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My concern is the following: EasyMod installs itself into the ACP. At some point in time, it is conceivable (I *think*, anyway) that an upgrade to PHPBB might come along and "step on" the file(s) that "allows" EM to appear in the ACP. I understand that EM is "standalone"...

Forgive me...I'm an EM noob! I have searched all the FAQs and Readmes and cannot find the answer to this question: I know that it is possible to use EM to actually do the PHPBB upgrade...but I am interested in understanding a bit more of what goes on under the covers and making absolutely certain of...