Allow Author Wildcard Search

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Allow Author Wildcard Search 1.0.1

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phpBB 2.0.20
PHP 4.1.0†

Page Updated: Jan 21, 2007

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With the release of phpBB 2.0.14, the developers of phpBB introduced changes to limit and prevent certain types of server-intensive searches. As a side effect, some hacks that relied on author searches of only the "*" wildcard were broken. Allow Author Wildcard Search Search was created as a middle path: the wildcard becomes enabled in author searches, while still cutting down on searches that could cause high server load.

Installing this hack is recommended for users of hacks like Niels' Search back (also known as Search Posts by Time) that wish to continue using these hacks on phpBB 2.0.14 or later versions.

Features of Allow Author Wildcard Search 1.0.1

  • Enables author searching for just the "*" wildcard in phpBB 2.0.14+.
  • Avoids use of intensive "LIKE '%'" SQL query for wildcard-only author search.
  • Preserves phpBB 2.0.14 style limitations on other searches.

Also Available At

This refinement can also be downloaded from the following sites. They may have a slightly older version; new releases are posted here before being submitted to these sites. These are the only "official mirror" sites where this refinement is submitted.

phpBB.com - MOD Release Announcements & Support Topic

phpBBHacks.com Download Listing

Additional Notes

† This download was tested only with PHP 4, but is expected to work on PHP 5 also.

For phpBB version 2.0.14 - 2.0.19, please use version 1.0.0 of this refinement.