[Phpbb-qa] phpBB 3.0.1 Release Candidate 1 released

[Meik Sievertsen]

Hello,

In an effort to increase product stability we are happy to announce the
availability of the first release candidate for the next minor release -
phpBB 3.0.1.

This release fixes a lot of bugs, corrects minor issues as well as some
minor security fixes. Everyone able to, should test this release and
report overseen bugs and issues to the bug tracker or directly to the
developers. Updates to the full minor release 3.0.1 will be possible.

Please note that language packs may not be updated yet to reflect the
changes within this release - therefore it is recommended to test with
the provided english language pack.

Some important fixes are:

- [Fix] Allow correct avatar caching for CGI installations. (thanks
wildbill)
- [Fix] Fix disabling of word censor, now possible again
- [Fix] Allow single quotes in db password to be stored within
config.php in installer
- [Fix] Correctly quote db password for re-display in installer (Bug
#16695 / thanks to m313 for reporting too - #s17235)
- [Fix] Correctly handle empty imageset entries (Bug #16865)
- [Fix] Correctly check empty subjects/messages (Bug #17915)
- [Change] Do not check usernames against word censor list. Disallowed
usernames is already checked and word censor belong to posts. (Bug #17745)
- [Fix] Additionally include non-postable forums for moderators forums
shown within the teams list. (Bug #17265)
- [Change] Sped up viewforum considerably (also goes towards mcp_forum)
- [Fix] Do not split topic list for topics being promoted to
announcements after been moved to another forum (Bug #18635)
- [Fix] Allow editing usernames within database_update on username
cleanup (Bug #18415)
- [Fix] Fixing wrong sync() calls if moving all posts by a member in ACP
(Bug #18385)
- [Fix] Stricter checks on smilie packs (Bug #19675)
- [Fix] Possible login problems with IE7 if browser check is activated
(Bug #20135)
- [Fix] Fix possible database transaction errors if code returns on
error and rollback happened (Bug #17025)
- [Change] Allow numbers in permission names for modifications, as well
as uppercase letters for the request_ part (Bug #20125)
- [Fix] Use HTTP_HOST in favor of SERVER_NAME for determining server url
for redirection and installation (Bug #19955)
- [Fix] Prepend phpbb_root_path to ranks path for displaying ranks (Bug
#19075)
- [Fix] Allow forum notifications if topic notifications are disabled
but forum notifications enabled (Bug #14765)
- [Fix] Fixing realpath issues for provider returning the passed value
instead of disabling it. This fixes issues with confirm boxes for those
hosted on Network Solutions for example. (Bug #20435)
- [Fix] Try to sort last active date on memberlist correctly at least on
current page (Bug #18665)
- [Fix] Handle generation of form tokens when maximum time is set to -1
- [Fix] Correctly delete unapproved posts without deleting the topic
(Bug #15120)
- [Fix] Respect signature permissions in posting (Bug #16029)
- [Fix] Users allowed to resign only from open and freely open groups
(Bug #19355)
- [Fix] Assign a last viewed date to converted topics (Bug #16565)
- [Feature] New option to hide the entire list of subforums on listforums
- [Fix] Custom BBCode {EMAIL}-Token usage (Bug #21155)
- [Fix] Do not rely on parameter returned by unlink() for verifying
cache directory write permission (Bug #19565)
- [Change] Use correct string for filesize (MiB instead of MB for example)
- [Change] Remove left join for query used to retrieve already assigned
users and groups within permission panel (Bug #20235)
- [Fix] Correctly return sole whitespaces if used with BBCodes (Bug #19535)
- [Fix] Quote bbcode parsing adding too much closing tags on special
conditions (Bug #20735)
- [Change] Added sanity checks to various ACP settings
- [Change] Removed minimum form times
- [Fix] Check topics_per_page value in acp_forums (Bug #15539)
- [Fix] Custom profile fields with date type should be timezone
independend (Bug #15003)
- [Fix] Warnings if poll title/options exceed maximum characters per
post (Bug #22865)
- [Fix] Do not allow selecting non-authorized groups within memberlist
by adjusting URL (Bug #22805 - patch provided by ToonArmy)
- [Fix] Correctly specify "close report action" (Bug #22685)
- [Fix] Display "empty password error" within the login box
instead of issuing a general error (Bug #22525)
- [Fix] Allow & and | in local part of email addresses (Bug #22995)
- [Fix] Do not error out if php_uname function disabled / Authenticating
on SMTP Server (Bug #22235 - patch by HoL)
- [Fix] Correctly obtain to be ignored users within topic/forum
notification (Bug #21795 - patch provided by dr.death)
- [Fix] Correctly update board statistics for attaching orphaned files
to existing posts (Bug #20185)
- [Fix] Do not detect the board URL as a link twice in posts (Bug #19215)
- [Fix] Set correct error reporting in style.php to avoid blank pages
after CSS changes (Bug #23885)
- [Fix] If pruning users based on last activity, do not include users
never logged in before (Bug #18105)
- [Sec] Only allow searching by email address in memberlist for users
having the a_user permission (reported by evil<3)
- [Sec] Limit private message attachments to be viewable only by the
recipient(s)/sender (Report #s23535) - reported by AlleyKat


Please refer to the changelog provided with the package for a complete
list of fixes since 3.0.0.

A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is
included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it.

Minimum Requirements:

phpBB3 has a few requirements which must be met before you are able to
install and use it.

- A webserver or web hosting account running on any major Operating
System with support for PHP
- A SQL database system, one of:
    - MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported)
    - PostgreSQL 7.3+
    - SQLite 2.8.2+
    - Firebird 2.0+
    - MS SQL Server 2000 or above (directly or via ODBC)
    - Oracle
- PHP 4.3.3+ (>=4.3.3, >4.4.x, >5.x.x, >6.0-dev (compatible)) with
support for the database you intend to use.
- getimagesize() function need to be enabled
- These optional presence of the following modules within PHP will
provide access to additional features, but they are not required.
    - zlib Compression support
    - Remote FTP support
    - XML support
    - Imagemagick support
    - GD Support

The presence of each of these optional modules will be checked during
the installation process.

Security:

Security issues found should be reported to our security tracker at
http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/security/ in the usual way.

Available packages:

If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens,
timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch"
method for updating.

With this release, there are four packages available.

Full Package: Contains entire phpBB3 source and english language files.

Changed Files Only: Contains only those files changed from previous
versions of phpBB3. Please note this archive contains changed files for
each previous release.

Patch Files: Contains patch compatible patches from previous versions of
phpBB3.

Automatic Update Package: Update package for the automatic updater,
containing the changes from previous release to this release.


Select whichever package is most suitable for you.

Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before
proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download:

Full Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1.zip
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1.tar.bz2

Changed Files Only Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1-files.zip
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1-files.tar.bz2

Patch Files Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1-patch.zip
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.1-RC1-patch.tar.bz2

Update Package:
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.0_to_3.0.1-RC1.zip
http://www.phpbb.com/files/qa/phpBB-3.0.0_to_3.0.1-RC1.tar.bz2


Have fun with the release,
the phpBB Team