Phpbb

[jme574]

How can i add an option to add attactments to post on my bb? I notice at the bottom of this page there is an option and on some of the other boards i visit there is an option too, but when i or anyone else post at my board (www.fullefx.net/forums) there is no option to add attachments.

 

thanks,

[TCH-Thomas]

I had a look in my phpbb and it doesnt look like there is an option for attachements in phpbb.

[TCH-Thomas]

I did a little search and it looks loke this is what you are looking for: http://www.phpbbhacks.com/viewhack.php?id=251

[jme574]

Ok thanks for the help - just looked at the file that tells how to install and it looks like that kind of work is out of my league.

 

thanks again

[TCH-Thomas]

Just let us know if you run in to any problems. There is usually someone who might know the answer.

[TCH-Dick]

Adding the attachment mod isnt that hard, just make sure and save a backup of any files that need to be edited.

[jme574]

Ok now that i have downloaded the hack to add the add attactment feature - i opened it and read the directions. Here is my problem You are to star out by: STEP NUMBER I: Uploading all new Files

#

# Copy/Upload all files to their respective Location (the directory structure is in the folder root)

 

However i can't find a folder called root or has root in the file name. I have looked all through my file manager and went to the phpMyadmin link and looked all through there.

 

Can anyone tell me where i might find the "root" folder?

[TCH-Bruce]

The folder root is your forum's main folder.

[jme574]

cpanel/file manager/public_html/forums?

 

i have looked in there and all the files associated with it and still can't find anything about root folder - are there hidden files that i need to make unhidden?

[TCH-Bruce]

There is no folder called "root".

 

If your forum is in a folder called "forums" that is what your root folder is.

[TCH-Dick]

the 'root directory' is the lowest possible directory in a filesystem

[jme574]

Ok - getting a little further now - i dl'ed the hack and extracted the zip files to a folder on my desktop - i then uploaded all the files in that folder via ftp to my forums folder in my file manager.

 

Now i am at this point.

Now we want to create the tables, therefore we run mod_table_inst.php (http://www.yoursite.com/phpBB2/install/mod_table_inst.php)

Please be sure to enter the correct URL, the mod_table_inst.php file has to be placed within the install folder.

Contact me at the board if you have questions or problems.

 

here's my problem - how do you run that file - when i click on it - it opens an "open with" box. that is when i click on that file from the folder on my desktop - if i go to the file manager in my control panel, i don't get a "run" option there are serveral options the closest one being show file.

[TCH-Dick]

if www.totallymobiledjs.com is the site you are seting this up on and www.totallymobiledjs.com/forums is where your forums are then www.totallymobiledjs.com/forums/install/mod_table_inst.php is where you would go to run the dbase table install script.

[jme574]

It site is actully fullefx.net so i went to this address http://www.fullefx.net/forums/install/mod_table_inst.php

and i get a 404 not found error. Maybe i missed a step somewhere, but i backtracked and don't see what i missed, i will try again.

[jme574]

ok - found 2 things when i went back through the file structure. Not sure if it is wrong or right.

 

First:

copy attach_mod/root/images/icon_clip.gif to images/icon_clip.gif

copy attach_mod/root/images/icon_disk.gif to images/icon_disk.gif

copy attach_mod/root/images/icon_disk_gray.gif to images/icon_disk_gray.gif

 

the images folder is not in root folder they are here:

copy attach_mod/images/icon_clip.gif to images/icon_clip.gif

copy attach_mod/images/icon_disk.gif to images/icon_disk.gif

copy attach_mod/images/icon_disk_gray.gif to images/icon_disk_gray.gif

 

 

Second:

STEP NUMBER II: Installing the Attachment Mod (Database)

#

# Upload these Files, they are only needed for installation:

#

# attach_mod/root/install/mod_table_inst.php -> install/mod_table_inst.php

#

# Upload the Schema Files in ASCII Mode (This is the Layout and Data for your Database):

# (Maybe you have to create the install folder if it does not exist)

#

# for mysql:

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_mysql_schema.sql -> install/schemas/attach_mysql_schema.sql

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_mysql_basic.sql -> install/schemas/attach_mysql_basic.sql

#

# for mssql:

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_mssql_schema.sql -> install/schemas/attach_mssql_schema.sql

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_mssql_basic.sql -> install/schemas/attach_mssql_basic.sql

#

# for postgresql:

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_postgres_schema.sql -> install/schemas/attach_postgres_schema.sql

# attach_mod/root/install/schemas/attach_postgres_basic.sql -> install/schemas/attach_postgres_basic.sql

 

Should all of those have been uploaded? I have all six of them in the file manager. Or should only the (mysql) two be there?

 

If those are right how i have them then i am not sure where the problem is.

[jme574]

not sure if this helps find the problem or not but i came across this in my file manager:

 

sql_query($sql_query[$i])) )

{

$errored = true;

$error = $db->sql_error();

echo " -> FAILED ---> " . $error['message'] . "\n\n";

}

else

{

echo " -> COMPLETED\n\n";

}

}

 

if ($errored)

{

return (FALSE);

}

else

{

return (TRUE);

}

}

 

//

// Here we go

//

include($phpbb_root_path.'includes/sql_parse.'.$phpEx);

 

$available_dbms = array(

"mysql" => array(

"SCHEMA" => "attach_mysql",

"DELIM" => ";",

"DELIM_BASIC" => ";",

"COMMENTS" => "remove_remarks"

),

"mysql4" => array(

"SCHEMA" => "attach_mysql",

"DELIM" => ";",

"DELIM_BASIC" => ";",

"COMMENTS" => "remove_remarks"

),

"mssql" => array(

"SCHEMA" => "attach_mssql",

"DELIM" => "GO",

"DELIM_BASIC" => ";",

"COMMENTS" => "remove_comments"

),

"mssql-odbc" => array(

"SCHEMA" => "attach_mssql",

"DELIM" => "GO",

"DELIM_BASIC" => ";",

"COMMENTS" => "remove_comments"

),

"postgres" => array(

"LABEL" => "PostgreSQL 7.x",

"SCHEMA" => "attach_postgres",

"DELIM" => ";",

"DELIM_BASIC" => ";",

"COMMENTS" => "remove_comments"

)

);

 

$dbms_schema = 'schemas/' . $available_dbms[$dbms]['SCHEMA'] . '_schema.sql';

$dbms_basic = 'schemas/' . $available_dbms[$dbms]['SCHEMA'] . '_basic.sql';

 

$remove_remarks = $available_dbms[$dbms]['COMMENTS'];;

$delimiter = $available_dbms[$dbms]['DELIM'];

$delimiter_basic = $available_dbms[$dbms]['DELIM_BASIC'];

 

if ( !($fp = @fopen($dbms_schema, 'r')) )

{

message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, "Can't open " . $dbms_schema);

}

 

fclose($fp);

 

if ( !($fp = @fopen($dbms_basic, 'r')) )

{

message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, "Can't open " . $dbms_basic);

}

 

fclose($fp);

 

?>

 

Installing Attachment Mod Version 2.3.9

 

 

 

PLEASE UPLOAD THE CORRECT DATABASE SCHEMA FILES...If you have done so, run the Installer again.");

}

 

$sql_query = $remove_remarks($sql_query);

$sql_query = split_sql_file($sql_query, $delimiter);

 

$sql_count = count($sql_query);

 

//

// from update_to_rc3.php

//

echo "\n";

echo "\n";

for($i = 0; $i < $sql_count; $i++)

{

echo "Running :: " . $sql_query[$i];

flush();

 

if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql_query[$i])) )

{

$errored = true;

$error = $db->sql_error();

echo " -> FAILED ---> " . $error['message'] . "\n\n";

}

else

{

echo " -> COMPLETED\n\n";

}

}

 

//

// process basic informations

//

$sql_query = @fread(@fopen($dbms_basic, 'r'), @filesize($dbms_basic));

$sql_query = preg_replace('/phpbb_/', $table_prefix, $sql_query);

 

if ( (strstr($sql_query, 'attach_config')) && (strstr($sql_query, 'attach_desc')) )

{

die("PLEASE UPLOAD THE CORRECT DATABASE SCHEMA FILES...If you have done so, run the Installer again.");

}

 

$sql_query = $remove_remarks($sql_query);

$sql_query = split_sql_file($sql_query, $delimiter_basic);

 

$sql_count = count($sql_query);

 

for($i = 0; $i < $sql_count; $i++)

{

echo "Running :: " . $sql_query[$i];

flush();

 

if ( !($result = $db->sql_query($sql_query[$i])) )

{

$errored = true;

$error = $db->sql_error();

echo " -> FAILED ---> " . $error['message'] . "\n\n";

}

else

{

echo " -> COMPLETED\n\n";

}

}

 

$message = "";

 

if ( $errored )

{

$message .= "Some queries failed. Please contact me via email, pm, at the board or whatever, so we can solve your problems...To Undo the changes to your database please execute mod_table_uninst.php.";

}

else

{

$message .= "Attachment Mod Tables generated successfully. To Undo the changes to your database please execute mod_table_uninst.php.";

}

 

echo "\n\nCOMPLETE!\n";

echo $message . "";

echo "NOW DELETE THIS FILE\n";

echo "";

echo "";

 

?>