phpBB 3.3.11 Release: New Features, PHP 8 Compatibility, and Security Enhancements
The phpBB forum software released version 3.3.11 on October 22, raising the minimum PHP requirement to 7.2 for better PHP 8 compatibility, adding search index progress bars, improving deprecated function handling, and strengthening security with CAPTCHA attempt limits.
The long‑standing forum platform phpBB announced the release of version 3.3.11, codenamed “Bertie’s trip to Zagreb,” on October 22.
This maintenance release, part of the second‑half‑year plan, not only fixes previously collected bugs but also introduces several updates. First, to improve compatibility with PHP 8, the minimum PHP version is now set to 7.2, and the OAuth library has been replaced with a PHP 8‑compatible version.
Second, new functionality has been added to search and statistics, such as an index progress bar that provides a more intuitive view of data generated by search operations and their execution efficiency.
Additionally, the release addresses deprecations introduced in PHP 8.2 and includes security hardening, for example by adding a maximum attempt limit for CAPTCHA usage.
The complete list of changes can be found in the changelog file inside the docs folder of the release package, or viewed online at https://tracker.phpbb.com/issues/?filter=16291 . The phpBB 3.3.11 version can be downloaded from https://www.phpbb.com/downloads/ .
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