Your site looks like it is failing to connect to the database. Is the information in your config.php file unchanged? Is your SQL database up and running?

After you FTP your files to get 4.2.1 loaded again, go to
http://www.yoursitesname.com/forum/install/upgrade.php in your browser. (This information is from a previous post in this thread)You will need to enter your customer code from vb and then the update is done automatically. Apparently, there will be an option presented to you to select the version. Information given was select the left option to get 4.2.1. Before you do ANYTHING else after the update completes, you should go in and remove the folder called /install/ from your server.

This is from a 70 year old. Consider that as you proceed! :D

The message above that says you can reload 4.2.1 is news to me. Prior to that, I thought you had to get the ISP to do it from a backup. I was told you can't go backwards in vb updates.

But WHAT THE HELL DO I KNOW!

Elmer

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OK. STRAIGHT UP! Does anyone know for sure that you can reload 4.2.1, run update, select from a "choice" the version that you want, and go back to 4.2.1!

I need a confirmation on this! If it is correct, v4.2.2 is fricken history on my forum. I will go back to v4.2.1 immediately.

Elmer

Only if you have a back up of the database from before you uploaded 4.2.2.

Does anyone know what the benefits of 4.2.2 are over 4.2.1? Will my forum run faster with a new version of PHP? Or is it mostly updates to Facebook + PayPal and adding Panjo? I don't use any of those things, so I don't want to pursue this headache if it's not going to result in any performance or security improvements.

Thanks!

OK, what happens if I don't? What do I lose?

I have the ISP making backups every night so I'm pretty sure they can put me back to "Monday" as I did the update on Tuesday morning. If they put me back to Monday, won't I be on 4.2.1 sans posts of Tuesday and today?

Elmer

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Dude! If you're on 4.2.1 STAY THERE! I wish to hell I had.

Elmer

You don't need a backup, upload the 4.2.1 files then run the upgrade.php it worked for me on all my sites I tested this first on my test site to make sure it worked first

Just make sure you pick the left side option when going from 4.2.2 to 4.2.1

Thanks

Elmer

Ok thanks Elmer! Will do. I'll duplicate our current forum in a test directory and run the upgrade to see how much would break.

I wish I had the "smarts" to do this before I did the upgrade. I might not have multiple threads and a ticket open on here now.


Elmer

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Status.

I reloaded 4.2.1 back on my forum.
I lost NO post data.
I turned on my 1 product that failed because of 4.2.2
I can now upload attachments.

Let me know when 4.2.3 comes out and I'll watch from the sidelines and see if there are any repercussions from the update BEFORE I update.


Thanks to all that responded. I staying on v4.2.1 for now. I'm too old for this nonsense.

Elmer

Same here, this is the first time I regret a vbulletin upgrade!

Reverted back to 4.2.1 I

Thanks everyone for the help and comments.

I also upgraded to 4.2.2 without testing it first.

I usually keep a development site just for this reason but thought that this would be a minor upgrade with no major template changes so thought "**** it, lets do it live!".

A lot of things broke, including vBSEO and I also had the issue with not being able to upload attachments.

Luckily I keep daily database backups and had made one right before trying the upgrade so I dumped all the tables in my upgraded database, re-imported the 4.2.1 database and just re-uploaded the 4.2.1 files and I'm back in business on 4.2.1.

I didn't know that you could simply upload the 4.2.1 files and run the upgrade script and it would downgrade the database to 4.2.1, but that's pretty cool to know.

This worked when I first upgraded to vB 4.1.12, but is not working today. The screen just goes blank.

Again, I uploaded vB 4.2.2 to my FTP, but there does not seem to be a config.php file in the includes folder. There is a config.php.new, but not a config.php

Is that a clue. I got the 4.2.2 from the members area of vbulletin.com, downloaded it from there. So am I looking in the wrong place for the config.php file?

I figure if I ensure all plugins are deactivated by adding text to the config.php, maybe that will help, but I need to find or upload that file first.

Did you reload the older version? The /install/ folder should have been deleted after your last update. The /install/ will function if you reload all of the older files, like I did to get to 4.2.1.


Also, as explained to me, vb does NOT bring a new config.php in an update. Instead they load a config.php.new so as not to overwrite a config.php that you might be using with special stuff in it. You can just create a new config.php and load the line of code in it to help solve your problems. I think it needs to go into the /includes/ folder. Most likely you have a config.php already loaded in your /includes/ folder.



Elmer

Delete config.php.new and replace with config.php from your 4.2.1 version.

I don't think config.php.new is doing anything in there. My config.php had my pertinent data in it to make the forum run. The "new" file was from vb for the update and it doesn't run as far as I know. I looked at config.php.new and it has blanks in places that point to the data base, the pw to access the db, admin access (listed by ID#), bunches of stuff. I wouldn't want vb to overwrite my config.php or my board would die just for that reason alone.

Here is a fix for 4.2.2

In class_core.php
Line 5683 change this
to this

Thanks man...just one question will this solve problems with broken templates as well or will it just supress the error messages?

Thanks for your time.

That is for attachments fix as I don't have them other things I can't test for them. About the error messages you are getting you need to edit your php.ini file and put

but only if you are getting the error with the date


something like

or
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can you post the error messages u are getting

I have a problem with bootstrap.php

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/10/55.png

That's a problem with a plugin you have. Have you got any out of date plugins you could disable all plugins then enable each one to see what one is causing the problem

@ForceHSS is right, it is a warning error in PHP from one of your MOD's. Make sure you read this from @PaulM:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...-been-released

Or look for a plugin with hook "global_bootstrap_complete", should narrow down your search for the product.

On the plugin page you can search by hook name. The header links are clickable.

Find the Product (MOD) and then we can help you further.

Hope this helps :)

Will that fix the "upload attachment" issue too?

I still have a product in trouble and there's no reason for me to go back to 4.2.2 if the upload attachment issue is not resolved. The product thing can be worked out with the software guy but the upload thing is totally a kill for 4.2.2

Elmer

the fix I posted is the fix for attachments
but do put a test server up and test all things before u update live site if you want to be sure and always backup first
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....6&postcount=56

Ok, I'll think on it. I'm still chasing down the program glitch. It is a "VB Pro Garage" program and I have a car site, Jacksonville Corvette Club. Without the garage, the members would kill me! :D

Elmer

For those of you with the attachment problem: which version of PHP are you runnning?

I ran into the attachment issue when I tried running VB4.1.X with PHP5.4. A downgrade to PHP5.3 fixed the issue.

Now I am running VB4.2.2 with PHP5.3 and everything works.

Hi man,

Many thanks for your reply.

Only plugin with "global_bootstrap" is Forum Runner :(

http://store.img-share.eu/6_pngGja0lyB.png

HELP!

http://store.img-share.eu/e_pngeLnqt3v.png

Ok disable forum runner and see if the errors go away.

Sorry, I looked at the wrong line number. I should have told you this hook: "process_templates_complete".

Oh wonder you did not find it -- I am doing a bit too much multitasking:)

Thanks for the great return feedback. That picture in this case told me everything.

That would be a blond moment :)

To be sure, the above fix is for an attachment problem not the "Upload attachment" issue? I just want to be clear on "attachments"

<Grin>

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State which post you are referring too. This thread has become a little wobbly. :)

think he meant mine tbworld

Thank you, I love you.

No problem @ForceHSS, you can own it :) <Grin>

http://store.img-share.eu/r_pngz28d2BD.png

No problem, here is another pic for you but as I explained in this thread disabling the mod doesn't solve the issue.

Errors remain ontop, the forum sidebar is pushed to the bottom and text overlaps everywhere.

I hope Paul M reads this, he's been away all day.

Did you by chance try disabling all your mods and see if the error is still there?

Open your config.php and below<?php add this line:

So it looks like this:

The list of what's been updated is posted here: http://www.vbulletin.com/go/422

Take complaints about the update problems with a grain of salt. They're mostly directly related to modification conflicts. And will depend on the users level of understanding of certain things. Not to mention their level (or lack) of patience.

Well, sir, my grain of salt was a site down with no clue why. I've done every update faithfully upon it's release and have not had any issues other than 1 previous problem of "uploading attachments" which proved to be some setting that the ISP needed to make. I accepted that issue as it took a few hours and they located the problem easily through error messages. HOWEVER, the site was functioning perfectly and the one problem they were chasing could "wait" and a later fix was acceptable.

This time, my site was giving a full screen of scrolling warnings and then the forum displayed. The error messages were not coming ICW the upload problem and the ISP was spinning their wheels trying to figure out the issue. Without answers or clues, I saw no reason to stay on 4.2.2 and weather the storm hoping for a cure. Yes, being limited on my coder knowledge, I un-updated back to 4.2.1 as that one worked and currently IS working.

I lost a program called VB Garage Pro and the forum I run is Jaxvette.com. Missing the car information from a car site is not an option. Was it vBulletin's fault? Probably not as it was an added program so I'll try and deal with that issue with the other vendor. That was my "modification" conflict and was trouble shot quickly so that really wasn't the issue as that didn't hamper my board's function. I'm still working with that vendor.

So, in conclusion, the forum once again lost the ability to upload attachments. Why? I still haven't gotten an answer for that. It may be on here by now but I haven't scoured the site today to dig out the answer. My patience was a full day of "try this" to see if it fixes it. Well we got the warnings cleared but the upload and garage were still messed up and no prospects of them ever getting corrected.

I'm not mad about this, I'm disappointed. I now have to read the forum and google the world on every update to see what issues are presented. Then, and only then, I can do the update with all of the OMGs on file so I can keep my site up.

True, I'm not a coder, but I am an end user. Without end users, companies fail in a Capitalistic society.

Elmer Boggs


Edit

Nope, no clue yet as to why the upload attachments is failing on 4.2.2. Bear in mind that I'm not the one person in the whole world with this issue. The last time I think it was a "Post bit" issue but nothing so far on the current issue.

Hello everyone

Unfortunately I made the mistake to pass the software upgrade without you suspect that could be a problem as it was the first time that I upgrade the software.

now is the only way as there is no backup before upgrading nor can I do a clean installation from start (preferred quitting altogether my website to convert the blog to put another open source software)

expect to make some kind of upgrade that will fix the problems

an error message that I took after the installation was this:

(Anyway have update this Mod / Plugin VSa - Visitors In Last X Hours v3.0.5)

Follow instructions and have edit this file class_core.php (includes)
locate lines 5683-5685

Code:
case E_NOTICE:
// Just ignore these completely //
break;

Add lines for Deprecated and/or Strict errors as required ;

Code:
case E_NOTICE:
case E_STRICT:
case E_DEPRECATED:
// Just ignore these completely //
break;
This will bypass the additional error reporting.

and see this errors on error.log

11-Oct-2013 01:31:39 Europe/Athens] PHP Fatal error: Class 'vB' not found in /home/*****/public_html/includes/class_bootstrap_framework.php on line 101
[11-Oct-2013 01:31:41 Europe/Athens] PHP Fatal error: Class 'vB' not found in /home/*****/public_html/includes/class_bootstrap_framework.php on line 101
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:34 Europe/Athens] PHP Warning: set_error_handler() expects the argument (vb_error_handler) to be a valid callback in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 57
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:34 Europe/Athens] PHP Fatal error: Class 'vB_Registry' not found in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 60
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:36 Europe/Athens] PHP Warning: set_error_handler() expects the argument (vb_error_handler) to be a valid callback in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 57
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:36 Europe/Athens] PHP Fatal error: Class 'vB_Registry' not found in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 60
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:37 Europe/Athens] PHP Warning: set_error_handler() expects the argument (vb_error_handler) to be a valid callback in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 57
[11-Oct-2013 02:11:37 Europe/Athens] PHP Fatal error: Class 'vB_Registry' not found in /home/*****/public_html/includes/init.php on line 60

init.php
Line 57 set_error_handler('vb_error_handler');
Line 60 $vbulletin = new vB_Registry();

class_bootstrap_framework.php
Line 101 vB::init($relative_path);

Anyidea how to fix?

Shared Hosting Package

Server Type Linux
Web Server Apache v2.2.24
PHP 5.3.23
MySQL Version 5.1.70-cll

Time Date Setting (PHP)

I think I might have to try this.

I also did the upgrade and got errors, thankfully I took back ups of database and forum folder. However, silly me, I reverted to the 4.2.0 patch 3 forum folder but did not replace the database to the saved version.

Now I have a 4.2.2 database with 4.2.0 patch 3 forum. :(

My only option is to try ForceHSS suggestion above or revert to the last saved 'old' version of my database/forum, which was yesterday morning, but I will lose members and posts that have happened in the mean time.

Can I just ask ForceHSS - when you say 'pick the left side option' what does this mean?

I appreciate this thread, don't feel so alone now. :)