# eFiction 3 Mod This version is essentially a version of 'future 3.5.9' wiith some of my internal modifications. This script can upgrade to future 3.5.9 with a few eFiction 3 Mod entries by upgrading over versions 3.5.3 to 3.5.8. After that, go to the conversion page in the Archive Conversion Panel to convert the database to eFiction 3 Mod. ## Requirements - Minimum: PHP 7.4, MySQL 5.7.7 or MariaDB 10.6 - Recommnended: PHP 8.4, MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 11.4 - Tested Working: PHP: 7.4.33, 8.5.8; MariaDB: 10.6, 10.11, 11.4 ## Installation Same as the usual eFiction 3.x installs. ## Updating Just place the script over your current install like any upgrade. If you have already upgraded to future 3.5.9, you need to run a MySQL query to support the Enable Registrations mod and update the 'fanfiction_authors' table's password field to support 255 characters first. (That is, until I try and add *that* to the Mod conversion script.) Both queries are in the Mod's update.php script. <br> # Changelog ### Future 3.5.9 release has the following changes and fixes so far: - date fields fix - logs fail typo fix - PHP warning fixes - SMTP updates/fixes and an SMTP settings tester ### eFiction 3 Mod has the following changes and fixes so far: - Original eFiction 3 skins restored - Future 3.5.9 SMTP database table creation oversight fixes (also install.php consistency change) - SQL database engine change from MyISAM to InnoDB - SQL database charset changes from latin1 to utf8mb4 (certain fields are utf8mb4 'ci' for sorting purposes and certain count purposes, however) - Password hashes are now bcrypt with a cost of 12 instead of MD5 (though old MD5 hashed passwords still work until changed by user) - includes/button.php: GD captcha font path handling fix for PHP 8.6/GD 2.4.0 users and remove unused variable - includes/corefunctions.php: occasional foreach array|object, string given PHP warning fix - includes/userlist.php: Uncaught TypeError for Co-Authors field in PHP 8.x when searching for a user with the first character yields no results - discovered this one entirely by accident due to a typo... slipped my hand on the keyboard! - install/install.php: SMTP settings table column creation oversight fix, consistency changes, and cleanup - user/manageimages.php: Add support for WebP images - search.php: failed penname search causes PHP warning fix for PHP 8.x users - MySQL error message overwriting the Search Results header due to an assumption of an array count of author data - series.php: category settings causing Fatal Error bug for PHP 8.x users and Undefined array key PHP warning fixes - stories.php: add story with null category using 'Only one' setting causing Fatal Error bug fix for PHP 8.x users - categories.php: deleting only category causing Fatal Error bug fix for PHP 8.x users - header.php: leftover array typo oversight fix with age consent feature - admin/settings.php: SMTP updates/fixes and test code implementation and oversights breaking Ratings and $storiespath fixes - blocks/menu/menu.php: Array to string conversion warning when accessing the menu block page fix - admin/panels.php: Trying to access offset array on null PHP warning when creating a new panel entry fix - install/corefunctions.php, user/revres.php: Trying to access array offset on null PHP warning when responding to a review fix - stories.php, viewstory.php, includes/corefunctions.php, includes/storyblock.php, includes/storyform.php, user/revres.php: proper coauthors behavior fixes - docs/config.php, includes/browsecategories.php, includes/categorylist.php, includes/characterlist.php, includes/userlist.php, install/install.php, user/login.php: redundant dbfunctions.php entries including cleanup - header.php, rss.php, admin/backup.php, admin/backup_utf8.php, includes/categorylist.php, includes/userlist.php, install/install.php, languages/en.php: possible CHARSET definition breakage - mostly reverted as one former config.php line does belong in includes/dbfunctions.php - rss.php, includes/button.php (me), languages/en.php (me): error and warning message suppression removal - rss and en were a stupid hack for the actual problem in the next item of the list - languages/en.php: undefined variables warning fix for PHP 8.x - applies to any other language PHP files, so they should be updated - only needs one line and one additional file in the **includes** directory - admin/settings.php, install/install.php: Do not parse the mailer directory in the Admin Panel's or installer's language setting's drop-down menus - admin/viewlog.php, languages/en_admin.php: some hardcoded English entries have been relocated to the Admin Panel language file - includes/reviewform.php, includes/seriesreviews.php, reviews.php: Number of Likes - unfinished calculation fixes and updates, implement its entry in the review form as well - Bridges return! Their removal got rid of the example work, which is now updated as well - Layout fixes and consistency changes for various sections of the script: admin settings, new/edit story pages, new/edit series pages, installer - TinyMCE versions added; now you have a choice of TinyMCE versions 2.1.2, 3.4.8, 4.5.12, 5.3.2, and 6.8.6 - replaces eFiction 3.5.x's original 3.0.9 - Setting to enable or disable new user registrations - sorely needed for some archives <br> README_old.md has the noted changes and fixes from 3.5.8.f1 down to 3.5.6.