Without having actually checked, I'd guess that your version does not support user variables.
I am about to hit the sack now, but I'll try to make a script you can run instead tomorrow afternoon.

Is there any way to get around it?

Yeah, it is. I'll write an install script for you later today, or early tomorrow. I just completed an 8 hour trip and had to go straight to work, but as I said, I'll try to whip something up for you this afternoon.

Thanks so much of this hack! It's awesome and WORKS GREAT with 2.2.5

Now the hostess don't have to keep PM'ing ppl.
Keep up the good work! :bunny:

Try this script instead. Since I have a much more recent version of MySQL myself, I have no chance to verify that it will work with your version, but it does work with the version I am running.

Very cool hack, works fine.

Thanks Sparkz! It installed this time.

However, when I signed up a test account I did not get the default PM. I'm not getting any errors anywhere and I changed the settings in the control panel. What could be wrong?

You can visit my board at http://degster.com/midi/board/ to take a look.

And you have completed the file edits too?

yep, there's only one, right?

Yeah... I have just tried with a fresh forum/DB - using the file I wrote for you, and it works nicely...

I honestly can't see what is wrong.