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phpBB 3.0 Olympus Documentation

Edited by

Dominik Dröscher

Graham Eames

Copyright © 2005 phpBB Group

Abstract

The detailed documentation for phpBB 3.0 Olympus.

Table of Contents

1. Quick Start Guide
1.1. Requirements
1.2. Installation
1.2.1. Introduction
1.2.2. Requirements
1.2.3. Database settings
1.2.4. Administrator details
1.2.5. Configuration file
1.2.6. Advanced settings
1.3. General settings
1.3.1. Board Settings
1.3.2. Board Features
1.4. Creating forums
1.5. Setting permissions
1.5.1. Permission types
1.5.2. Setting forum permissions
1.5.3. Manual permissions
1.5.4. Permissions roles
1.5.5. Assign moderators to forums
1.5.6. Setting global permissions
1.6. Obtaining support
2. Upgrade Guide
2.1. Upgrading from 2.0 to 3.0
3. Administration Guide
3.1. The Administration Control Panel
3.2. General Configuration and Front Page
3.2.1. Board Configuration
3.2.1.1. Board Settings
3.2.1.2. Board Features
3.2.1.3. Attachment Settings
3.2.1.4. Avatar Settings
3.2.1.5. Private Messaging
3.2.2. Client communication
3.2.2.1. Authentication
3.2.2.2. Email settings
3.2.2.3. Jabber settings
3.2.3. Server configuration
3.2.3.1. Cookie settings
3.2.3.2. Server settings
3.2.3.3. Security settings
3.3. Forum Admin
3.3.1. Explanation of forum types
3.3.2. Sub-forums
3.3.3. Manage forums
3.4. Posting Settings
3.4.1. BBCodes
3.4.2. Private message settings
3.4.3. Topic icons
3.4.4. Smilies
3.4.5. Word censoring
3.4.6. Attachment Settings
3.4.7. Manage extensions
3.4.8. Manage extension groups
3.4.9. Orphaned attachments
3.5. Users Management
3.5.1. Manage Users
3.5.1.1. User Overview
3.5.1.2. User Feedback
3.5.1.3. User Profile
3.5.1.4. User Preferences
3.5.1.5. User Avatar
3.5.1.6. User Rank
3.5.1.7. User Signature
3.5.1.8. Groups
3.5.1.9. Permissions
3.5.1.10. Attachments
3.5.2. Inactive Users
3.5.3. Users' permissions
3.5.4. User Security
3.5.4.1. Ban emails
3.5.4.2. Ban IPs
3.5.4.3. Ban Users
3.5.4.4. Disallow usernames
3.5.4.5. Prune users
3.6. Group Management
3.6.1. Group types
3.6.2. Group attributes
3.6.3. Default groups
3.7. Permission Overload
3.8. Styles
3.9. Board Maintenance
3.9.1. Forum Logs
3.9.2. Database backup and restore
3.9.3. Search Indexing
3.10. System Configuration
3.10.1. Checking for updates
3.10.2. Managing Search Robots
3.10.3. Mass email
3.10.4. Language Packs
3.10.5. PHP Information
3.10.6. Manage reasons for reporting and denying posts
3.10.7. Module Management
4. Moderator Guide
4.1. Editing posts
4.2. Moderation tools
4.2.1. Locking a topic or post
4.2.2. Deleting a topic or post
4.2.3. Moving a topic into another forum
4.2.3.1. Shadow Topics
4.2.4. Duplicating a topic
4.2.5. Announcements and stickies
4.2.6. Splitting posts off a topic
4.2.7. Merge topics
4.2.8. Merge posts into another topic
4.3. What is the 'Moderation queue'?
4.4. What are 'Reported posts'?
4.5. The Moderator Control Panel (MCP)
4.5.1. Moderation queue
4.5.2. Reported posts
4.5.3. Forum moderation
5. User Guide
5.1. How user permissions affect forum experience
5.2. Registering on a phpBB3 board
5.3. Orienting Yourself in the User Control Panel
5.3.1. Overview
5.3.1.1. Subscriptions
5.3.1.2. Bookmarks
5.3.1.3. Drafts
5.3.2. Profile
5.3.2.1. Personal settings
5.3.2.2. Registration details
5.3.2.3. Signature
5.3.2.4. Avatar
5.3.3. Preferences
5.3.3.1. Personal
5.3.3.2. Viewing
5.3.3.3. Posting
5.3.4. Friends and Foes
5.3.5. Attachments
5.3.6. Usergroups
5.4. Mastering the Posting Screen
5.4.1. Posting Form
5.4.2. Smilies
5.4.3. BBCodes
5.4.4. Post Options
5.4.4.1. Topic Types
5.4.5. Attachments
5.4.6. Polls
5.4.7. Drafts
5.5. Communicate with Private Messages
5.5.1. Message display
5.5.2. Composing a new message
5.5.3. Message Folders
5.5.3.1. Custom Folders
5.5.3.2. Moving Messages
5.5.3.3. Message Markers
5.5.4. Message filters
5.6. Search - How to Find What You are Looking For
5.7. The Memberlist - More Than Meets the Eye
6. Glossary
6.1. Terms

List of Figures

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Database settings
1.3. Board Settings
1.4. Board Features
1.5. Global and local permissions
1.6. Select Groups
1.7. Manual permissions
1.8. Permission roles
1.9. The Forum Moderator's Permissions
3.1. Administration Control Panel Index
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