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New forum (software)

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:15 pm
by RetireJapan
Well, I just managed to update the forum software and get everything up to the latest version.

Can't believe that worked! Lots of sweating and googling for the last hour and a half or so :D

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:25 pm
by adamu
Nicely done. I can confirm that the buttons look slightly different. 😎

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:08 pm
by RetireJapan
adamu wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:25 pm Nicely done. I can confirm that the buttons look slightly different. 😎
Apparently the reason the forum and site kept going down was because it was running on PHP5 (old forum software couldn't handle current version). But my host won't touch 3rd party add ons, so I had to update it myself... terrifying :shock:

It's now phpbb 3.3 and PHP 7.3, so should be good to go for a while. Feeling VERY proud of myself 8-)

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:09 pm
by RetireJapan
I mean, I had to learn what FTP was and how to do it, among other things...

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:32 pm
by Beaglehound
RetireJapan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:09 pm I mean, I had to learn what FTP was and how to do it, among other things...
Never, ever, say that in the east end of Glasgow…

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:44 am
by captainspoke
Congrats on the update! :)

Re: New forum (software)

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:38 am
by RetireJapan
captainspoke wrote: ↑Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:44 am Congrats on the update! :)
Thanks. I'm hoping this will solve the problems we've been having recently :)