1 on 1 web hosting - CHAPTER 11 MODIFYING PHPBB 333 If you
CHAPTER 11 MODIFYING PHPBB 333 If you see something reasonably close to Figure 11-2, you ve successfully installed the Quick Reply hack, and congratulations are in order. Feel free to give the box a try. Chances are, you ll like it. Be sure to back up your newly hacked files, in case you decide to go for more modifications and they don t work out. This way, you can restore from a recent point if something goes wrong, so you won t lose all your work. This is excellent practice for each modification you install. Once you know that everything is working properly, you can feel free to clean up some of these developmental backup copies. Go ahead and check out my recommendations on additional modifications (listed earlier in Table 11-1) for more phpBB hacking fun! If you see something other than Figure 11-2, don t panic. I ve got some troubleshooting ideas for you. Troubleshooting Hack Installation So you went through all those steps, but instead of the modification, you got a cryptic PHP error message, or perhaps there s no sign of any changes. In that case, review the following troubleshooting steps: Did you upload it? In the heat of the moment, it s easy to forget to upload. Make sure you uploaded the modification, and it s in the right place. Did you insert template code? Most phpBB 2.0 hacks require work to be done on your template. If you are not using the subSilver template on your site, make sure you edit the templates that your site uses. If you don t, you likely won t see any result from any of your hacks. Is all the code in the right place? Make sure all your code is properly placed within your files. Placement can be critical. Sometimes, the instructions are not as clear as they should be about where to put the code (it does happen). Is all the code right? Rarely, bad code makes its way into a hack. While people test hacks before they go into the databases, sometimes something slips. Check with the hack author or the distributor before continuing. Is there a version incompatibility? Sometimes, phpBB updates break existing hacks. If you have reason to believe this is a problem, contact the distributor of your hack or the hack author. If you continue to encounter problems, you will probably want to restore your file from a backup (particularly if there is a parse error or other unsightly problem that PHP reports) and wait to see if a fix is released. Also, feel free to use the support forums located at the various hack sites. They are there to help!
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