............................................ 31 6.1. Requirements ........................................................................................ 32 6.2. Preliminary steps .................................................................................. 32 6.3. Conversion steps .................................................................................. 33 3. Administration Guide .............................................................................................. 34 1. The Administration Control Panel .................................................................. 34 2. General Configuration and Front Page ........................................................... 35 2.1. Board Configuration ............................................................................. 35 2.1.1. Attachment Settings .................................................................. 35 iii phpBB 3.3 Proteus Documentation 2.1.2. Board Settings ........................................................................... 35 2.1.3. Board Features .......................................................................... 36 2.1.4. Avatar Settings .......................................................................... 37 2.1.5. Private Messaging ..................................................................... 37 2.1.6. Spambot Countermeasures ........................................................ 38 2.1.7. Contact Page Settings ................................................................ 41 2.2. Client communication .......................................................................... 41 2.2.1. Authentication ........................................................................... 41 2.2.2. Email settings ............................................................................ 43 2.2.3. Jabber settings ........................................................................... 44 2.3. Server configuration ............................................................................. 45 2.3.1. Cookie settings .......................................................................... 46 2.3.2. Server settings ........................................................................... 47 2.3.3. Security settings ........................................................................ 48 2.3.4. Load settings ............................................................................. 51 2.3.5. Search settings ........................................................................... 54 3. Forum Admin .................................................................................................. 57 3.1. Explanation of forum types .................................................................. 57 3.2. Subforums ............................................................................................. 58 3.3. Manage forums ..................................................................................... 59 4. Posting Settings ............................................................................................... 59 4.1. BBCodes ............................................................................................... 59 4.2. Private message settings ...................................................................... 62 4.3. Topic icons ........................................................................................... 63 4.4. Smilies .................................................................................................. 64 4.5. Word censoring .................................................................................... 65 4.6. Attachment Settings ............................................................................. 66 4.7. Manage extensions ............................................................................... 68 4.8. Manage extension groups ..................................................................... 68 4.9. Orphaned attachments .......................................................................... 69 5. Users Management .......................................................................................... 70 5.1. Manage Users ....................................................................................... 70 5.1.1. User Overview .......................................................................... 70 5.1.2. User Feedback ........................................................................... 72 5.1.3. User Profile ............................................................................... 72 5.1.4. User Preferences ........................................................................ 73 5.1.5. User Avatar ............................................................................... 73 5.1.6. User Rank .................................................................................. 73 5.1.7. User Signature ........................................................................... 73 5.1.8. Groups ....................................................................................... 74 5.1.9. Permissions ................................................................................ 74 5.1.10. Attachments ............................................................................. 74 5.2. Inactive Users ....................................................................................... 75 5.3. Users' permissions ................................................................................ 76 5.4. Users' forum permissions ....................................................................

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