[ Closed ] PunBB 1.2.6 (Page 3 of 3)

It may be a cache problem. Try removing all files in the cache folder.

EDIT: Or reload the page to make sure its not a local cache problem

Ok.. so then, what OS are you on? Webserver? And are you sure the webserver have write access to the cache directory?

Hey Rickard!

It's great that I can patch now with shell access, otherwise it would be a pain to update.

I'm still running version 1.1.5 on a site I publish and am leary to upgrade due to the nightmares I anticipate existing with any upgrade (at least that has been my past experience with otther web based apps).

Any guidelines for doing the upgrade and is it really necessary if all is running ok so far?

TIA,

Cliff

I'm afraid you forgot to update the hdiff and the patch to reflect these changes.

Ulph: Damn. You're right. I'll get right on it.

Edit: I've updated the diff's and hdiff's accordingly.

No, there are lots of other changes as well. Have a look at the "Timeline".

Just download all the files from your webserver, and download the patch from the PunBB website. It will upgrade all your files to the new version. If you've made modification to files, these mods will be preserved. Unless there is a conflict between an update and something you've modded, in that case a warning will be shown and you have to update that yourself.

I have a havily modded version of PunBB and use this method for upgrading. It basically takes less than 15 minutes.

To use the patch file you need a working version of "patch" on your system. If you have *nix it's already there, if you have Windows look here. Take a look at the patch instruction on the PunBB page on how to patch.

Yep, OS X is a *nix system, and probably will have patch. You can simple test it by typing 'patch -v' (display version number) in the command console.

When you make a patch (using a diff program), the new and old file are compared. Only the changes are saved to a patch file. So, a patch file will contain information about which lines of code to change. The program is clever enough to detect certain code changes. E.g., in the original patch file it say line 27 has to be changed from 'echo "test";' to 'echo "This is a test message";' However, since you have also modded the file yourself (added code above line 27) this line is now another line number. But patch will still be able to find the correct line and change it.
If you know a bit about programming and script, take a look at the patch file. Line with a - will be deleted, lines with a + will be added to your scripts.

Instructions to patch PunBB can be found here. The patch file from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 is here. The patch for other version can be found the the download section.
I suggest you make a backup copy of your script, run patch on that and see what the result is.

OK, I'm going to sound like an idiot here, but it says

"If your files are located outside the PunBB directory tree, I recommend that you create symbolic links in the include/user/ directory."

How would I go about doing that?

Amen. PunBB's code it so clean in never ceases to amaze me...makes doing little customizations take minutes not hours.