phpBB2, one of the most popular open source forum software solutions, has been upgraded in the Account Manager to the latest version 2.0.18. The new version fixes a number of bugs and offers a few enhancements as well:

[Fix] incorrect handling of password resets if admin activation is enabled (Bug #88)
[Fix] retrieving category rows in index.php (Bug #90)
[Fix] improved index performance by determining the permissions before iterating through all forums (Bug #91)
[Fix] wrong topic redirection after login redirect (Bug #94)
[Fix] improved handling of username lists in admin_ug_auth.php (Bug #98)
[Fix] incorrect removal of bbcode_uid values if bbcode has been turned off (Bug #100)
[Fix] correctly preview signature if editing other users posts (Bug #101)
[Fix] incorrect alt tag on generated search images in groupcp.php, viewtopic.php and usercp_viewprofile.php (Bug #102)
[Fix] consistent forum ordering in all dropdown boxes (Bug #106)
[Fix] correctly get compression status in page_tail.php and page_footer_admin.php (Bug #117)
[Fix] set page title on summary page of groupcp.php (bug #125)
[Fix] correctly test style and avatar in usercp_register.php (bug #129 and #317)
[Fix] handling of reactivation notifications if admin activation is enabled (Bug #145)
[Fix] handling of both forms of translation information used in language packs (Bug #159)
[Fix] key length for activation keys fixed in usercp_sendpassword.php (Bug #171)
[Fix] use GENERAL_MESSAGE constant in message_die instead of MESSAGE (Bug #176)
[Fix] incorrect handling of move stubs (Bug #179)
[Fix] wrong mode_type in memberlist (Bug #187)
[Fix] SQL errors when setting maximum PMs to 0 (Bug #188)
[Fix] removed unused variable from topic_notify email template (Bug #210)
[Fix] removed unset variable from smilies popup window title (Bug #224)
[Fix] removed duplicate template assignment from admin_board.php (Bug #226)
[Fix] incorrect search link for guest posts in modcp.php (Bug #254)
[Fix] all users removed from topics watch table on special occassions (Bug #271)
[Fix] correctly check returned value from strpos in append_sid function (Bug #275)
[Fix] correctly display username in private message notification (Bug #278)
[Fix] fixed “var-by-ref” errors (Bug #322)
[Fix] changed redirection to installation (Bug #325)
[Fix] added timout of 10 seconds to version check (Bug #348)
[Fix] fixed user_level default in postgresql schema file (Bug #444)
[Fix] multiple minor HTML issues with subSilver
[Change] deprecated the use of some PHP 3 compatability functions in favour of the native equivalents
[Change] added 60 days limit for grabbing unread topics in index.php
[Sec] backport of session keys system from olympus
[Sec] fixed email bans to use the same pattern as email validation and allow wildcard domain bans
[Sec] fixed validation of topic type when posting
[Sec] unset database password once it is no longer needed
[Sec] fixed potential to select images outside the specified path as avatars or smilies
[Sec] fix globals de-registration code for PHP5 – (Stefan Esser/Matt Kavanagh)
[Sec] changed avatar gallery code sections to prevent possible injection points (AnthraX101)
[Sec] signature field is not properly sanitised for user input when an error occurs while accessing the avatar gallery (AnthraX101)
[Sec] check to_username and ownership when editing a PM (AnthraX101)
[Sec] fixed ability to edit PM’s you did not send (depablo84)
[Sec] compare imagetype on avatar uploading to match the file extension from uploaded file
—

Only new installs of phpBB2 will be at the latest version. Previously installed versions are unaltered. Clients are encouraged to upgrade their forums to the latest version.

- LexiConn Support