I downloaded the new version phpBB3.3.15 to my computer and then followed these instructions:
Full Package
This update method will remove most existing files and then put the new ones in place.
Make a backup of the original files
Make a backup of the database
Download the phpBB 3.3 Full Package archive
Extract the contents of the archive to your computer and open the phpBB3 directory
Delete the following files from the package:
The config.php file
The files/ directory
The images/ directory
The store/ directory
On your website, delete all files from your board EXCEPT for:
The config.php file
The ext/ directory
The files/ directory
The images/ directory
The store/ directory
The styles/ directory
Upload the contents of the phpBB3 directory from your computer to your forum's directory. You may be prompted to overwrite the remaining files. If prompted to merge or overwrite directories, choose to merge them.
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The only thing I had an issue with was when I used FTP to upload the contents of the phpBB3 directory to my forum's directory, I did not have a choice to merge the directories, so they were overwritten.
The OS is Windows 10 and the PHP version is 8.3.16
The CACHE folder exists inside this folder: my website/phpBB3/phpbb/cache/
Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it!
Full Package
This update method will remove most existing files and then put the new ones in place.
Make a backup of the original files
Make a backup of the database
Download the phpBB 3.3 Full Package archive
Extract the contents of the archive to your computer and open the phpBB3 directory
Delete the following files from the package:
The config.php file
The files/ directory
The images/ directory
The store/ directory
On your website, delete all files from your board EXCEPT for:
The config.php file
The ext/ directory
The files/ directory
The images/ directory
The store/ directory
The styles/ directory
Upload the contents of the phpBB3 directory from your computer to your forum's directory. You may be prompted to overwrite the remaining files. If prompted to merge or overwrite directories, choose to merge them.
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The only thing I had an issue with was when I used FTP to upload the contents of the phpBB3 directory to my forum's directory, I did not have a choice to merge the directories, so they were overwritten.
The OS is Windows 10 and the PHP version is 8.3.16
The CACHE folder exists inside this folder: my website/phpBB3/phpbb/cache/
Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it!
Statistics: Posted by BonnJean — Wed May 28, 2025 6:02 pm