New for UBB.threads 7.7.5, all config file updates are checked for a valid post key before anything is written to disk.
Backups of config files will continue to be written prior to any new config file updates.
For the forum admin making changes, there is nothing different that needs to be done. This is all handled on the back-end.
This update should finally resolve the issue of a blank (zeroed-out) config file being written when a null or corrupt $_POST is submitted.
EDIT:
This fix also includes protection for the HTML Includes header/footer files