phpBB 2.0

The first version of the phpBB forum software I worked with was phpBB 2.0. The results of my time with it are gathered here as downloads and articles. Although I am no longer working with phpBB 2.0, preferring to concentrate on later releases, I hope these materials will be helpful to others who are still using that software.

I am no longer actively developing or providing support for my phpBB 2.0 projects. Some of these projects have been ported to phpBB 3.

• phpBB 2.0 Downloads
• Customize Your phpBB 2 Forum
• Troubleshooting phpBB 2
• Software Manuals

phpBB 2.0 Downloads

Administration Tools (13 Projects)

Increase the arsenal of skills available to you as an administrator with these modifications. Each one is designed to give you more powers, make a common task easier, or remove a feature that is undesirable in certain situations.

Admin Upload Utility (10 Projects)

Upload graphics and other files through your Admin Panel with this module-based refinement. You'll need the core files and at least one of the modules to use this.

Anti Spam Tools (7 Projects)

Spammers have become a plague upon forums across the web. These tools will help you combat them.

Site Experience (16 Projects)

The way visitors see and interact with your site is a major factor in determining its popularity. Hacks in this category change the way the forum is displayed or responds.

Shop Add-Ons (6 Projects)

Zarath's Shop is often used to provide member rewards or enhance forum games. These refinements add features for Shop 3 and update older hacks designed for Shop 2.

New Features (3 Projects)

Want to add something completely new to your forum? These features may prove popular, but can be a lot of work to install.

easyCMS Add-Ons (7 Projects)

Released exclusively at phpBBHacks.com, these refinements extend the functionality of the easyCMS article manager. Support for these may be limited, as I've not looked at most of them in a long time.

Templates (1 Project)

Go for a totally new appearance with a forum template (also called styles, themes, and skins).

Customize Your phpBB 2 Forum

Add your own personal touch and enhancements to your phpBB 2.0 forum with these guides.

• Add Sections to your phpBB 2 FAQ
• Adding a New Admin Panel Link
• Adding Pagination to a phpBB Page
• Increase Subject Length
• Secure Your Administration Control Panel
• Making a Profile Field Required
• Upgrade with Code Changes

Troubleshooting phpBB 2

These solutions can help you fix common problems and error messages that sometimes appear when using phpBB 2.0 forums.

• Could not open template config file
• Failed Sending Email
• Parse error in template.php: eval()'d code
• Template->make_filename() Error
• Using phpBB 2 with PHP 5 or later

Software Manuals

You can learn more about using phpBB's many powerful features with these manuals.

• Building Online Communities with phpBB
• phpBB 2 Database Abstraction Layer
• phpBB 2 Readme
• phpBB 2 Install Instructions
• phpBB 2 FAQ
• phpBB 2 Forum FAQ
• phpBB 2 BBCode Guide