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Mybb Warning [2] mktime() expects parameter 4 to be long, string given – Line: 1474 – File: member.php PHP 5.2.14 (Linux)

November 9th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Mybb Warning [2] mktime() expects parameter 4 to be long, string given – Line: 1474 – File: member.php PHP 5.2.14 (Linux)

If you come across the following error after inportming phpbb 3 to mybb its usually caused by the birthday date field data being incompatible from you phpbb migration. Warning [2] mktime() expects parameter 4 to be long, string given – Line: 1474 – File: member.php PHP 5.2.14 (Linux) Open PHP MyAdmin – (MySql Admin Tool) Select you database and run the following command UPDATE `mybb_users` SET `birthday` = '' WHERE `birthday` LIKE '-%'; … Read entire article »

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PHPBB Forum Must Have Mods and Tools

July 23rd, 2010 | Add a Comment

These are some must have MOD and tools for your PHPBB Forums. SEO Tools phpBB SEO Ultimate SEO URL – Turns your topics names into URL links using the subject instead of just “topic21″ etc. phpBB SEO Dynamic Meta tags – Plugin to help manage your meta tag. phpBB SEO Related Topics – Shows related topics under the topic being viewed. phpBB SEO No Duplicate – Removes any topics from the SEO fuctions. Webmasters Google Tools Sitemap FX – Generate XML Sitemap file to upload to your Google Webmaster Tools. Adsence Advertisement Management – Tool to easily put ads on your forum. Other AutoMod - Easy Install tool to help install MODS. Disallow links before x posts – Prevent spammers posting links on your forum by requiring a number of posts first. Share topic – Plugin to share topics links on Facebook, Twitter, … Read entire article »

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phpbb topic post pages have all collapsed / multiple wraps after PHPBB-SEO tool MOD install

May 18th, 2010 | Add a Comment

phpbb topic post pages have all collapsed / multiple wraps after PHPBB-SEO tool MOD install

After installing the following phppbb SEO MOD tools all my post and topics collapsed and combined the posts together. phpBB SEO Dynamic Meta tags phpBB SEO No Duplicate phpBB SEO Related Topics phpBB SEO Ultimate SEO URL If i remove Ultimate SEO URL using AutoMod and clear my cache my site returns back to normal. ———————FIX————————- Basically it was down to AutoMod getting carried away with … Read entire article »

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phpbb install folder deletes / removes automatically before mod is installed

May 18th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Some hosting providers have scripts in place on the web servers to help protect phpbb forum users from having there forums hacked. This script deletes your install folder on any scripts being run within the install folder directory. The install folder can be very dangerous if left on the root of your phpbb forum directory. This however can cause issues when installing phpbb modules that use the Install folder structure. The work around is as follows:- 1 – Copy your MOD or upload using AutoMod. “Once upload don’t run any php install scripts from the install directory.” 2 – Using a FTP client like FileZilla or your hosting control panel software run “Chmod” on the install directory and remove the write permissions for owner and apply. 3 – Now finish your install and once done delete … Read entire article »

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How to boost and increase your phpbb forum page rank and seo

May 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment

To improve page ranking & seo do some link swaps / exchanges with other webmasters that have good PR sites that relate to your website content. The following phpbb forum offers this for free – [url]http://www.linkexchangeforum.co.uk[/url] Also below are must have PHPBB MOD’s to help with SEO and Page Ranking. 1 – phpBB SEO Ultimate SEO URL 2 – phpBB SEO Dynamic Meta tags 4 – Sitemap FX 3 – SEO URL phpbb gallery v 1.0.5 (only if you have the PHPbb gallery Mod) Craig … Read entire article »

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