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REPLY ONLY FORUMS PUNBB MOD
by Julian Tan
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Description:
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This mod allows forums to be set to reply-only mode, 
on a forum by forum basis, through the administration panel.  
In this mode, only administrators and moderators can 
post new topics in those forums.  Users (and guests, 
depending on your permissions) can post replies though.  
This is useful for forums such as announcement forums, 
you want to control what topics are posted, but also wish 
to allow people to post feedback.


Version History:
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1.0     Initial Release


Disclaimer:
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Please take backups of both your punbb files and 
database before proceeding with this mod.  Use of 
this mod is at your own risk.  No responsibility will 
taken for any damage, loss, or inconvenience caused 
due to the usage of this mod.


Installation Instructions:
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1.  Backup files and database.  Please.

2.  Use a mysql admin tool to execute the following 
(note, please replace [forum-prefix] with the your forum prefix for table names:

    ALTER TABLE `[forum-prefix]forums` ADD `reply_only` TINYINT AFTER `admmod_only` ;

    UPDATE `[forum-prefix]forums` SET reply_only = 0 ;

3.  Modify your admin_forums.php, viewforum.php and post.php files, 
as per the similarly named html files within the zip file.  
The changed lines are highlighted - the column on the left shows the new file.

Note that line numbers are approximate only - it may differ from yours 
due to modifications, etc.

4.  Log into your administration area, and under Forums, 
check "Reply only" for those forums which you wish to set to reply-only mode.


Enjoy!

ALTER TABLE `forums` ADD `reply_only` TINYINT AFTER `admmod_only` ;
UPDATE `forums` SET reply_only = 0 ;

Your SQL-query has been executed successfully
SQL-query : [Edit] [Create PHP Code]
ALTER TABLE `forums` ADD `reply_only` TINYINT AFTER `admmod_only` ;

UPDATE `forums` SET reply_only = 0;

$result = $db->query('SELECT c.id AS cid, c.cat_name, f.id AS fid, f.forum_name, f.forum_desc, f.closed, f.admmod_only, f.reply_only, f.disp_position FROM '.$db->prefix.'categories AS c LEFT JOIN '.$db->prefix.'forums AS f ON c.id=f.cat_id ORDER BY c.disp_position, c.id, f.disp_position') or error('Unable to fetch category/forum list', __FILE__, __LINE__, $db->error());