# phpBB: Weird postcount issue

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phpbb-weird-postcount-issue/480226>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phpbb-weird-postcount-issue/480226 "2009-01-07T15:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phpbb-weird-postcount-issue/480226/1 "2009-01-07T15:16:24Z")

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So, on another forum, a couple of users suddenly show up as having a postcount of 16,777,215 posts, which isn’t really realistic. However, that number is equal to 2[sup]24[/sup] - 1, which seems to indicate something about the underlying problem – it might be some sort of rollover bug, or an otherwise invalid entry wherever those things are stored.

I know basically nothing about the particulars of phpBB, so I’d appreciate any responses regarding 1) what causes this bug, and 2) how to best fix it. Thanks in advance!