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Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?


 
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Lynx
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:15 am 
Post subject: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

My current phpBB2 is on Centos5, which will no longer be supported next year.

Are there any issues with Centos7 or newer versions of php? I am currently using PHP Version 5.2.17.

p.s. I just noticed this great post:
http://phpbb2refugees.com/viewtopic.php?p=1420#1420

I need to move the smaller of my two phpBBs to a cheap test site and see what happens.

That said, is anyone using any version of php7?
https://secure.php.net/releases/
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:25 am 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

since neither phpbb 3.0 or 3.1 will work on php 7 I seriously doubt phpbb 2 will work without some major changes.

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Vendethiel
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:53 pm 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

Well, the other one is magic_quotes, but it's no issue. So really I think it's going to be fine (programming is my dayjob and I have 10 years of php experience. I'll deal with it if I have to, even if I spend some time doing it...).
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:35 pm 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

Are there any security issues with disabling magic quotes?

I found this doing a search:
Searching for: magic_quotes
common.php(29): set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); // Disable magic_quotes_runtime
common.php(96): // addslashes to vars if magic_quotes_gpc is off
common.php(100): if( !get_magic_quotes_gpc() )
admi\admin_db_utilities.php(450): if(get_magic_quotes_runtime())
Found 4 occurrence(s) in 2 file(s)

If I remember right, the poster I found said to just comment out this line:
common.php(29): set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); // Disable magic_quotes_runtime

changed:
common.php(29): //set_magic_quotes_runtime(0); // Disable magic_quotes_runtime

I'm trying to figure out if I really want to upgrade my phpbb2. I did convert the more active forum to be responsive (am moderately happy with results). All the modifications I did years ago to clean up the board, I'd do all again.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:50 am 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

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Are there any security issues with disabling magic quotes?
No. They're disabled anyway. But you might get an error because the functions related to it were removed.

The $_GET/$_POST thing will be a bit more annoying.
Changing class to use __construct will be okay.
A few other things need updating.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:41 am 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

So this is much more complicated than Dog Cow's post describes?

1) commenting out the magic quotes
2) changing the php.ini file to turn unicode.semantics = off
3) making some changes to sessions.php

Are there any comprehensive directions out there? Or will I really just have to switch to php3?

I was hoping somehow to avoid all this work but I want the board functional years from now.
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Vendethiel
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:11 pm 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

Depends what you call "complicated". I don't have PHP7 installed, so I can't confirm or deny anything yet.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:12 pm 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

Looks like php 5.6 would be a better choice than php7. The thread I originally found with tips had to do with php6 which appears to have been sidelined.

Has anyone gotten phpbb2 to work using php5.6?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:50 am 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

I have several (premodded0 boards running PHP 5.5. According to this page, 5.6 shouldn't break anything else.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:53 am 
Post subject: Re: Can you run phpBB2 on Centos7 and newer versions of php?

Thanks. I will give it a shot (will try my softly modded board).
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