[BUG] Advanced SEO Premod doesnt detect new phpBB3 version

Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

Hello

I have checked this on several boards.
If the Advanced SEO premod is installed, it wont detect that there is a new version og phpBB3 available.

Is there any solution to this?

On the version that is not premodded I get this error:

SeO

This is not a bug, the phpBB SEO premod does not check the phpBB.com server, which, since we maintain custom update packages seems pretty logical.

Expect an update soon, but we cannot start to work on phpBB before it is released, should take a week or so.

About the other error, when do you get it exactly ?

Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

No, off-course.
I will be looking forward to an update Smile

You have done a great Job with the SEO Mod.

The error appears at the moment I Push the install button.

SeO

Thanks

About the error, I guess it's because append_sid() is called once at the end of the process while the phpbb_seo class is not started, one days, we'll lug our mod into the hook system Wink

Solution => http://www.phpbb-seo.com/boards/mixed-seo-url/discussions-vt1838.html#12935

Wink

Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

That solution just leads to another error:

HB · phpBB SEO Team Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 800

I noticed the same problem with the 3.0.1 update package; removing the phpBB-seo modification to append_sid(...) temporarily while running the update corrected it. My board has other modifications, which according to the phpBB update, provoked "conflicts" that I haven't resolved yet. Given the reports of 3.0.1 update problems on phpBB.com, I plan to sit tight for a little while. When the dust has settled, I will test it locally before worrying about the live board.

dcz

Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

I have updated 1 premodded with succes.
But I couldn't read anywhere that a .htacess file update was necassary?
I used the automatic updater Smile

Can I use that for the NOT premodded version too?

dcz

Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

Thanks for Your answer Smile

The problem with overwriting my exixting files with the premod is that all my mods will be lost.

Is there no easy way to update a phpBB3 board which has the manually installed Adv. SEO mod?
Or is it best to overwrite for easier future updates?

dcz

Well, that's trickier if you want to keep mods, the easiest may be to install the SEO mods separately, like for any other mods.
The premod adds few things to check our server for updates, but you'll get the same mods.
Or, if you want the full story, you can use the phpbb3.0.1_to_premod3.0.1.diff file in the contrib dir of the release.

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Stokerpiller · PR0 Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 73

I am not sure that You understand me.

I have several boards with the premod installed. There is no problem in updating them with the automatic updater.

I have one problemboard though. It has a lot (10-20) mods/template changes AND also the manuel installed Adv. SEO Mod.
I dont want to use a lot of time manually installing updates every time one is available.

There fore my question is:
Will it be easier to install future updates IF I start over and install the premod.
Then I can use the automatic updater? Or the change will be bigger?

dcz

Well, I understand, but maybe I was unclear.

The thing is, if you go for the premod, you'll only save the SEO mod update in comparison with stying with phpBB3 modded, you'll still have to manually take care of your 10-20 other mods.

So yes it can help, but, it's not simple to go from a heavily modded phpBB3 install to the premod.
Maybe the easiest would be to use for example winmerge to merge all file modded by the premod.

The file / dirs list to check / add is :