stargate-portal.com

SVN - Subversion (software), a revision (or version) control system...

First thing to do is download TortoiseSVN
http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
you can use any SVN software I use Tortoise

Next step, request the Log in info from Mike Via PM

After you install TortoiseSVN make a directory on you hard drive I call mine
1StargateSVN ( so its first on the list of directory's )

Right click on the directory pick create repository here (other programs might word it different)
Pick SVN Checkout fill in Log in info and when requested your password.


To update the SVN on you computer
go into your SVN directory you created on your Computer, there should be a directory
called stargate-portal.com with a green check mark on the Left.

You can't use the files like it is , you need to export them.
Go into the directory and look for the directory builds in that directory is the latest SVN
for Stargate Portal 307-001

Version control for Stargate Portal:
We now use a build number to identify progress... It's fairly simple... phpBB version number followed by the portal build number as in 307-001 (current)...
Introduced this for 3.0.6... saves having to keep updating the portal number, now at 1.0.7...

To setup a local server for testing see the How-To Forum

Before you install any mod, you should ask yourself the following questions.

1: Are there real benefits to installing the mod:?
Never take a mod at face value... always confirm that the benefits claimed are real...
Check with the experts, see if these benefits can be achieved without resorting to complicated mods...

2: Will installing the mod make future update of the phpBB core difficult:?
Before you apply any edits, examine the installs xml in your browser, paying specific attention to how much the mod will modify the core file...
Several of the larger mods will actually kill phpBB's automatic update procedure. You will have to resort to manual updates of the effected files...

3: If the mod screws up, can I disable or uninstall it without difficulty:?
I am not aware of any other mod that can be disabled via the ACP but I am guessing some do exist...
If they can't be disabled, can you easily undo the edits should you wish to remove the the mod for any reason...

4: Does the mod contain functionality that already exists:?
Several mods add unnecessary functionality that may already exist, either in the core or another mod... This will lead to conflicts down the road...

Going overboard:
As many of you are aware, I test the more popular mods to ensure they work with the portal, and I can say in all honesty, there are a few I would never install...
One of my pet hates is the inclusion of unnecessary or duplicated functionality, which invariably leads to degradation of the phpBB core files during the install process...
I want a mod to do what its suppose to do and nothing more...

Duplicated functionality:
Three of the mods I installed had additional code to resize images... as a result I removed all of them.

Just my thought but I do have some experience...

Correct recent updates to make prosilver 100% WC3 (strict) compliant.

28th January 2010

What HOW-TO's are wished?

Tell us of what you want to be informed better!

Suggestions are welcome in this topic.

I have modified the wep page files to allow youtube videos to be listed...
I have also added a youtube table to the databse and later I will allow adding of video under categories...
Have a look see in the Sub-Menu or this link:

Once the RC1.0.0 is finalised, we will endeavour to update all existing styles in as short a time span as possible... We will also be adding many more styles as time allows... Should you require a style ported, please add the request to the styles forum... Styles will be ported on a weighted basis... The more requests the faster a style will make the top of the list...
All styles will be available from stargatestyles.com...