phpnuke 7.6 vs phpnuke 7.6 patched 2.8

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:06 am

Hi all,

once more i need your help.

Due to a server upgrade i want to install a fresh installation of phpnuke 7.6 patched if possible.

Now when i check in raven's download area HERE
i notice it is the phpnuke 7.6 patch level 2.8 but the size is significally smaller than the original unpatched phpnuke 7.6 version at the creator's site (FB) HERE
There is a difference of about 1.5Mb

Now, if one of the moderators is kind enough to explain me why is this? if this difference is something to ignore or what?
I mean ,i dont want to know the details, just if it is it ok to download the patched version from the download area here? (with a brief explanation if posiible)

Thx...

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Mine is packed as a .tar.gz file, which packs signifigantly better and smaller that .zip.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:31 am

Raven,

I have tried to download this file 5 different ways and either way I cannot get Winzip to unzip it. I get everything from "Not a valid zip file" to "Error reading header information" to just coming up with a blank zip file.

I don't recall every having these issues before with a gzip. Funny thing is that when I click on the download link, the file name has a .tar.tar extension rather than a .gz extension. Did you gzip it with the -9 option? If so, I wonder if that is it.

Any chance you can provide a zip version?

TIA,
montego

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:32 am

Well yes,
i unpacked both versions.They r the of the same size.So, what raven says is right that rar packs really better than zip (in this case at least).
(Crowd's voice--> Can you use your brain -if any- a little bit more nikits? you could save us some time.)

Thx...

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:38 pm

montego wrote:

Raven,

I have tried to download this file 5 different ways and either way I cannot get Winzip to unzip it. I get everything from "Not a valid zip file" to "Error reading header information" to just coming up with a blank zip file.

I don't recall every having these issues before with a gzip. Funny thing is that when I click on the download link, the file name has a .tar.tar extension rather than a .gz extension. Did you gzip it with the -9 option? If so, I wonder if that is it.

Any chance you can provide a zip version?

TIA,
montego

This is an XP Service Pack 2 issue that is documented elsewhere. Gates broke it and personally I believe on purpose! Anyway, get WinRar ( [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ] ) - a much better product Smile

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:38 pm

The link you provided is broken? Is the following the same thing:

http://www.rarlab.com/

Worker Joined: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 193

Actually, all you have to do is rename it with proper extension after downloading it and it will unzip just fine.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:25 pm

dean wrote:

Actually, all you have to do is rename it with proper extension after downloading it and it will unzip just fine.

The problem is you can't usually d/l it. It fails at the end. Different mileage by machine and fix packs.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:31 pm

Yup. Raven is correct. I tried several different methods of renaming. That is what I meant by "tried to download this file 5 different ways".

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:35 pm

Get winrar. It comes with like a 30 day trial. I purchased it immediately.