All data in standard fields will be retained. RC-2 and below MSSQL users RC-2 and below MSSQL users, please note that during the update procedure your existing forums table will be dropped and re-created. They should not be a cause for concern unless you see an actual ERROR, in which case the script will stop. You may receive FAILURES during this procedure. You should now run /install/update_to_latest.php which, depending on your previous version, will make a number of database changes. Once the upload is complete, please copy back your saved config.php and replacing the new one with the old one. When ready you can upload the new phpBB 2.0.0 files. It is therefore recommended you switch back to subSilver template if you are currently using a different style. You can leave alternative templates in-place but you should note they may not function correctly with the final release. Do not leave any in place or you may encounter errors later. The next thing to do is to delete all existing phpBB 2 files. Using the Full package.ĭownload the “Full package” package (“phpBB-2.0.” in this example) from First you should make a copy of your existing config.php and keep it in a safe place! Suppose that your forum is installed in the forum folder and your domain name is You should find your config.php file in your public_html/forum folder. For the sake of this tutorial we will assure that you are upgrading from 2.0.21 to 2.0.22 phpBB. However these additional changes may not apply to all types of forum (particularly non-English boards). There are other changes in that release which are designed to reduce the database size. Before the upgrade we heavily recommend that you do a full backup of your database and existing phpBB2 source files!Please find detailed instructions how to backup your phpBB system here.Ĭhanges introduced in 2.0.4 may increase the size of your database, more specifically the search_wordmatch table. You would have downloaded one of three packages and your choice determines what you need to do. If you are currently using a stable release of phpBB 2, updating to the newest version is straightforward.
The instructions below refer to upgrading from one version of the phpBB 2 to another phpBB 2 release. How to upgrade your phpBB 2 forum to the new branch of the forum software phpBB 3 you can find in this tutorial. Upgrade from previous versions of phpBB 2
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