[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by alfuzzy

Thanks again Mark. Sounds like all the upgrading can be a bit of a minefield.

Upgrading vBulletin to 4.2.5 sounds like a good idea (since this upgrade has been out for quite a while & is very likely the last version of vBulletin 4 to ever be available).

Yes, vB 4.x is EOL, so 4.2.5 is the last version that will be officially offered. Security patches may be released as needed, from what I understand.

Originally Posted by alfuzzy

But then there's the PHP 7 part...and the possibility that other products may need to be updated (and maybe this is where the headaches may really begin).

What I suggest doing is visit the threads of all the products you have installed, and see if people have reported issues with PHP 7, and you will likely find solutions people have provided. I can tell you that any products I have published here will run without issue on PHP 7.

Originally Posted by alfuzzy

Of course if someone needs a newer version of PHP...the I guess ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

I'm currently running vBulletin 4.2.3 with PHP 5.5.38. Is vBulletin 4.2.5 "happy" with this version of PHP?

According to vBcom:

vBulletin 4.2.5 requires PHP 5.6.0+ and MySQL 5.5.8+.

Originally Posted by alfuzzy

I probably should ask this as well. In your opinion...what are the major benefits or improvements going from vBulletin 4.2.3 to 4.2.5?

Thanks

The main things are security and speed. I noticed a nice improvement in speed when I updated to PHP 7.