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Is now available for download after some requests. Just unzip it into your folder, chmod the chat.txt file to 777, uncomment out the lines in menu.php that deal with the mod, and enjoy!

All skins have been zipped up into one file and are ready for download. Just pick the ones you want, and delete the rest. It saves trouble to put them all in one file.
Thanks to Laurent for this.

Ralph.

All languages have been updated today, we have 13 on-line now! Thanks to all the translators involved.

We are still a few words short in some files, so if you notice some English in your lang mod, then email me with the correction, thanks.

Ralph.

Lots of bugs and errors fixed, and hopefully now working without warnings for E_ALL people and older PHP versions without certain functions we used to use.

Skins will be updated and uploaded shortly, as will all the new lang files.

We will also be uploading a mega-zip with all langs and skins included, and maybe even the chatbox mod too.

Please report any bugs as usual in the live forum.

Ralph.

3.5 will be out in a few days, but until then here is 3.499, which fixes a lot of requested bugs. There is also a new lang release to go with it.

28th July 2004

[done] * Check admin logoff on IE browsers - domain and path in cookie may cause the problem. [Can't duplicate this error on IE 6.0 - Ralph]
[done] * Add file_get_contents() alternative for earlier users of PHP [Changed to implode(file($f)); - Ralph]
[done] * For Frontpage users - "_vti_cnf" should be excluded from forum dir list [Ralph]
[done] * Check bitwise operator & where should be && in index.php [Ralph]
[done] * Check $avatar=$_POST["avatar"]; in updatepf.php [added line, where did it go?! - Ralph]
[done] * Change cookie timout [Now set in config.php]
[done] * Display the lang of user in the members list? [Also skin]
[done] * Try and get rid of 'warnings' on systems set to error_reporting E_ALL [Ralph]

Some fixes, mods, mixed bag. Read change log for full list.

Notable:

Users on-line feature
User skins now work in gallery
's work in signatures
Email new passwords works again!

Notes:
Sorry, there were some bugs in 3.46 and 3.47 that needed fixing.

- Upload of avatars was not working
- Index hit counter file was included in the zip, which it shouldn't have been

Changes:
Removed line in updatepf.php that prevented uploads!

Removed indexhits.txt from forum folder, which gave permission errors!

There is still an issue with avatar gallery and formt help not using user's skin selections, but here is a release with some new mods and fixes until that is resolved:

Removed 'edited by' text from action.php, and the include line for the lang_ file.
This caused PHP sometimes to think that it couldn't re-direct as the UTF included file was echoing invisible chars to the screen!

16th July

Added time stamp to posts.... read more

Many problems assault us with the language issue, but we're getting there slowly. New multi-lang zip uploaded today which has a few missing phrases and edits in it.

There still seems to be an issue with avatar gallery and format help using user selected skins, but I'll work on that for next release!

Soon: Chinese...

Fixed a number of bugs and language issues, but not all of them. Hence the .05 version increase.

Have added a nice option for users all to have different languages though...

Well, it has been tested on my PC, and I've given it a go on the live website, and it seems stable. No doubt some bugs will appear, please report any as normal.

What's new?

Skins are back, and they work easily. Download them and unzip them into image/skin folder, then alter config.php

Language support - Want a forum in French? No problem, download the lang file and unzip into the lang folder, and alter config.php. More languages to follow soon.... read more

This is a stop-gap version that fixes a lot of bugs and adds a few features. There will be no more releases for a week or so as AveTenebrae and I try and get our work to the same place so we can concentrate on skins, and other mods without any headaches.

Watch this space!

(Skins taken off-line, as they will be different under the next release - sorry!)

Changes:

9th July 2004

All images now appear only in css file defs. The only exceptions are:... read more

Fixed a redirection bug in 3.1 Also added a few nice new things. Also made a new skin...

Changes, Various:

Added last post link with gfx to forum and topic list pages.

Added a nice mini-bagpuss picture above the menu, for no reason. I'll probably have to remove it due to copyright issues at some point...

Fiddled with some files and css.

7th July 2004

Added error.php to handle all errors in a nice fashion. It also contains a routine to reset your password and email it to you. I'll have to think about this, as it could be abused by people reseting other user's passwords.... read more

Several bugs were noticed right away, so I've updated and uploaded 3.1. Version 3.0 has been hidden for now to stop mistaken downloads. See previous news for details of major changes.

Minor fixes:

[later]

Changed all gfx to gif, it makes sense.

Altered index, menu, formathelp to reflect this change.

Added skinpic.gif to images folder for formathelp.php.

[later]

Fixed a lot of css and html errors that were pointed out to me. Also changed the table
format of the whole thing to allow more flexibility when skinning. Now we have a nice
2 x 3 table, which allows a logo, picture top right, main body, menu, then a bottom bar.... read more

All change! This version may be a little buggy, so please report them to me at stuff@ralpharama.co.uk as soon as you see them, and I'll fix em soon as.
I wanted to get this release out though. Expect a skin package to appear either today or tomorrow, from the masterful Laurent Baumann!

Changelog:

6th July 2004

So many changes, where to begin?

Complete change of makeup of php files. Split into modules now - header, menu, body, config, etc.
The config.php file contains website url, email, title and skin settings, so easy to change now.... read more

There will be no updates until next week, as I'm away for a few days. But, upon my return I'll be reskinning the forum along the lines of this:

http://www.design-graphique.net/forum/ (by AveTenebrae)

I think this looks much more professional sleek, stylish. Though, maybe a little too orange ;)

I'll try and make the forum more easily skin chooseable, and will 'modulate' the files a little more, as suggested by AveTenebrae.... read more

29-Jun-04

Plenty of hits and downloads, so all good. Some offers to help with my poor gfx and layout, which is also good. And some good bug reporting. Made a few fixes, changes and tidied up a few things.

Here's a summary:

1. Error reported when uploading avatar:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(image/avatars/avatar.png):
failed to open stream: Permission denied in
/home/ralph/public_html/tpf/updatepf.php on line 54... read more

I see we had 108 page views yesterday, which is pretty good, as only about five of them were me ;)

Made a few bux fixes. Struggling to prioritise the work to do now. Suggestions appreciated.

26-Jun-04
Altered profile files to include an admin checkbox. Before, admin status was lost if you edited your profile. Still need to add feature to check the box if you are an admin already!

Altered rsort() line in getdir.php to be conditional on $dirlist not being NULL, or an error can (was) generated (when a forum has no topics).

Been a bit busy with my other life recently, so haven't had time to update much, but have managed to put out 2.3, which resolves a few bugs and implements a basic membership list etc.

Changes:

18-Jun-04
Fixed some bugs in the profile and updatepf files. You could have a null username, or
null password before. Now resolved.

Added a line for users to enter some text, quote, URL, whatever, in the profile section.
This is displayed under the user's avatar whenever shown.... read more

Thanks for the support I've been getting recently.
Been fixing a few bugs, working on profiles, some more admin features, a few tweaks.
The funniest news this week was from this anonymous guest on the forum: "I've tested the forum and adapted it for database support. I find it very good, tiny and stable, thanks"
What?! Splutter! Database support?!
New release with all new features included due this week sometime.

18-Jun-04

Fixed some busg in the profile and updatepf files. You could have a null username, or
null password before. Now resolved.

Added a few more features to the forum, and uploaded a few text files to help out testers.
See the documentation link for details.
Start work on advanced features soon such as topic splitting etc.