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I am trying to install VB on my pc to design my site. I tried the XAMPP install, but keep getting this message.

I also can't for the life of me rename the config.new file to config.php No matter what I do. I copied it to another text editor and saved the file and notta.

Any help is appreciated!

right click when file is on desktop and then rename

I actually tried that too. No go.

That message happens because some vb3 versions aren't completely compatible with newer versions of php. If you have a way to do a global search and replace on all the vb files, you can replace all occurances of "~E_NOTICE);" with "~E_NOTICE & ~8192);" and it should get rid of most of those.


What do you mean it's not working? Are you saving without an error but you don't see a config.php? I know sometimes an editor will automatically add an extension to the file unless you choose "php" or "all files" from the filter dropdown when saving, so maybe it's getting saved with a different extension? Also, right click on the folder and select properties, and make sure the folder isn't set as "read only".

In Your Ftp Seach globle.php and add this code after <?php
After Add Look Like This
I Hope Usefull For You

Yeah, I haven't tried that ^^^, but it looks like it might do the same as the replacements I suggested (but is a lot easier, of course).

Thanks guys, but I am not using a ftp yet since I am just installing on my pc for now. I normally would just go for the server, but I won't have Inet access half the time I am build the site.

My install version is 3.7.2

ignore the ftp part, we're just used to people working with files on a remote server. Just go to the global.php file and edit it as xp warrior described above.

Yeah, I figured that and did it. Once again it didn't help.

I appreciate the help guys. I wish there was a thorough install guide out there for Xampp and vbulletin for the pc.

I just did this a couple days ago. I installed XAMPP, started the XAMPP control panel to make sure Apache and MySQL was running, then I created a "forum" folder under XAMPP/htdocs (which is optional, you can install it in htdocs if you want). I then followed the vbulletin install instructions except of course when it talks about "uploading" I just copied the files to XAMPP/htdocs/forum.

So there isn't much in the way of special instructions. I think if you work out the issue you're having with editing the vb files you'll probably find it'll work.