im not sure if this is in the correct forum apologies if not.

Is it possible for me to install the pre modded version 3.0.2 of the SEO and then restore a back up of my current 3.0.1 forum and have everything work fine?

thanks

Well you can easily uninstall the premod, but you'll need to keep the same phpBB version, since the phpBB 3.0.1 db is a bit different from the 3.0.2 one.

But the principle would be just to run the mod rewrite installer to uninstall it, and then put back the original file (same version), and eventually drop the index on topic_last_post_id, which are the only changes in DB.

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thanks much .. but i think you misunderstood me what i am currently on 3.0.1 and want to install the SEO mods for my forums. I currently have no modules of SEO installed.

Hence my questions was can i install a fresh copy of the premodded phpbb3 3.0.2 and then just port my old database over ?

or do i need to upgrade to 3.0.2 and then port it over ?

or do you recommend just installing the mod to my existing forum ?

thanks much

oh ok.

So if you phpBB 3.0.1 is not modded, you can just overwrite all files, and then run the install/database_update.php from the changed file only update package (the one from the premod).

Then, you'll have to run online phpbb_seo/phpbb_seo_install.php (the file is to be found in contrib/), and perfomr the no duplicate SQL query :

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ALTER TABLE `phpbb_topics` ADD INDEX ( `topic_last_post_id` );

And you'll be done with the premod install, you'll just have to set up your url rewriting and eventually run the GYM sitemaps installer.

You'll keep your DB and messages this way.

Doing all this locally at first is wise, but there should not be problems.

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thanks much !

although this would wipe out all my mods eh and id have to reinstall em after the update i presume ..

this might be asking too much but anyway of keeping em as well ? lol ..

thanks again

http://www.phpbb-seo.com/boards/phpbb-s ... t1962.html

ok thanks..

i just have one more question .. can i install the premodded version .. then restore my database from a phpbb3.0.2 version from the ACP and have it run smoothly.

will it rewrite the url's for the existing topics ect then ?

I had issues recently with my host that my phpbb was using too much resources on the shared server and that there was too many sql queries being run.. is there a possibility of this occurring/worsening with the seo mods ?

also reading the pre mod instructions i found the below.. am i supposed to turn the zero duplicates off in the acp ? thanks much for your time.

In case you are migrating from a previous unrewritten phpBB version, wait couple month after you activate the zero duplicate mod before you implement the robots.txt. In such case we want to redirect first and then drop useless content.

update :

ok the more i read the more i get confused..if someone can just tell me how to use a backup of my existing 3.0.2 board and put it into a seo pre mod installed board that would be great. What modules need to be enabled for seo / additional ones to be installed would be great so sorry for being a klutz i have zero knowledge on the matter as you can see

p.s i do install a lot of mods ..

The easiest way is to directly use your phpBB3 db with the premod, but you can as well import it, you'll just need to additionally run the no duplicate query and the phpBB SEO install script (the one from the contrib/ dir of the package).

About the sql load, only the no dupe adds a left join on the forum index, but it should not be a problem with the proper index added by the query for the no dupe. And you can deactivate it in ACP.

Chances are great that you're only using a too small host package for your forum right now, and that you need to go fr a bigger one.

thanks SeO

so my urls will automatically get rewritten for the exisisting ones correct ??

also if i want to get rid of the seo mod all i have to do is uninstall it or just take a backup and install it on a new installation of phpbb3 correct ?

and also i just upload the seo install file to my root from the contrib folder and run it right ??

and finally the sql querry for no dupe is

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ALTER TABLE `phpbb_topics` ADD INDEX ( `topic_last_post_id` );

correct ??

please bear with me here thanks

ok i attempted the above as you advised ..

coudnt really get it to work everything installed fine but some how the urls are not getting written or somehting.

have you activated url rewriting in acp ?

yup enabled.. but nothing ....

i installed the seo premodded version..

restored my forum...

ran the no dupe sql query

ran the seo install.php

set the setting in acp but nothing :S

Are your settings kept in the phpbb seo class settings panel once you submit ?

Is you phpbb_seo/cache/ dir (and files inside) properly chmoded ?