phpBB Discussion • Re: Upgrade worthwhile? phpBB 3.09 to 3.3 - biggest benefits?

I know most of my post below will be how to upgrade, but still worth mentioning.

but still has a solid decent membership due to niche discussions and lots of technical information

If membership is still active, I would recommend leaving it up especially if the content is a niche area of interest.

so I don't want to spend a fortune on upgrading, although I would certainly consider paying limited amounts for expert help

Upgrading yourself is free, and we have Upgrade Guides on how to upgrade along with our Support Forums if you get stuck. Due to your board being 3.0, you will need to make incremental upgrades.

• 3.0 to 3.0.14
• 3.0.14 to 3.1 - Make sure you run the database cleaner BEFORE upgrading to 3.1. More information can be found on the Support Toolkit page.
• 3.1 to 3.2
• 3.2 to 3.3

some of the MOD data likely be lost

Not some, all. However, if you provide a list of what MODs you have installed, we can tell you if there are extensions available that provide the same functionality as your MODs (some 3.0 MODs were actually converted from the original).

Statistics: Posted by Kailey — Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:12 pm

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