install very smooth on a clean joomla! 1.0.13 install. looking very good, very good.
the profile section is way better than previous version.

very good job.

i will try with a copy of my site with many users and post and CB integration to test.

one thing though: the Fireboard Configuration panel has too many part to scroll. it's good to have these options (this is not the issue) but it makes a lot of scrolling up/down.

So either add an anchor button "back up" or a tab system for each sub-section of the config would be very nice and practical.

but over all the result was way worth waiting for.

GREAT GREAT job guys. it will become the most used forum for joomla! for sure.

Do you already see some kind of upgrading system integrated in the backend bobthebob01?

i am testing first on fresh install and report bugs i found. then i'll start testing upgrades.

during fresh install i only saw option to upgrade from jommlaboard or clean install.
i'll try both to see

upgrade is basicly like this :

0- don't do it on production site, it will cause you headache. backup what you have
1- move your uploaded directory completely to JOOMLA_ROOT/images, rename it to fbfiles/
2- take a copy of your modified template, if you have any, if none, pass this
3- apply the upgrade queries in the sql file provided
4- uninstall, reinstall fireboard.

Easier upgrade depends on when we move the configuration to database, if possible this version, if not, next version. then upgrade would be easier.

Hmm that still gives a headache to a noob Denailt! But hey..once the stable version is out, and production sites are allowed to upgrade..ill give you all my passwords and you may do the upgrading and get the headache for me lol!

Danialt, Sören Eberhardt worked out a very smart solution for upgrading the VirtueMart shops (even more complex system than a forum). There were already database changes but the upgrade installer managed everything without uninstalling the shop. Please take a look at it

I caught your words currently the main problem is that the images were moved to another directory, so this time we should upgrade FB manually but in the future please think as a newbie and make the upgrade for the and user as simple as possible.

That IS the point of moving that directory. So each time you uninstall and reinstall you dont lose data. So each version we are trying to get closer to the ideal system.

As for auto upgrade, I had done the same in ClexusPM, but this needs to transfer config to database.

I see, thanks.

i don't seem to find the the upgrade queries in the sql file provided in the .zip file i downloaded from your forum

bobthebob01, you can find the file or simply the contents in the SVN. Heck, I'll post the contents here. Gimme a sec...

EDIT: [code:1]+------------------------------------------------+
| Fireboard 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 |
+------------------------------------------------+

CREATE TABLE `jos_fb_ranks` (
`rank_id` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
`rank_title` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
`rank_min` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`rank_special` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`rank_image` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`rank_id`)
) AUTO_INCREMENT=12 ;

INSERT INTO `jos_fb_ranks` (`rank_id`, `rank_title`, `rank_min`, `rank_special`, `rank_image`) VALUES
(1, 'Fresh Boarder', 0, 0, 'rank1.gif'),
(2, 'Junior Boarder', 20, 0, 'rank2.gif'),
(3, 'Senior Boarder', 40, 0, 'rank3.gif'),
(4, 'Expert Boarder', 80, 0, 'rank4.gif'),
(5, 'Gold Boarder', 160, 0, 'rank5.gif'),
(6, 'Platinum Boarder', 320, 0, 'rank6.gif'),
(7, 'Administrator', 0, 1, 'rankadmin.gif'),
(8, 'Moderator', 0, 1, 'rankmod.gif'),
(9, 'Spammer', 0, 1, 'rankspammer.gif');

ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `rank` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';

ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD COLUMN `id_last_msg` int(10) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD COLUMN `time_last_msg` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD COLUMN `numTopics` mediumint(8) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD COLUMN `numPosts` mediumint(8) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';


ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD COLUMN `modified_by` int(7) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD COLUMN `modified_time` int(11) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD COLUMN `modified_reason` tinytext NULL;

ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `personalText` tinytext NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `gender` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `birthdate` date NOT NULL DEFAULT '0001-01-01';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `location` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `ICQ` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `AIM` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `YIM` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `MSN` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `SKYPE` varchar(50) NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `hideEmail` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `showOnline` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1';

+------------------------------------------------+
| Fireboard 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 |
+------------------------------------------------+

ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_attachments` ADD INDEX `mesid` (`mesid`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD INDEX `parent` (`parent`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` ADD INDEX `published_pubaccess_id` (`published`,`pub_access`,`id`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` DROP KEY `catid`;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_categories` DROP KEY `catparent`;
CREATE TABLE `jos_fb_groups` (
`id` int(4) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`title` varchar(255) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD INDEX `time` (`time`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD INDEX `locked` (`locked`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` ADD INDEX `hold_time` (`hold`,`time`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages` DROP KEY `id`;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages_text` ADD PRIMARY KEY (`mesid`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_messages_text` DROP KEY `mesid`;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_moderation` DROP KEY `catid`;
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `group_id` int(4) NULL DEFAULT '1';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD COLUMN `uhits` int(11) NULL DEFAULT '0';
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_users` ADD INDEX `group_id` (`group_id`);
ALTER TABLE `jos_fb_whoisonline` ADD INDEX `userid` (`userid`);

INSERT INTO `jos_fb_groups` VALUES ('1', 'Registered User');[/code:1]