cmps_index.php vs. index.php

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Originally Posted by Derekclarke

the latest release works 100% with VBAdvanced. you just specify the name of your orignnal index.php. i changed my vba cmps_index.php to index.php and the vbuletin index.php tp cmps_index.php

in the donate settings in the Admin c.p just specify the name you put for your vbuletin index file and it will work.

(Above taken from https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=122997&page=2)

Being new to vB and even newer to vBa, I don't have a feel for what index.php does, nor why there are different index.php's. Could someone explain to me WHY you would want to do this?(besides get Cyb's mod to work with vBa)

At present, (I think) my vBulletin still has an index.php and once I got vBa installed ok, I renamed it's cmps_index.php to index.php per the instructions.

The above concept of swapping the names of them intrigues me. Is it done for level of control reason?(i.e. to allowl vBa's cmps, to supercede vB's level of control?)

Any explanation(s) would me MOST appreciated. Thanxx!