help needed - looking to get my forum updated

[kiffy]

hi folks, im looking to get my forum upgraded... had one person do a runner with my money, had another one who tried but couldnt do it so i need an experienced person who can upgrade my forum from 3.0.2 to 3.0.9 and reinstall a few mods.

i dont know if itll make a difference to anyone thinking of doing the job but ive just had a member here try and fail. he does seem experienced but hit issues on the upgrade he couldnt overcome. thankfully i did a backup before he began so it could be reinstated.

if anyone thinks they can do it let me know how much and how quick it can be done

many thanks
steve

[topdown]

You should post a list of installed mods and also styles installed and active.
These will all make a difference in time involved.
Links to original Mod/Style will also be helpful to see if there are updates to them already completed.

I also suggest that who ever does this downloads the site files, minus the config.php and does the updating on a localhost.
Once completed and tested it can then be uploaded to the live site overwriting the old files.
This will help not interfering with the live site (to much) .

[kiffy]

well said, im a dougnut for not posting it all

my url is: http://www.tonyrefail.org/forum/
current forum is 3.0.2

current forum style - mily way
http://www.icyphoenix.com/styles/styles ... =milky_way
style has had a mod applied, the header has been replaced with a flash header (i already have headers)


these are the mods i currently have installed.... i dont mind if there are similar alternatives that do the same job, in fact if their better id prefer them.

ANTI BOT QUESTION
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 9&t=645075

QUICK REPLY
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 9&t=937055

INSTANT POST REDIRECTION
lhttp://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... 9&t=584852

WELCOME PM
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 9&t=573016



i also want another mod applied, i have seen forums (not sure if their phpbb) that had a seperate forum that displayed rss feeds. each new item on the feed went in as a new forum post within that forum section... theres a few loacl newspapers that i would love to be able to post their feeds...

[faku1810 Facundo]

In phpbb 3.0.9 (since 3.0.6, actually) there's already a quick reply integrated in the forum (you can see it here). So that's one mod you may not need to reinstall, however if you want a more complete quick reply, you may ask for Full Quick Reply Editor MOD, which allows you to show bbcodes and smilies in quick reply.

As for the instant redirect... I use Prime Instant Redirect instead, which applies to login/logout, acp access, etc. instead of only the post submit.

Phpbb also includes its own anti-bots security measures, like the well-known captcha, or the Q&A to define one or more questions with their own answers.

That Welcome PM MOD seems to have issues that haven't been solved (thus it's been abandoned), so I wouldn't recommend installing this unless you (or the person who takes the job) finds an updated working MOD.

[kiffy]

ive a friend with a phpbb forum (same version as i currently have) and she gets a ton of spam members, my forum although not that big has a lot more visitors and with the antibot question ive only had a few spammers in the last couple of years.. but the q&a you mention sounds like the antibot mod anyway.

its funny the welcome pm is problematic as ive not had a single issue with it

[kiffy]

no one?

got paypal waiting guys.. cant say loads as i got ripped by my first modder, and second couldnt do it.. he did offer a refund but as he tried a couple of times i told him to keep it... although both times i had to do the backup reinstallation to get my forum working again

[Dragosvr92 Radulescu Dragos]

From what im seeying here it sounds like an easy job.

The First two MODS (ANTI BOT QUESTION, QUICK REPLY) Arent needed as they've been included in the Core.
And the Second might be easy to find
As for the other two idk how Compatible they are...
Also the Style can be re-installed .....

Sounds like an easy task, if you wish i could give it a try !
But im warning you Ive never worked for anyone...
But I've been Up to date from when ive first installed my 3.0.5 board till nowdays.

Id help you for free, but if you wish to repay me that would be pretty

[bprsk8r4272]

if thekiller cant get it id be willing to do it ive kept up to date from 3.0.2+ be4 that i used phpbb2 and phpnuke
ive installed mods for people on phpbb site and ive updated people styles for them

[spaceace]

i had tried to update it twice and as soon as the update process would get to the point of looking at the files for the second time, it would throw out a server 500 error. first i tried to download the updated files so i could update them manually and got a 500 error, then tried the FTP update and got the same thing at the same point in the update. i have no idea what the problem could have been.

[topdown]

This is most likely host related being that is a 500 error.
I would download the entire site and database backup and do it on a localhost.
You will have more control and power there than on a live hosting environment.

If all goes well on the localhost, it may work on the live site.