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+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+
+// make absolute or relative to phpBB /
+define('PHPBB_ROOT_PATH', '../');
+define('IN_PHPBB', true);
+
+
+function confirm($message = 'Are you sure? ', $options = array('y', 'n'), $default ='n')
+{
+   // first $options means true, any other false
+
+   echo $message, ' (';
+   $first = true;
+   foreach ($options as $option) {
+      // mark default
+      if ($option == $default) {
+         $option = strtoupper($option);
+      }
+      if ($first) {
+         echo $option;
+         $first = false;
+      } else {
+         echo '/', $option;
+      }
+   }
+   echo '): ';
+
+   $handle = fopen("php://stdin", 'r');
+   $line = trim(fgetc($handle));
+   fclose($handle);
+
+
+   if ($line == '') {
+      // enter
+      $line = $default;
+   }
+
+   if ($line == $options[0]) {
+      $result = true;
+   } else {
+      $result = false;
+   }
+
+   return $result;
+}
+
+
+
+function deleteDirectory($dir, $excludes = array())
+{
+   if (!file_exists($dir)) {
+      return false;
+   }
+   $dir = rtrim($dir, '/') . '/';
+   static $skip = false;
+
+   $entries = glob($dir . '{,.}[!.,!..]*', GLOB_MARK | GLOB_BRACE);
+
+   foreach($entries as $entry) {
+      if (!in_array(basename($entry), $excludes)) {
+         if (is_dir($entry)) {
+            deleteDirectory($entry);
+         } else {
+            unlink($entry);
+         }
+      } else {
+         $skip = true;
+      }
+   }
+   if ($skip == false) {
+      rmdir($dir);
+   }
+}
+
+
+
+function copyDirectory($source, $target)
+{
+   if (!file_exists($source)) {
+      die("missing source: $source");
+   }
+
+   if (is_file($source)) {
+      if (copy($source, $target)) {
+         return true;
+      } else {
+         return false;
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (is_dir($source)) {
+      if (!file_exists($target)) {
+         mkdir($target);
+      }
+      $source = rtrim($source, '/') . '/';
+      $target = rtrim($target, '/') . '/';
+      $dir = new DirectoryIterator($source);
+
+      foreach ($dir as $entry) {
+         if (!$entry->isDot()) {
+            copyDirectory("$source$entry", "$target$entry");
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   // ignore links, not part of phpBB arch
+}
+
+
+$phpbb_root_path = (defined('PHPBB_ROOT_PATH')) ? PHPBB_ROOT_PATH : './';
+$phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1);
+include($phpbb_root_path . 'common.' . $phpEx);
+
+if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
+    echo 'This script is intended for unixoid installations.';
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+
+$fileowner = fileowner($phpbb_root_path);
+$filegroup = filegroup($phpbb_root_path);
+$fileownerName = posix_getpwuid($fileowner)['name'];
+$filegroupName = posix_getgrgid($filegroup)['name'];
+
+
+if (!empty($argv[1])) {
+   switch ($argv[1]) {
+      case '--prepare':
+         // handle version stuff
+         $sql = "SELECT config_value FROM ${table_prefix}config WHERE config_name = 'version'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+         $row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result);
+         $installedVersion = $row['config_value'];
+         print("Installed version: $installedVersion" . PHP_EOL);
+
+         // phpBB has major, minor and maintenance version scheme
+         list($major, $minor, $patch) = explode('.', $installedVersion);
+         if ((intval($major) != 3) || (intval($minor) != 2)) {
+            echo "This script only supports phpBB 3.2 branch.", PHP_EOL;
+            exit(1);
+         }
+
+
+         // ok, start update
+         $now = date('d.m.Y H:i');
+         $disableMsg = "Softwareupdate am $now, das Bord ist kurzzeitig nicht erreichbar.";
+         $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}config SET config_value = '$disableMsg' WHERE config_name = 'board_disable_msg'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+         echo "Disable Message set …", PHP_EOL;
+
+         $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}config SET config_value = '1' WHERE config_name = 'board_disable'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+         echo "Board disabled …", PHP_EOL;
+
+         // clear cache
+         $data_global_cache = $phpbb_root_path . '/cache/data_global.' . $phpEx;
+
+         if (file_exists($data_global_cache)) {
+            unlink($data_global_cache);
+            echo "Cache cleared …";
+         }
+
+
+         // http://version.phpbb.com/phpbb/versions.json
+         $json = file_get_contents('http://version.phpbb.com/phpbb/versions.json');
+         $versions = json_decode($json);
+         $currentVersion = $versions->{'stable'}->{'3.2'}->{'current'};
+         print("Current version: $currentVersion" . PHP_EOL);
+
+         // check for existing update
+         if (!file_exists('dist')) {
+            echo "'dist' folder is missing, create a new one …'";
+            mkdir ('dist');
+         }
+         $currentFile = "phpBB-$currentVersion-deutsch.tar.bz2";
+         $filePath = "http://downloads.phpbb.de/pakete/deutsch/3.2/$currentVersion/$currentFile";
+         $target = "dist/$currentFile";
+
+         if (!file_exists($target)) {
+            print("Downloading $currentFile");
+            $phpBBtbz = file_get_contents($filePath);
+            file_put_contents($target, $phpBBtbz);
+         } else {
+            print("File exists: $currentFile" . PHP_EOL);
+            if (!confirm('Use this copy and continue?')) {
+               echo "Aborted due to user request.", PHP_EOL;
+               exit(1);
+            }
+
+         }
+         $data  = new PharData($target);
+         try {
+            unset($data['phpBB3/config.php']);
+            unset($data['phpBB3/.htaccess']);
+         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            echo 'error: ', $e;
+         }
+
+         // check for enabled extensions
+         $sql = "SELECT ext_name FROM ${table_prefix}ext WHERE ext_active = '1'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+         $rows = $db->sql_fetchrowset($result);
+         if (count($rows) > 0) {
+            $rows = json_encode($rows);
+
+            // safe enabled extensions
+            $ofile = fopen('extensions.txt', 'w');
+            fputs($ofile, $rows);
+            fclose($ofile);
+
+            // disable all extensions
+            $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}ext SET ext_active = '0' WHERE ext_active = '1'";
+            $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+         }
+
+         // disable all styles but prosilver
+         $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}styles SET style_active = '0' WHERE NOT style_name = 'prosilver'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+
+         // remove all old files
+         $excludes = array(
+            'config.php',
+            '.htaccess',
+            '.htpasswd',
+            'images',
+            'files',
+            'ext',
+            'styles',
+            'store',
+            'updates',
+            'mobiquo');
+         // this will fuck up nearly all modified boards, leave the files alone by default
+         //         deleteDirectory($phpbb_root_path, $excludes);
+
+
+         try {
+            // $data->extractTo($phpbb_root_path, 'phpBB3');
+            // does not work due to php bug:
+            // https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54289
+            $data->extractTo($phpbb_root_path);
+
+            $fromDir = $phpbb_root_path . 'phpBB3/';
+            $toDir = $phpbb_root_path;
+
+            copyDirectory($fromDir, $toDir);
+            deleteDirectory($fromDir);
+
+         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            print("Error while extracting $data: $e");
+            exit(1);
+         }
+         echo 'Moved the update in place.', PHP_EOL;
+
+         echo 'Check fileowner', PHP_EOL;
+         print("You might need to perform 'chown -R $fileownerName:$filegroupName $phpbb_root_path'" . PHP_EOL);
+
+         echo 'prepare config.yml.', PHP_EOL;
+         $oFile = fopen($phpbb_root_path . '/install/config.yml', 'w');
+         fputs($oFile, 'updater:' . PHP_EOL . "        type: db_only" . PHP_EOL);
+         fclose($oFile);
+         echo "Now head over to ${phpbb_root_path}install and execute 'php phpbbcli.php update config.yml'", PHP_EOL;
+         echo "After, return here and finish the update by excuting php $argv[0] --finish", PHP_EOL;
+         exit(0);
+      break;
+
+      case "--finish":
+         if (confirm('Remove the install directory?')) {
+            deleteDirectory($phpbb_root_path . 'install');
+         }
+
+         $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}config SET config_value = '0' WHERE config_name = 'board_disable'";
+         $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+
+         echo "Board reenabled …", PHP_EOL;
+
+         // clear cache
+         $data_global_cache = $phpbb_root_path . '/cache/production/data_global.' . $phpEx;
+
+         if (file_exists($data_global_cache)) {
+            unlink($data_global_cache);
+            echo "Cache cleared …", PHP_EOL;
+         }
+         echo "Your board should now be up and running, you might want to reeanble the extensions using php $argv[0] --reenable-extensions", PHP_EOL;
+         exit(0);
+      break;
+      case "--reenable-extensions":
+         $extensionsFile = 'extensions.txt';
+
+         if (file_exists($extensionsFile)) {
+            $iFile = fopen($extensionsFile, 'r');
+            $extensions = json_decode(fgets($iFile), true);
+
+            echo 'Enable extensions: ';
+
+            foreach($extensions as $extension) {
+               $ext = $extension['ext_name'];
+               // disable all extensions
+               $sql = "UPDATE ${table_prefix}ext SET ext_active = '1' WHERE ext_name = '$ext'";
+               $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+               echo '.';
+            }
+            echo 'done.', PHP_EOL;
+
+            // clear cache
+            $data_ext_cache = $phpbb_root_path . '/cache/production/data_ext.' . $phpEx;
+
+            if (file_exists($data_ext_cache)) {
+               unlink($data_ext_cache);
+               echo "Cache cleared …", PHP_EOL;
+            }
+
+         } else {
+            echo 'There are no saved extension information available.', PHP_EOL;
+         }
+         exit(0);
+      break;
+
+      default:
+         echo "unknow option $argv[1]", PHP_EOL;
+      exit(1);
+   }
+} else {
+   echo "$argv[0]: missing parameter", PHP_EOL;
+   echo 'Usage:', PHP_EOL;
+   echo 'To perfom an update, you need two steps. Fist prepare the board for the update:', PHP_EOL;
+   echo "php $argv[0] --prepare", PHP_EOL;
+   echo 'Then perform the DB update with the CLI tool from phpBB, after:', PHP_EOL;
+   echo "php $argv[0] --finish", PHP_EOL;
+   echo "Additional steps:", PHP_EOL;
+   echo "php $argv[0] --reenable-extensions", PHP_EOL;
+//   echo "php $argv[0] --reenable-styles", PHP_EOL;
+//   really?
+   exit(0);
+}
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