Same issue here. I am running barkinghard.com/forums/version.php Current PHP version: 5.6.29

Had hostgator upgrade it specifically for this upgrade.

Still get: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in /home3/tbpp/public_html/forums/includes/functions_misc.php on line 759

Again, this means the php version isn't what you think it is.

Can you still log into the admincp? What php version is reported there? As that is the only information that really matters.

Server Type Linux Users to Moderate 15 [View]
Web Server Apache (cgi-fcgi) Threads to Moderate 0 [View]
PHP 5.6.29 Posts to Moderate 0 [View]
PHP Max Post Size 64.00 MB Attachments to Moderate 0 [View]
PHP Maximum Upload Size 64.00 MB Events to Moderate 0 [View]
PHP Memory Limit 256.00 MB Number of Queued E-Mails 0
MySQL Version 5.5.51-38.2
MySQL Packet Size 16.00 MB


Thanks for your help!

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Ugh I was hoping I could turn my forum back on and it would work, but apparently this error took the entire forum down. Please advise, biggest month of the year for my forum.

The only advice we can give is speak to your host.

That error is specific to older versions of PHP, and will not occur on 5.6.

Just logged in to here after failed upgrade and saw this post.

In March, tried to upgrade 4.2.3 P2 to 4.2.4 and did not work.
Today, tried to upgrade 4.2.3 P2 to 4.2.5 and same.

Hosting shows PHP 5.6.30.

VB Admin shows PHP 5.4.45.

For MySQL both (hosting and VB Admin panel) show 5.6.33

Then your forum is running on php 5.4.
Its as simple as that, so contact your host.

What should I tell them? Someone from VB told me that you, the hosting site, are lying about versions of PHP?

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How could I dispute what my hosting site says:

PHP Version 5.6.30

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Has anyone actually upgraded to 4.2.4 or 4.2.5?What was their provider and VB Panel showing as versions of PHP?

Please help.
On update to 4.2.5 from 4.2.2, getting SQL error.
As suggested in this thread: checked that Blogs are enabled (yes), and returned to the vB control panel to check status:
It now reports that we are at vb 4.2.5 (partially as the upgrade halts halfway), and it confirms PHP 7.1.12

Thanks very much.

Here's the error message:

That's not even close to being the 'same error' - it is always best to start a new thread rather than piggybacking someone else's.

Anyway, in this case, you need to ensure the blog product is enabled in the admincp, then run the upgrade again.

The error says otherwise, it only occurs if you try to upgrade with the blogs disabled.