phpBB 3.1.6 to 3.1.9

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1. I downloaded "phpBB-3.1.6_to_3.1.9.zip" and moved it to /tmp on the server (hsiao.net).
2. I unzipped the zip file under the above directory and it created 3 directories (./docs, ./install, ./vendor).
3. I moved the directories in /tmp to /export/home/www/html/phpBB3

Then, go to install and follow the steps.

Download "update_3.1.6_to_3.1.9.tar" for the differences and upload to the server

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cd /export/home/www/html/phpBB3
tar xf <path>/update_3.1.6_to_3.1.9.tar

Check files again from install

File update was successful

Update database

Update was successful

Rename the install directory before phpBB would work.

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# mv install install_3_1_6_to_3_1_9

Make sure the permission is set back to default web server user:

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chown -R www:www .

For those who are curious what are new in 3.1.6, please check the phpBB 3.1.9 released page.

NOTICE: Both php 5.6.20 and 7.0.5 compiled successfully. However, phpBB 3.1.x does NOT work with PHP 7 (code differences). Some say phpBB version 3.2.x may start supporting PHP 7. Therefore, stick with PHP 5.6.20 for now.