Download phpBB 3.1.10

Version 3.1.10 of phpBB has been released. With this program it is possible to create a web forum. PhpBB is made available under the gpl license and uses PHP and a database program to store messages. Besides MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and SQLite are also supported as database software. Version 3.1 includes a large number of changes for users and admins as well as developers. The most important changes made in this update are listed below:

New Features

• Check phpBB version constant against config version – Display a warning in the ACP if the version constant (files) does not match the phpbb_config version
• Support extensions in UI tests – UI tests now also support installing extensions and testing their behavior

Notable Changes

• Improved Migrator – The migrator will now properly prevent timeouts and infinite loops. It will no longer unexpectedly try to revert update_data() implementations using “if”
• Dropped support for MySQL versions improperly implementing FULLTEXT support – Some MySQL versions used improper implementations of FULLTEXT support. Versions with correct support are now required†
• Users removed from newly registered group when limit set to 0 posts – Users will now be able to exit the newly registered users group when the limit is set to according to the setting’s definition in the ACP.
• Further hardened checking links and form submissions – Added link hashes and form keys to all forms in the ACP that were still relying on global ACP form protections.

Notable Bug Fixes

• Prevent MySQL error when looking at your posts – Wrong column was selected in certain cases.
• Q&A CAPTCHA no longer logs error when solved – A change in 3.1.9 caused the CAPTCHA to log an error even though it was solved.
• Min/max form values ​​no longer preventing update of avatar settings – The newly introduced form validation on the html side will no longer report invalid min/max settings when updating avatar settings.
• Fixed fatal error when upgrading from 3.0.x – Fixed error when upgrading from version with softdelete MOD installed.
• Limit prunes per cron for large forums – Prunes on large forums were not limited. This could cause the prune query to fail at an unspecified point in time and leave topics unpruned.
• Rollback transactions in notifications manager – Fixed issues with not rolled back transactions when using non-existent notification types