how can a plugin generate an error even when it is disabled?
 

hello,

i am running vbulletin 3.8.7 and have a few plugins that are no longer supported installed. so i'm dealing with some old technology here, which i know is the problem. :(

anyway, i am seeing the following error on my site:

Site error: the file /home/informed/public_html/plugins/advertise_plugins.php requires the ionCube PHP Loader ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so to be installed by the site administrator.

i have php 5.2 installed, and i have ioncube installed. i tried referencing it in the .htaccess file and the php.ini file, but to no avail. i also tried disabling all the plugins associated with the vbadvertise product (via an SQL query), and i still get the error. i found that to be most strange.

any ideas here? my site is down so i'm getting anxious.

You say you disabled it using a SQL query, why don't you just disable it at the "Plugin Manager" in the AdminCP?

Additionally, did you remove the files you uploaded for the product?

Contact your host regarding the ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so. They will correct that issue for you, that is a server related issue, not an addon.

okay, i realized there was one plugin associated with the product that i hadn't previously deactivated; i since have. however, now i am getting a different error:

Fatal error: Class 'vBAdvertise_Plugins' not found in /home/informed/public_html/global.php(355) : eval()'d code on line 1

vbadvertise is totally disabled, but it still seems to be looking for it. Line 355 of global.php is

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('cache_templates')) ? eval($hook) : false;

so is there anyway i can remove vbadvertise from cache_templates?

Go to the "Plugin Manager" and look for any hooked "cache_templates" that are associated with vBAdvertise. Then just disable them.