hi together,
i'm running phpbb seo premod 3.0.6 with german language files/images and i'm wondering if i could update directly to 3.0.8 using "3.0.7-PL1 to 3.0.8 Auto update-package". its not possible right? i guess that i have to upgrade first to 3.0.7 PL1 and then to 3.0.8. right?

thanks for your help.
cheers,
cesare

hi,
as i didn't get any answer (...was my question so stupid?) - i did the following...

i tried the autoupdate install 3.0.6 to 3.0.7 PL1:
- first i uploaded the install dir to the root of my phpbb forum
- run the install from the browser
result: i am stuck on the first install page. even if i change the language i can't continue the install - no "continue" button whatsoever is appearing...

i went to acp - system and clicked on the install link:
result: i get a "heavy installation error" - see below.

Schwerer Installations-Fehler

index.php [ 408 ]

Module "" not accessible.

Can somebody help me? i would appreciate any hint.

thanks.
cesare

For several version update at once, the procedure I would follow is pretty much the one described here : [HOW TO] Install the phpBB SEO premod on phpBB

Eg, the frontal approach. Just merge everything and run install/database_update.php, you'll save time in the end.

Of course, this is to be first done on a local / test server.

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hi dcz,
thanks for the answer. i actually don't like merging files i always have the feeling i could do something wrong...

i'd rather first do the "3.0.6 to 3.0.7 PL1 autoupdate" and after that the "3.0.7 pl1 to 3.0.8 autoupdate". is guess this should be safe too. or then do a fresh install of the phpbb 3.0.8 premod and then update the db as you explained before. this should work also. right?

yesterday i tried the "3.0.6 to 3.0.7 PL1 autoupdate" and got the following error:

Schwerer Installations-Fehler

index.php [ 408 ]

Module "" not accessible.

i did many installs and updates but never had this kind of error pop up. in line 408 of index.php the module variable seems to be empty. you know whats going on?

cheers,
cesare

Merging is not that bad actually, and it is also a way to check ALL files against a valid reference, which to me is a good practice to make sure you or anyone else did not change anything that shouldn't have in files not checked by the regular update process.

It's of course a lot easier if you took care to clearly identify all the code changes you have made in the source code, like the phpBB SEO mods do (every modification is surrounded by comments). In such case, anything that is not identified as a code change from you is a valid phpBB code update and it needs to be merged. Cases where you would need to update a part including a modification of yours is the exact same with the auto updater, you are the one required to take a decision.

Any way, for the update url, and as said here : http://downloads.phpbb-seo.com/seo-url- ... te-86.html

To update with this package, just upload the install/ folder with it's content to your phpBB3 installation root and browse yourdomain.com/phpBB3/install/index.php?mode=update to start the update procedure.

hi dcz,
i ran the two "autoupdate" packages now. old cache contents in dir "cache" prevented me to see the "update tab" on the update screen when i started. can you imagine that? i had to clear the cache before i could actually see the tab and therefore perform the auto update...using the update-link in acp - system would lead to the error mentioned above.

now everything seems fine and looks good!

2 additional questions:
1. just to be sure:

GYM update process is now included in the auto update package and will handle all the required code changes for the premod files, but you WILL have to run the gym_sitemaps/gym_install.php script in update mode after you updated phpBB. If you do not use GYM, it is still wise to keep the file up to date, if you have deleted them, just ignore the GYM file update.

on the gym update tab in acp i can read:" Note: This script will not update GYM Sitemaps & RSS physical files.".
- so the script does only a db update? i mean files must have been updated by the autoupdate procedure previously. right?

2. i'd like to include image dimensions on the index page for page speed reasons, especially for the images left of the different forum (e.g. styles/prosilver/imageset/forum_einsteiger.jpg). firebug page speed tells me that my own images haven't image dimensions. i thought phpbb would add image sizes for the images...do i have to enable something or how can i do that?

thanks.
cheers,
cesare

Good.

For gym, just run the install script in update mode to update gym's db (yes files are already updated by the update packages).

For image size, they can be specified in imageset.cfg or directly in the template, depending on the usage (eg css or html).

hi dcz,
thanks for your hints. i tried to digg into it but wasn't really successful until now...

For image size, they can be specified in imageset.cfg or directly in the template, depending on the usage (eg css or html).

how do you mean that? i want the " img width="xx" and height="xx" "to appear in the html of main page, i.e. index.php

in 'styles/prosilver/imageset/imageset.cfg' i tried the following:
i created names for the files, and put them in front of the file names, e.g.:
img_forum_einsteiger = forum_einsteiger.jpg*40*60

i'm not sure if i can do that...i mean the variable (e.g. img_forum_einsteiger) in front didn' exist previously...actually it didn't work...


then i watched out for the templates/css. in acp - styles - themes i found a "forum-image" tag and addes width and height:

.forum-image {
float: left;
padding-top: 5px;
margin-right: 5px;
width: 60px;
height: 40px;
}

didn't work either. after clearing the cache, etc. there was no width and height added to the img tag...i strongly suspect that i'm adding the stuff at the wrong place, but where is the right place?

cheers,
cesare

addendum: css is actually working...having width and height in html would actually be better...

cheers,
cesare