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B Squared (b^2) ChangeLog
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19-Oct-2003: 0.6.3 Released Today!
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The b^2 project has been suspended indefinately by myself,
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although other people have been developing and advancing the
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software. On that note, 0.6.3 is a license update. b^2 is now
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being distributed under the GNU GPL
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(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) to allow any new
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development to continue, and be distributed.
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25-Sep-2002: 0.6.1 & 0.6.2 Released Today!!!
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Resolved an issue with the profiles that wouldn't allow the use
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of double quotes (""), and the Yahoo! Pager name wasn't being
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recored in the database either. The installer was broken, so I
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fixed it (a couple times) and released another version today.
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24-Sep-2002: It was a bug fixing extravaganza!! Fixed a problem with the
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profile images (bad URL resulted in some errors). Fixed a lone
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undefined index on the scheme admin. Fixed the post thread and
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reply pages to filter HTML differently, and not result in lost
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data. Fixed the registration so it won't allow user's to use the
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character in a username. Fixed it so that you can have no
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schemes without having it go to a crazy color scheme. Removed
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the Message Admin and made the TOS and FAQ flat files (they are
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in the ./language directory, so they can be translated later on
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when the language pack support is fully complete).
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23-Sep-2002: Was offered $500 bucks for the "rights" to b^2... I declined.
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21-Sep-2002: Changed some of the verbage on the view_forums page, and added a
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timestamp on the right side of the page.
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19-Sep-2002: Set the title of the pages to reflect the board name, and which
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version of b^2 it is running, instead of just "[ Forum ]".
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18-Sep-2002: Added a function to email the admin with an error. At the moment
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it only emails the admin on MySQL errors, and the options aren't
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built into the installer yet.
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17-Sep-2002: Started implementing language packs to the board. This will allow
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people to run the board in languages other than English. The
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first thing to be migrated over is the installer, which is almost
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complete.
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16-Sep-2002: 0.6.0 Released Today!!!
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Fixed a problem when there are no moderators for a forum, it was
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displaying errors instead of "--".
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15-Sep-2002: Fixed up the installer so it will let you download the config.php
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file with E_ALL on in the php.ini file.
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14-Sep-2002: Tweaked out some more issues with b^2 generating notices, and
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errors.
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13-Sep-2002: Fixed a boat load of issues when running b^2 on Windows 2000. The
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issue turns out to be more of a PHP issue than anything. If you
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have PHP set to issues all warnings and notices, then b^2 was
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having a lot of issues. Now most (if not all) of those issues
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have been fixed. Added a function to allow the easy retrieval of
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values from the super globals.
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12-Sep-2002: Same ol', same ol'. Got the optimization done (well the portion
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I was working on), alond with the documentation audit. Discovered
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some problems with installing b^2 on a Windows system (of course).
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More specifically, Windows NT/2000, running IIS, with the latest
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versions of PHP and MySQL. I hope to have that resolved by the
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time 0.6.0 is ready to release.
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11-Sep-2002: Continued to do housecleaning on the existing code, and re-
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commenting parts of it. Should be ready to go by tomorrow.
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09-Sep-2002: Started optimizing my over-use of the echo command. And the
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people rejoiced! Also, have been skimming the comments and
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making sure they are accurate, and all that good stuff. And the
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people rejoiced, again.
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06-Sep-2002: BETA-0.6.0 Released Today!!!
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Added table prefixes when installing, along with a few other new
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fields on the installation screen. There is form validation when
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installing, and errors will be more descriptive (admin errors, not
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generic user error messages). Quite a few miscellaneous bug fixes
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on top of everything else. All the database calls have been
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optimized, along with the error trapping (unless I overlooked
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something). The installer now prompts the user to download the
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config.php file if the script doesn't have permission to write to
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the file. I was a bit disappointed with the original installer
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from 0.5.0, hence the early beta release of 0.6.0. I felt the
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amount of code changes warrented the beta release, as opposed to
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version 0.5.1.
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05-Sep-2002: Continued my blitzkreig of code changes, most specifically,
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optimizing the database calls, and adding secure error trapping.
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04-Sep-2002: Figured out the permissions problem when installing, the entire
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folder needs to have public write permission. chmod 777 dir, then
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attempt to install, and everything works perfectly. Started to
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optimize / lock down the code for b^2. I'm going through and
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adding error trapping, so the users will never interact with any
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technical error messages (which can pose a security risk). Also
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added a function for doing database queries, and have been adding
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the static database variables to constants, instead of strings.
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03-Sep-2002: 0.5.0 Released Today!!!
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Fixed a problem with the schemes, now if there are no active
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schemes, the first scheme in the database will be set as the
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active one (typically default). Built the installer, which is
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about 90% functional. This means you can install the board, but
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you have to make sure that the install.php file has the proper
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permissions (chmod 666 install.php). The script is lacking form
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validation, and advanced error checking, which will allow a user
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to download the config file if the script doesn't have the right
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permissions. Development (unstable) version 0.5.0 is being
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packed up and shipped off to Freshmeat.net for it's initial
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release.
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02-Sep-2002: Completed the scheme admin, with form checking and the like.
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Added the General Admin section for updating the name of the
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board, and the title image. Fixed some bugs, and planned out the
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installation process. Now there is a config.php file that holds
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the MySQL variables, along with the 'INSTALLED' global variable
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which tells the script if it needs to run the installed or not.
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28-Aug-2002: Added the scheme admin. Changed the database slightly to include
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a new table for board properties (title, title image, et cetera).
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This is now a separate section from the schemes, which are fully
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operational now. Was advised this evening, by one of the people
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stress testing the board, that their attempted buffer overruns
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resulted in lagging on their end.
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27-Aug-2002: Finished implementing changes to use customizable values for the
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overall look and feel of the board.
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26-Aug-2002: Added more board properties to the database, 10 in all. The board
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is pulling some of the properties from the database to generate
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the page. Ended up killing the properties table, and creating a
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schemes table which holds all of the customizable information.
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Started implementing system wide changes to accomodate.
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24-Aug-2002: Administrators now have the ability to add / remove moderators
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and administrators, along with editting "messages" which is a new
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table in the database as well. There are currently two messages,
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Terms of Service, and FAQ, both of which can be customized by the
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board owner. Fixed a problem with the KeepSafe function for
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securing the board.
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23-Aug-2002: Added tag and escape character stripping on the forum admin.
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Added a confirmation script for use with such things as the delete
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function on the forum admin. Changed up the logo slightly as
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well. Fixed an error on the registration page that was
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prohibiting new users to sign up. Added user administration tools
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that allow administrators to edit all the user's profiles.
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22-Aug-2002: Changed the title logo again. The new logo, IMHO, is the best
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one thus far. Fully implemented the forum admin, allowing for the
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addition, removal, and modification of forums. The forum admin
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is lacking input parsing which at the moment is leaving it a bit
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insecure, and messy, since it still posts \' and \".
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21-Aug-2002: Fixed a hole in the profile system, for editting and viewing.
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Added folder icons for the thread listing, four in all. New
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threads, old threads, hot threads, and today's hot threads.
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Fixed a problem with the page id's, should be the last time
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anyone gets to see the internal path. Added a bit more
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differentiation between the overlapping moderator and admin
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tools. Now if a moderator / admin removed a thread, they will
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redirected to the thread, and not the forum list. Deleting an
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entire thread redirects to the forum the thread was in, and not
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the forum list. Finished adding the add signature by default
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options. New users will be able to specify if they want to
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include their signature on new posts or not. This can be updated
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any time via the profile editor. Began adding administrative
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links across the top menu, which resulted in a problem with the
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login script, which was correct (user's weren't being verified
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correctly upon login). Implemented the forum order column in the
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database, hence the new order. Began adding the forum editor for
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administrators, allowing them to add new forums, delete and
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modify existing ones. Fixed a bug that caused the view replies
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page to freak out if a user was an administrator, but not a
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moderator.
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20-Aug-2002: Fixed some holes in the user verification portion of the code
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would allow any user to circumvent passworded areas and do things
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like post messages without having accounts, and possibly pose as
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existing users. Added IP logging on all posts, which are only
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visible by the moderators for that particular forum. Also began
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implementing moderator tools. Right now, a moderator can delete
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an entire thread, or just certain replies to that thread. Added
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the administrators table to the database, and functionality so
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that an admin can delete threads / replies on any forum,
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regardless of their moderator status for that forum.
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19-Aug-2002: There were a couple of random fixes over the weekend, but nothing
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too important. Today the user's table was modified to include
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a column that signifies if the user wants to add their signature
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to new messages by default. There is currently no functionality
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to set this value when registering a new account, or via the
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profile editor. Also modified the date format on replies.
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16-Aug-2002: Changed up the view threads page a bit, made the location and
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new thread links on the same line. Tweaked some of the table
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attributes, and fixed some bugs with the moderator list, and the
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last post for a forum. Shortened the max length for thread titles
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from 128 characters, down to 64. Added more signature
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functionality; now you get the choice weather or not you want the
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signature to be added to the end of your message, but you will
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only get the option if you have a prexisting signature in the
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database (might end up giving people without signatures the
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opportunity to set one up, without loosing the message they were
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about to post). Fixed the double signature problem as well.
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15-Aug-2002: New logo / header / banner / image added today. Again, nothing
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too fancy, I was a bit tired of the last image. Now the main page
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displays the latest post time and user for each forum, and links
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all of the usernames to the profiles. Fixed a problem with the
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signatures, it was pulling the newest user's signature, instead of
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the correct signature for the user. Now when previewing a new
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post, you are shown your signature along with your message.
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14-Aug-2002: Added more functionality when editting a profile when an image
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is involved. Also added a view profiles page that will display
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a user's profile, if they are real users, users not in the
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database will generate an error and alert the user.
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13-Aug-2002: Patched the bug in the view thread and reply pages that allowed
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a user to crash the script and reveal the path. Added signatures
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to the user's profile, that auto-populate when the user posts a
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new thread or reply. Corrected a flaw when editting the
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submitted information when registering, it wasn't carrying over
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the "AOL Instant Messenger" field. Users can now access their
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profile, and edit the information in it.
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12-Aug-2002: Updated the registration and login code to support encrypted
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passwords. The passwords are encrypted via the crypt() function
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with a random salt. Added more checking to posting messages and
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registering a new account. Justin pointed out that you can post
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empty messages just by putting a space in the field. When posting
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a new thread, or a reply, the HTML special characters are
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converted, which in turn eliminates the sight of \" and the like.
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All HTML is ignored with the exception of <BR>, only because the
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board supports people posting line breaks in their messages.
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Adding support for when there aren't any threads in a selected
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forum and added a moderator listing on the view forums page, even
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though there aren't any moderator functions yet.
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11-Aug-2002: Updated the database schemas (wiped all the existing data and
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started fresh), this included tweaking some of the tables, and
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adding a moderators table, for when I implement forum moderators.
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When registering, users are prompted for more information, which
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is shown when they post. The registration form needs some work to
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ensure that people aren't trying to feed false information via the
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querystring. Fixed a problem with the determining the total
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number of posts.
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10-Aug-2002: Updated a lot of the variable calls to comply with the new PHP
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setting of register_globals being off. Added some new code to the
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post thread and post reply pages to make sure the user isn't
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feeding bad information via the querystring. When someone
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registers a new account, they will be forwarded back to the main
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page (forum list) and have the option to automatically log in from
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that page (thanks Matt!). When registering, the password is no
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longer shown in plain text, and it must be at least 6 characters
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long.
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09-Aug-2002: Added some directory security to the system. Now if a user tries
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to call any of the directories in the structure, other than root,
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it will redirect them to the main page. If the user attempts to
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call any of the files directly, other than index.php they will be
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redirected home as well. JavaScript form validation has been
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added to the post thread and reply forms, as well as code to make
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sure someone isn't trying to feed the form data via the
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querystring.
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08-Aug-2002: Not only can user's sign up for an account, they can log in now
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too! The login is working, but will need to be tweaked for
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security purposes, plus most of the code built into the index.php
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will be added into the include file as a function. Users can now
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post new threads to the forums, as well as reply to existing
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threads. Fixed the problem with the forum list reporting the
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wrong number of posts.
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07-Aug-2002: Threw together a quick little banner / logo. Built out the page
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to allow a user to sign up for an account. The page checks the
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input from the user and all that good stuff, detecting malformed
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requests (i.e. hack attempts) and blocks them. Registration only
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requires minimal information (username, password, email address)
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but will be expanded to support a full profile. Users can now set
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up an account, but there are no actions for them yet.
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06-Aug-2002: Built out the database tables for the users, forums, threads, and
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replies. Set up the directory structure. Built the index page,
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along with the content pages to show the forum list, thread list,
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and replies.
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