Installation - RokBB3

Downloading the necessary files

• RokBB3 administration module (rokbb3.zip) This package contains administration module which helps you configure look and feel of your Synapse style with ease.

Installing RokBB3 for the first time (fresh install)

Upload all needed files to server.To be able to do that, you will need an ftp client or shell access. Eventually you can use such kind of server management software like cPanel. You might wanna ask your hosting provider if any of those exists. If yes, you can unzip your file directly on server. If you don't have shell access or any server management software installed, you need to unzip rokbb3.zip on your hard drive and then do the upload. Here we go with file list:

• menunav.php goes to → phpBB3 root directory
• rokbb3.php goes to → phpBB3 root directory
• adm/style/acp_joomla.html goes to → your_phpbb3_root/adm/style/
• adm/style/rokbb3_mods folder goes to → your_phpbb3_root/adm/style/
• includes/acp/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/rokbb3_mods folder goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/info/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/info/
• language/en/mods/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/language/en/mods/

Log into Phpbb3 Administration Control Panel.Change following settings:

• General → Server configuration → Load settings → Recompile stale style components to Yes
• General → Server configuration → Security Settings → Allow php in templates to Yes

Complete following steps:

• Go to the System → Module Management → Administration Control Panel.
• Select General in Module management list.
• At the bottom type ROKBB3 then press "Create new module" button.
• Make sure "Module enabled" is selected.
• After module creation enter newly created category called ROKBB3.
• Now we can add Synapse and other templates for configuration. There's a list at the bottom right, where you can select proper module. Scroll down for Synapse to add it for configuration.
• Press "Add module"
• Repeat last two steps with "Global Configuration" module.
• After adding it. Press "Enable" button to make module active.
• Now go to "General" tab at the top. At the bottom of modules there is a ROKBB3 category. You can now select Synapse template and configure it's options.

I know some of you guys may be a little bit schocked about all that installation process but we only need this operation to be executed once. After that, to upgrade RokBB3 we will be only replacing files and adding new templates to RokBB3.

Updating RokBB3 to Synapse support

If you installed RokBB3 recently (for example with older templates), you will need only to replace files with newer one.Here is the list:

• menunav.php goes to → phpBB3 root directory
• rokbb3.php goes to → phpBB3 root directory
• adm/style/acp_joomla.html goes to → your_phpbb3_root/adm/style/
• adm/style/rokbb3_mods folder goes to → your_phpbb3_root/adm/style/
• includes/acp/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/rokbb3_mods folder goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/
• includes/acp/info/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/includes/acp/info/
• language/en/mods/acp_joomla.php goes to → your_phpbb3_root/language/en/mods/

Complete following steps:

• Log into Administration Control Panel and go to System tab.
• Select Module Management and Administration Control Panel under it. Now enter "General" category on the Module Management list.
• Enter "ROKBB3" category and add Synapse from list on the right by pressing "Add module" button.

Press "Enable" button to make module active.Go to "General" tab at the top of the Administration Control Panel and scroll down to ROKBB3 group. You will see newly added RocketTheme phpbb3 style.

Installing RocketTheme Synapse Phpbb3 Style

Downloading the Style Files

• Synapse Style (rt_synapse_phpbb3.zip) This file is the style package you will use to install Synapse into phpBB3.
• Synapse Additional Imagesets (synapse-phpbb3-imageset.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Synapse style release.
• Synapse Source PNGs (synapse-phpbb3-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs for making modifications and customizations to the images in the style. You will need Adobe Fireworks image editing to fully utilize the Source PNG files.

Installing style

Installing Synapse phpbb3 style is a blast - but similar to the RokBB3 installation requires server acces. You can access your webserver by using FTP client , shell access or such solutions like cPanel and others.

• Upload Synapse (rt_synapse_phpbb3.zip) to server. Unzip it in folder "styles" (by using cpanel or shell access) located in your root phpbb3 installation directory.
• If you don't have shell or cpanel, unzip rt_synapse_phpbb3.zip on your hard drive and then do a ftp upload into styles folder.
• Log in into phpbb3 Administration Control Panel.
• Select Styles tab.
• Synapse is at the bottom.
• Install style and set as default.