vb 2.2.6 update to 2.2.7

[Webmasta XT]

most of u might know that vb 2.2.7 is out, i just wanted to request for someone to please make a upgrade file for people who have hacks and styles, lol

[Rose]

Will this "upgrade" file allow an admin to upgrade their board without having to reinstalll all the hacks?

[bonnmac]

Originally posted by Rose
Will this "upgrade" file allow an admin to upgrade their board without having to reinstalll all the hacks?

That would be nice.....

[Webmasta XT]

yes off course, lol

[g-force2k2]

okay maybe i will take a look into such... but i've never made an upgrade hack so im not exactly sure what im looking at?

g-force2k2

[Erwin]

Originally posted by g-force2k2
okay maybe i will take a look into such... but i've never made an upgrade hack so im not exactly sure what im looking at?

g-force2k2

Just pretend you are making a hack with instructions on how to change 2.2.6 to 2.2.7 - so you must tell users what code to add and what code to change. It would take hours to document. :)

[Logician]

Originally posted by g-force2k2
okay maybe i will take a look into such... but i've never made an upgrade hack so im not exactly sure what im looking at?

if you use Beyond Compare to compare unhacked 2.2.6 with 2.2.7, you'll be most comfortable..

And if you tend to create the hack, I suggest waiting for a week or two because the 2.2.7 announcement did not seem very determined to me, I guess they can anytime update the release..

[g-force2k2]

okay thanks for the info Erwin and will do Logician... just i don't visit vb.com much im not even registered there O_o... so if someone could gladly tell me when/if there's another update so i can make the additional changes... regards...

g-force2k2

[Keyser S?ze]

umm, i dont think upgrading efects styles :)

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by IceMalee
umm, i dont think upgrading efects styles :)

There are template changes for 2.2.7

[g-force2k2]

actually i thought it did... i thought that it uninstalls and then reinstalls all the templates? but i could be wrong :p

g-force2k2

[Boofo]

Is there any possibility of upgrading from 2.2.5 to 2.2.7?

Originally posted by Webmasta XT
most of u might know that vb 2.2.7 is out, i just wanted to request for someone to please make a upgrade file for people who have hacks and styles, lol

[g-force2k2]

heh... hey Boofo if you want i can make one for you ;) regards...

g-force2k2

[Boofo]

Go for it, g-force2k2! That would be great. The I can be like all of the big boys and be running the latest. :) This is almost as good as Christmas. :)

[Webmasta XT]

umm whats happening with the vb 2.2.6 upgrade to 2.2.7 hack?

[Boofo]

The same thing that is apparently happening with the 2.2.5 to 2.2.7 upgrade, nothing! I think someone looked into it and decided with all of the cookies session changes, that it would be harder than they thought. :)

Originally posted by Webmasta XT
umm whats happening with the vb 2.2.6 upgrade to 2.2.7 hack?

[X-Fan]

Originally posted by Logician
if you use Beyond Compare to compare unhacked 2.2.6 with 2.2.7, you'll be most comfortable..

Not everyone. I've tried Beyond Compare (and Araxis Merge) and found them both to be more hassle than they're worth. Neither program would do the changes 100% correctly, as I always got a variety of errors from various files after using those two programs.

A manual list of changes/additions/deletions would be the easiest and most efficient way of upgrading to a new version. I'm honestly surprised they don't offer that level of support.

[X-Fan]

I'd also appreciate it if someone could do a list of changes needed to upgrade from 2.2.5 to 2.2.7!

I'll even throw in a plug on my Web site for anyone who can compile such a list! :)

[Logician]

Originally posted by X-Fan

Not everyone. I've tried Beyond Compare (and Araxis Merge) and found them both to be more hassle than they're worth. Neither program would do the changes 100% correctly, as I always got a variety of errors from various files after using those two programs.

A manual list of changes/additions/deletions would be the easiest and most efficient way of upgrading to a new version. I'm honestly surprised they don't offer that level of support.
I didnt suggest using the program for upgrading the board. If the board is very heavily hacked, I agree that neither Beyond Compare nor Araxis Merge helps so much.. At least not for a newbie user. It's very likely that you'll miss a line and you would end up with a buggy/not working board. Although someone with vb/PHP experience can handle this, it's not for many newbies.

However I suggested using the program for detecting differences of UNHACKED 226 and UNHACKED 227. If you are going to compile such a list (as g-force offered), you'll be most comfortable with beyond compare or Araxis Merge, instead of comparing thousands of line by eye..

[futureal]

I dunno, even upgrading a heavily hacked board is not that bad. I just keep a list of all the changes I've made to the code, and while I'm upgrading I usually find now little additions/changes I can make, or have ideas for new hacks.

You just gotta set aside an hour or two and get it taken care of. :)

[Erwin]

Originally posted by X-Fan
Not everyone. I've tried Beyond Compare (and Araxis Merge) and found them both to be more hassle than they're worth. Neither program would do the changes 100% correctly, as I always got a variety of errors from various files after using those two programs.

You just have to know how to use them properly. Depending on how heavily hacked your forum is, you cannot just use their automated compare and change functions - you need to go through the code WITH the program and only transfer the NEW bits, not the different bits.

[X-Fan]

Originally posted by Erwin
You just have to know how to use them properly. Depending on how heavily hacked your forum is, you cannot just use their automated compare and change functions - you need to go through the code WITH the program and only transfer the NEW bits, not the different bits.

Yes, I know. I never used the auto-compare function. But even after manually going through the code I was still getting errors.

[Webmasta XT]

if I was good at fixing errors, I would do it myself, but since I am not, I cant :'(

[X-Fan]

Well I've used Beyond Compare to make a list of code changes between versions 2.2.5 and 2.2.7, but since there are apparently template changes in 2.2.7 as well I'm hoping someone can help the cause by providing a list of those changes. Then we can combine my list and yours, and get someone to test it out on an unhacked test board (as I don't have a test board).

So, any takers?

[Colon33]

i have 2.2.7 right now... what exactly does it do to my v 2.2.6 board? Will it screw me over?

[lordofgun]

2.2.7 SCREWS EVERYONE OVER.

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by lordofgun
2.2.7 SCREWS EVERYONE OVER.

Works fine for me. If you do the upgrade properly then it will work fine. If you don't then of course it will be unstable.

[Erwin]

2.2.7 works well, and fixes up the AOL cookie bug. You need to upgrade properly, that's all.

[lordofgun]

sorry, i was just jokin. ;)

[Stealthy]

Well, I would say that I am dreading doing the upgrade. I have a ton of hacks installed and it looks like I will need to redo my whole board.

I wish someone would publish only the needed changes in order to stop the database errors and the template errors I am receiving.

I do not want to upgrade until VB3 is out, so my question is, what is the minimum I need to do in order to fix the errors?

[X-Fan]

Regarding a list of changes, check my previous post up above (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=297073#post297073).

[Stealthy]

Originally posted by X-Fan
Regarding a list of changes, check my previous post up above (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=297073#post297073).

I only want the changes that will stop the errors. I do not want to upgrade until VB3 if at all possible.

Is this possible?

[X-Fan]

I don't know, Stealthy. I'm still using v2.2.5

[DWZ]

Upgrading isn't that hard.

I upgraded my vBulletin 2.2.5 board to 2.2.7 with around 30 hacks in around 3 hours.

Just download the instructions for all the hacks you have installed to your hard disk, grab vBulletin 2.2.7 from the members area and add the hacks in one by one.

Sure it takes a few hours, but hey, it's a small price to pay for having a forum which is up to date.

[X-Fan]

That's just it, I don't have the time to sit there and screw around re-adding in hacks and checking for bug fixes/upgrades to said hacks. Especially since I don't have a test board and my site needs to be online and working with no interruptions.

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation.

[Erwin]

I upgraded my forums with over 150 hacks from 2.2.6 to 2.2.7 in just over an hour with Araxis Merge. The time consuming thing is making sure you don't make the wrong changes. It can be done. :)

[Webmasta XT]

i decided to do wait for vb3, than upgrade, I will re-do the hacks or whatever that is needed..

[Stealthy]

This is very dissapointing to me. :( I do not have the time to redo all the hacks for 2.2.7 and then again for vb3. I have done too many modifications to the hacks I already installed to just set aside a few hours to do it. It will take days to make all the changes even with Araxis Merge or Beyond Compare. I cannot afford to have my forum down for that length of time because of a few errors I am receiving.

All I want is a fix (without upgrading) for the errors I am receiving.

The main errors I am receiving are:

1) When trying to modify a member in adminCP, I receive a database error.
2) My templates are all screwed up in adminCP. They are showing [change original] for all my unmodified templates.

What exactly is causing these errors? And why can we not just fix the code that is causing these errors instead of doing a complete utterly time consuming upgrade?

If fixing these errors is not possible without doing a complete upgrade, then that is fine, but please explain why this is not possible.

Thanks in advance.

[Stealthy]

Solution to the errors without upgrading is found here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44820

Hope this helps!