It did not auto-return automatically, I had to actually clcik return to my page, I closed out the box and went back to the forum and it required me to register again.

Is this normal or is it suppose to auto return by itself? I always try to make things as easy as possible for those members who just are not that bright your know what I mean?

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Thank you for explaining the problem in detail. I'm looking into it.

Thank you for making this fix. It appears to be working fine although the site is not live yet.
Excellent work!

The problems HouseAddict and anolian experienced should be fixed now.

Downloading!!! Thanks

Is anyone else having problems with the Scheduled Tasks updated after this script?

I'll release a fix for this tomorrow; I think I know what's causing this.

I just checked by Scheduled Task log and all my tasks seem to be still running fine after I installed v2.3 under vBulletin 4.1.3pl1. :confused:

Am I misunderstanding the problem you're having?

Regards,
Doug

My scheduled tasks stopped working after version 2.2.

I use vBulletin 3.8.7 and use the product legacy 2.3

This problem is triggered when the ghost buster has zero ghost accounts to delete for two or more weeks in a row, which is why many have not experienced the issue. It was some bad code on my part; a fix is on it's way.

I have one ghost user currently and I've set the option to clean it up for seven days, so theoretically, that should expire tomorrow. I'll let everyone know if that doesn't happen.

I have another mod that cleans out users "awaiting email" responses set to delete them after 14 days of them not validating, which is why I set this mod to 7 days so the other didn't interfere with the "do not delete" function of Lancerforhire's mod.

I also run vbMail Pro by Dragonbytes, which has a bounced mail handler and I notice that my ghost user shows up in their bounced email list, but I'm hoping they don't do anything to screw up this mod's handling of that ghost user email address and account. I think they simply use a field in the user record to set if there's bounced emails, so they don't send additional newsletters to users who have previously had an email bounce.

Regards
Doug

The problem is not the ghost buster not working; the ghost buster running fine, but there are no ghost users to delete. When this happens, the script halts execution as I coded it to. The problem with this is that the ghost buster is running on one of vBulletin's cron hooks; it is not in it's own PHP file as I initially intended. So, it is theoretically possible for ghost buster to prevent any cron jobs on the same hook with a succeeding execution order from functioning. I believe this is what is happening.

Understood ...

Should we disable the mod until you find a solution?

Thanks .. :)

Regards,
Doug

I released the fix 10 seconds ago. :)

Thank you ... :)

Regards,
Doug

For clarification, when does the cron job run and where is it? I can't find it in the scheduled tasks list?

My only ghost entry is 7 days old as of today August 13th (see attached pic), so when does it disappear from the site? Is there some way of manually running the cron job to make sure it works?

Thanks ... :)

Regards,
Doug

ps: any further ideas on the concept modoption of offering an "early bird" discount subscription that only appears when people register and not after they have?

Thanks very much! I'll install the latest version as soon as I get a chance.

It probably has not been exactly 24 hours yet; check to see if it's still there tomorrow. Don't worry about the other stuff.

Ok, checked, at 10:00 am EST this morning, August 14th and the "Pending Subscription 1" user from August 5th is still there, with the mod option cleanup for these entries set to "1 Week" .... :confused:

Anything else I can do get rid of that entry without screwing up either your mod or our database?

Thanks .. :)

Regards,
Doug

I read a little bit...was there ever a 3.8 version ever released?

Starting today, support for this product is provided only on lancerforhire.com.

Understood, but before you abandon support of this mod here, could you help us fix the problem of not handling the ghost user we covered above?

Thank you ....

Regards,
Doug

The way you phrased that seems to imply that support and updates are no longer available. Maybe I was unclear; updates are continuing as they always have here, I am simply providing support (like for the problem you are mentioning) in a different location.

So, to answer your question, yes, I can help fix the problem as I always have. Further discussion of it will simply not take place here (at least not on my part).

Ok, so there will be a fix?

I'm confused... :confused:

I downloaded the mod here ...

I donated via PayPal to support you and your mod here ...

The mod says supported here at the top of the forum ....

I really don't want to start using other forums for support of our mods ...

Can you at least post an update to this thread here when you provide a fix to the ghost user not being removed, as our other 3rd party mod may get to it in the next 5 days and delete it. I'm worried because your ghost entry says "DO_NOT_EDIT_THIS_USER@example.com", so if the latter happens, will it screw up our database, or cause some other damage?

Regards,
Doug

I was unclear on this myself, and the truth is that it does not say the mod is solely supported "here".

Not too long ago, I had the idea of releasing a commercial mod here and instead of charging for the mod itself, charge for support since that is what consumes time on a large, ongoing basis. Before doing anything, I contacted Paul M. I ended up scrapping the idea but the PM below should clarify some things.

Hope that clears the matter up.

All installers are automatically notified of product updates, as always. Regarding the issue at hand, I do not have enough information yet. To continue discussing it, provide more information on the support forum so we can work towards a fix.

Unfortunately, it says I have to register with your site to receive the support for the mod here. I really don't want to be dealing with multiple sites.

I guess I'm out of luck .. :(

I know how to un-install the mod which I'll do, but how can I remove the single ghost user mentioned above without damaging our database or any user record tables within it.

Thank you ...

Regards,
Doug

I totally understand why Lancerforhire would want to deal with this on his own site. It can be frustrating trying to handle multiple requests, downloads...on this forum which is so friggin slow sometimes it makes you want to scream!

I agree, but those were not the rules of engagement when we originally downloaded this mod from here and sent a $25.00 PayPal donation to the developer for his work.

The terms of support changed suddenly and without a lot of notice. I fully recognize the concept of "Caveat Emptor", however, if I had known in advance that this mod would only be supported elsewhere, I wouldn't have installed it, nor donated development funds here.

I don't want or need to register with yet another site to handle mods for vBulletin. So, it appears I'll have to rely on the generosity of any other users here on vbulletin.org who may graciously decide to help us out, assuming we keep this mod running.

Thanks for the feedback ... :)

Regards,
Doug

Issues to be aware of, for anyone else trying to use this mod ?. ;)

We're running vBulletin 4.1.3 and v2.4 of this mod ?.

We have a ghost user name Pending Subscription 1 which has been stuck since Aug 5th (11 days) in the "Awaiting Email Confirmation" user group, with the AdminCP option for this mod set to clean up ghost users in 1 week. Nothing else ever happened to this entry and no associated PayPal payment ever came through. The biggest problem with it is that the cron job, or whatever is supposed to deal with it using this mod, hasn't removed this specific ghost user in the time frame set (1 week) and it says in the email address DO_NOT_EDIT_THIS_USER@example.com, so now I'm afraid to manually delete it.

We were about to un-install the mod and hire a programmer to clean up any issues that might be left over in our database as a result of the above bug, then the next thing happened before we had the chance to do that .... :D

A second ghost user name Pending Subscription 2 suddenly appeared in our transaction logs, except with this one, an associated PayPal email occurred, notifying me that a user with the name of Pending Subscription 2 had just subscribed and is now a Contributing Member to our site. The PayPal payment went through fine and the usergroup was changed on the user record to "Contributing Member". Shortly thereafter, a proper user name appeared replacing the Pending Subscription 2 username, along with a legitimate email address replacing the DO_NOT_EDIT_THIS_USER@example.com placeholder for this new member, so I guess that confirms that the front end of this mod works fine. :up:

However, there is a minor bug in the fact that although the usergroup got changed, it should be noted that this mod failed to update the "user title", which still showed as "Awaiting Email Confirmation". This is easily fixed by running the "Update User Titles and Ranks" under "Update Counters" maintenance, or simply manually changing and saving the user record AFTER this mod has replaced the placeholder data with the user's real information.

Any feedback here from other users of this mod would be appreciated, particularly from anyone who could volunteer to help us clean up the issue with the ghost user name Pending Subscription 1 as discussed in the first paragraph.

Thanks ? :)

Regards,
Doug

Hi Lancerforhire, here's my note to get an account on your site. Posting to verify I have a license (I have two).

Cheers!

For those wondering what is going on with this mod, I have been doing a complete rewrite for optimal performance and resource usage. It also corrects the ghost buster bug (it is confirmed to not work in 2.4). 2.5 will be out some time next week. :)

Hi, great mod...thank-you!

I have a question however that hopefully someone more experienced than I can answer...

When the user elects to pay via PayPal, is there a way of configuring which PayPal screen they are diverted to?

The current screen takes them to 'creating an account' whereas I would like them to be taken to the screen where they select login or pay via credit card...

Appreciate any advice! :D

cheers,

Ian

2.4.1 has been released! The changes are listed here.

@ilanyon: I don't know; never tried it.

For those that have ghost users lingering from the last version due to the bug, you can clean them out immediately by going to AdminCP > Scheduled Tasks > Scheduled Task Manager > Daily Cleanup > [Run Now].

Nice modification. I was under the impression it was forced registration or no registration. I like the option to decide. Clever

Sorry for the delay on 2.5; I will have it done by the end of next week.

Hi Lancerforhire,

Once a payment is made via paypal, mine is redirecting back to the payment options screen again where they have to select the same payment option once again before being taken onto the actual registration screen. It is confusing a number of my members trying to register as they don't understand having to select the dropdown payment option again if they have already paid...

Is there a way of taking them to the registration screen after payment is processed? Or have I done something wrong in the set-up?

Cheers,

Ian

It can be one of three things:

1. They are using a deferred payment method.
2. The payment notification from PayPal is not going through or is failing (check the transaction log for any failed authorizations).
3. Configuration problem.

Does this work with 3.8.x?

Check the FAQ.

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