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Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & security?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:22 am
Author: gcomfx.com
If anyone has applied the hacks and updates for the security, I would sure appreciate being able to download a copy for a clean install.

I had hacker files all over the place.... wasn't sure what I could delete and what I couldn't. So I copied the root and the database. Figure I can reinstall, then upload the database. Pull out images/movies and the such from my root copy and be back in business. <img>

If not it'll be 4 or 5 sets of updates to get a current (secure) setup again.

Re: Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & secur

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:38 am
Author: Helter
the beta update phpbb to IM140 is current to 2.0.21
it is in the dl section

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:42 am
Author: Michaelo
You will need to edit the files as per our security notices! [url=http]Security updates here![/url]

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:16 pm
Author: gcomfx.com
"HelterSkelter";p="14512" wrote:the beta update phpbb to IM140 is current to 2.0.21
it is in the dl section


This is going on a fairly heavily used site. Is using the BETA going to get me in trouble? LOL

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:18 pm
Author: Fubie
test it using XAMPP or the safe backup tutorial. If it works then just roll it into your live forum after making more backups of course. <img>

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:23 pm
Author: gcomfx.com
I'm a Mac user on a Unix server.... and I have no live forum to roll it into. I had to wipe everything clean. Too many rogue hacker files to clear up.

I take it the beta HS meant isn't 1.41, but the phpBB upgrade to 1.4 IM, which is also a BETA.

Re: Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & secur

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:44 pm
Author: Helter
the files are fine. the its beta because of the upgrade scripts.

Re: Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & secur

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:26 pm
Author: florida4x4
If anyone is interested I applied security patches "rev 05" to the upgrade package. The only other modifications are:

1) it is packaged as a tar ball instead of zip.
2) All the script files have been converted to unix format (dos2unix - to get rid of the ugly CTRL-M's at the end of the lines in some files).

It is ready to use and located [url=ftp]HERE[/url].

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:28 am
Author: gcomfx.com
Alright.... if my schedule is okay, I'll try this tonight! I still have to start with a new current version of phpBB correct?

Re: Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & secur

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:38 am
Author: florida4x4
I used the file I posted by the instructions. I ran the update scripts through my existing installation and when it came to step 5 (or 6?), I installed the new files from the tarball, copied the avatars, upload files, etc. into the new directory, ran the chmod's and copied in config.php. worked well, like sh*t through a goose. no previous phpBB installation necessary.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:26 am
Author: gcomfx.com
Installing now. I did have to install phpBB first though. I had nothing, no database, nothing.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:45 pm
Author: gcomfx.com
Almost back up and running. Shoutbox was back, removed it again. Side to side scroll bars were back, fixed that again.

I lost my extra Qbar menu at the top - NOT fixed. I also need to edit my BBcode to remove the [you] feature. (Heavily abused on my site) also not fixed yet.

I really think that's it. I did have to clear a lot of cache files to get everything back up and running.

Re: Anyone have a virgin install of 1.4 - 2.0.21 & secur

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:07 pm
Author: florida4x4
florida4x4 feature? not sure what you mean.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:23 pm
Author: Fubie
he means the YOU BB code.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:09 pm
Author: gcomfx.com
Sorry, forgot to disable BBcode in my post. LOL As you can see I'm not used to it working.

Where is that lil' buggar? I've looked at the .tpl and .jv - must be somewhere else?

Also, anyone have a clue on the Qbar? I take it, it's not part of the database?