vBulletin on PC

[Hex_legend]

I am using WAMP Server 2.0c which has the php5 extension and MySQL 5.0.51b

When I install vBulletin 3.8beta 1, it comes up:


vBulletin 3.8.0 Beta 1 requires MySQL version 4.0.16 or greater. Your MySQL is version 3.23.47-nt, please ask your host to upgrade.


My version, clearly isn't 3.23.47 as MySQL manager in WAMP (under version check) shows 5.0.51b

Can anyone explain this and how to resolve?

[Netunt]

Have you upgraded WAMP since installing 3.7.3 if you ever had that in the first place.

[Hex_legend]

No, I only just downloaded WAMP today for the first time, it is Wamp 2.0c, which is the latest version on the WAMP homepage.

This will be for a fresh vBulletin install, not an upgrade

[Netunt]

In your config, are you using MySQL or MySQLi?

[snakes1100]

Uninstall mysql from wamp completely, make sure no library files are left one the server from any version, then reinstall mysql.

[Hex_legend]

Uninstall mysql from wamp completely, make sure no library files are left one the server from any version, then reinstall mysql.

I am completely new to Wamp, how do I do this?

[snakes1100]

uninstall in add/remove programs, wamp is basically just a program that installs those services for you.

if vb is giving off that error, it sounds like there is a old binary file from a older version on the computer some place.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Forget about WAMP etc.. Just install the 3 components (webserver, PHP & MySQL) directly from the source.