Camels in the Mist

When a phpBB installation is moved (from one directory to another, or even from one server to another) some of it’s configuration values need to be updated. If they don’t get updated before the move, the old values can interfere with the operation of a board: Logins might hang, and it’s usually not possible to access the administration panel.

In order to fix this, it’s necessary to update the server_name, script_path, and occasionally some other configuration values. This is a small script to allow easy updating without having to hunt them down in the database and edit them manually.

Just drop pather.php into your main phpbb directory and run it. It will ask for your Administrator username and password (this is to prevent normal or anonymous users from altering your settings)

Once you’ve updated, please delete the file! It’s useful, but doesn’t have the additional protection or securities offered by pages in the admin control panel.