Hi Larry!

[…] As long as it doesn't affect the database files, I don't see any major problems.

Yes, this is exactly the point. The database structure was modified between versions - therefore I was asking you to have a look at one of the forum’s tables.
Unless you run an update by a script, you will never get the new functions up and running. Using new scripts with an old database-structure would just fill up your server’s error-log.

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Cheers,
Alfie (Helmut Schütz)
BEBA-Forum (v1.8β)