phpBB Discussion • Re: [SPLIT] Python/3.10 aiohttp/3.9.3 anyone?
Maybe it could be done with an extension but I’m of the belief our hosts should be getting more involved, stopping them before they get to the board would be a better idea.Statistics: Posted by Mick —...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: The Russians are Coming!
Hello,there are possibilities via .htaccess (ISO code Geo-Names is decisive) and whether the *module is available in your (host)-package.Example:Code: <IfModule mod_maxminddb.c>MaxMindDBEnable...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: Claudebot attack
Bytespider seems to have become particularly aggressive this last couple of days, hopefully the .htaccess code posted by HiFiKabin will take care of that.Where is it?Statistics: Posted by ivailo95 —...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Can I charge people to view the content of forum?
my forum is like 20 years old....people do not want to post anymore.....1 month without post now...i want to just shut it down....but it has like 400 user per day and lots of articles.... can I charge...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: Can I charge people to view the content of forum?
Moved this to phpBB discussion. There is two hurdles for this. Firstly you need to accommodate bots. Google and other search engines have specific policies for content behind a paywall.Secondly you...
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phpBB Discussion • Re: Tag Parrot - google indexing?
Well to answer my own question, Tag Parrot works great. Just make sure you have a sitemap (there's an extension to do that). In the last month, my board now has 5 times as many indexed pages compared...
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phpBB Discussion • Re: Phpbb SEO - google indexing not reaching all
As mentioned about 50% of our unindexed pages are P= post objects and a high percentage of the remaining 50% are low-grade topics, lacking rich content, i.e. media, media descriptions, or posts with...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • get recent posts without being logged-in user
Hi,years ago, on phpbb boards I was able to start unlimited searches for unlimited new/recent posts.https://www.foofoo.c*m/search.php?search_id=newpostsJust to see all new posts. ALL. Unlimited....
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: get recent posts without being logged-in user
"New Posts" are those made since your last login, so it is undefined if you are not logged in.Those who are not logged in can use "Active Topics"Statistics: Posted by Brf — Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:04 pm
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Fake User or Spam Prevention
We have noticed recently Spammers are trying to create fake users on our board but all of them are waiting for Admin to make active. We have CAPTCHA, Custom Profile Fields, Admin needs to approve to...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: Fake User or Spam Prevention
Yes, for one, assuming it’s the board in your signature, change the captcha you’re using, the wiggly letter type captchas were compromised many years ago. I suggest using the built in Q&A CAPTCHA....
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: Discuss: phpBB 3.3.12 Release
I see this in Firefox inspectorCode: Uncaught SyntaxError: expected expression, got keyword 'const'/template/ajax.jsCode: // Prevent accidental double submission of form+$('[data-prevent-flood]...
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phpBB Discussion • us, ours, what now?
Why is my username all of a sudden being replaced with us and ours? This is in Edge, did something change here? Statistics: Posted by nou nou — Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:42 pm
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: us, ours, what now?
ok nvm, it seemed to be related to a language translation thing in the browser - for some reason Edge seemed to thing this site wasn’t in English?Statistics: Posted by nou nou — Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:45 pm
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Modification of the forum
I’m new to this forum software and am seeking advice on customizing my forum.I am in the process of building a forum with downloads and support for my personal website at https://www.dbeta.co.uk.I’ve...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: Modification of the forum
A lot of the fancy things you see on this forum are custom coded extensions (and MODs maybe?). You'll need to develop these features yourself if you want to copy it onto your own forum. It's not...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • [Split] updating php from 7.4.33 to 8.2.12
is there a performance change between 8.2.12 and 7.4.33?Does PHPBB run faster/slower with it? Did anyone benchmark?Statistics: Posted by oferlaor — Sat Jul 13, 2024 4:53 am
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: [Split] updating php from 7.4.33 to 8.2.12
Both PHP 8.2 and 8.3 are, alledgedly, faster than 7.4 but everywhere I’ve read the speed increase is minuscule and you probably wouldn’t notice it.Statistics: Posted by Mick — Sat Jul 13, 2024 6:57 am
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • 3.3.12 slow start after cache purge
I've seen increasingly slow starts on 3.3.12 as the site grows. The issue is pretty simple, immediately after a cache flush, there are two queries that run:Code: SELECT ug.user_id, a.forum_id,...
View ArticlephpBB Discussion • Re: 3.3.12 slow start after cache purge
You would be better off posting this in area 51 or the bug tracker. https://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/https://tracker.phpbb.com/secure/Dashboard.jspaI'm not commenting on whether it can be improved or...
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