When a phpBB extension misbehaves and takes down the whole board, the key is to recover cleanly without losing your data. Here’s the battle-tested approach: 🔑 Immediate Recovery Steps Disable the extension manually If you can’t access the ACP, go into your database (via phpMyAdmin or CLI). In the phpbb_ext table, set the offending extension’s ext_active field to 0. This deactivates it