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Upgrade from 2007 5.5 Changes Log

Upgrade from 2007 5.5
Caution Please read this document carefully!


  1. Please turn off your forum first. It's recommend backuping your forum first.
  2. Upload, Change the following files:
    1. Upload the following files:
      • Files in bmb folder.(1. NO the sub-folders. 2. No install.php and install folder)
      • DIR:lang
      • DIR:newtem
      • DIR:plugins
      • DIR:editor/neweditor
      • DIR:include
      • DIR:upgrade
      • DIR:images/bsd07
      • FILE:images/bmb_ajax.js
      • FILE:datafile/style/bsd01.bs5
      • FILE:images/admin.css
      • FILE:images/adminmenu.js
      • FILE:images/adminlogo.png
    2. Delete messanger.php

  3. Open browser, go to your the upgrade dir (e.g.http://www.yourname.com/bbs/upgrade/), follow the tips in the program.
  4. (Turn on your forum) Go to Administration Center, General Options Menu, Time Display, set Date Format to Y-m-d
  5. Go to Administration Center, Start Menu, Database Optimize, Refresh Styles Caches and Rebuild user birthday data
  6. There are many new options in Usergroup and General Options
  7. You must update your Themes, for updates, please visit official site to get a newer version or go to the official blog to learn changes.
  8. If you make a language package, please go to the official blog to learn changes.
  9. If your IIS Server can enable Rewrite, you can read:http://wiki.bmforum.com/Rewrite
  10. Structures have changed, it's recommend backuping.
  11. Caution Check if install.php existed!
  12. DoneDone

Changes Log

New Features

  • New designed post interface
  • AJAX Scores
  • Enhanced delete posts in batch
  • All new admin interface
  • Enhanced Articles mode
  • Display order in article modes
  • Output more HTTP headers(e.g. Etag)
  • Table BMB Code Colorful
  • Search caches auto-clean
  • Modify the banned words process way
  • Recycled posts hints
  • Recycle the exceed posts
  • AJAX Error Tips Box
  • All new UI
  • Recycle posts
  • Enhanced threads, posts
  • Support IE7 Search Box
  • Normal members can rate a post
  • Check attachment file type real-time
  • New PMs tips
  • Detailed censored system
  • Enhanced scores display
  • Optimize birthday cache
  • New Control Panel
  • All new favorites and subscription system
  • New Contact list
  • Business user can be detected
  • Auto scan and add emoticons
  • AJAX Fast vote
  • Attachment Modules
  • Send referer to remote file
  • Fast recover default themes and languages
  • Enhanced file upload failed tips
  • Remote file upload
  • Enhanced online list
  • Updates ISAPI Rewrite rules
  • Enhanced online list data
  • Compatible with IE7 and Firefox 2
  • Enhanced watermarks
  • Date format settings
  • Jump floors with AJAX
  • Enhanced WYSIWYG
  • Enhanced invitation.
  • Auto focus on username input box.
  • Set if allow send welcome email

Fixed Buges

  • Fixed attachment download bug in sometime
  • Fixed can't donate repeat
  • Fixed replies AJAX floor number
  • Fixed WYSIWYG Ctrl+Enter post
  • Fixed AJAX can't buy post
  • Fixed online list page numbers
  • Fixed Task Scheduler repeat
  • Fixed upload head portrait can't delete the temp file
  • Prevent space title
  • Fixed non-WYSIWYG poll problem
  • Fixed admin's [code] problem
  • Fixed HTML permission with quotes problem.