viPortfolio 1.2.6 Beta Release

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viPortfolio Version 1.2.6
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This is our first hack. And not our last. We have spent a lot of time polishing it for stability and interface. Thanks for the patience and support so far.
We have installed and tested in vBulletin 2.2.6. For those with older versions, please post your results.

Credits:
VisibleImpact.com Administrative Director and author: TeddyBare69
VisibleImpact.com
Owner and Designer: sengerdw
Courages testers at vBulletin.org
hellsatan, stangpower, Christy, Sketch, NTLDR, Apok2002, Martin64


Description:
For those that need a separate interface in the user control panel to upload files - download this.

Features:[list=1][*]New profile navigation bar to view a portfolio/upload gallery[*]New profile navigation bar for members to change their portfolio/upload gallery[*]Admin and moderators may change descriptions and delete file configuration options maintained in admin control panel.[*]86 different file types support via either thumbnail or default icon view.[*]ImageMagick not needed![*]Display who uses their portfolio in the members list.[*]Support for vbHacker from Chen located at vbHacker 1.0.1 is included in the install.[/list=1]
Demo links:[list=1][*]Members list[*]Public Profile[*]Public Portfolio[/list=1]
Installation Instructions:

Extract the viPortfolio-1.2.6.zip file which will create a viPortfolio
subdirectory. Upload the directory to your root Web server directory where your forum code is located. From a Web browser run: http://{yourserver}/viPortfolio/install.php and follow the steps.

.: Remove the viPortfolio subdirectory after installation :.

We would appreciate any feedback regarding this hack. Interface, changes for future versions and so on. We will offer support for this hack - we will not be responsible for errors - as always, BACK UP YOUR data base.

We have spent a lot of time on this and all we ask is that our copyright notice remain in tact at the bottom of portfolio pages. Thanks!

Along with viPortfolio we are making use of a new install.php version 1.2.6. The install.php has not had the amount of testing that viPortfolio has. With that said we are looking for your assistance in notifying VisibleImpact.com of any error messages or difficulties you may have with the install.

*** Updated installer ****
I have totaly rewritten the installer to take out all the flash and make it a simple step by step install. Atleast I hope that is what it is It is definately worth trying.

viPortfolio v1.2.6 developed by: VisibleImpact.com

[TeddyBare69]

ok now this is starting to bother me!

I posted this issue on the hackers help forum. So far there hasn't been any conclusive thoughts but I did have a comment form Dark_Wizard, he also says that his database had a problem with these same files also and did this same fix and it worked for him.

I got my fingers crossed on this one. Sounds like it could finaly work for ya.

I am sending you the updated viPortfolio/database/ files. Take the attached zip file and extract the contents into the viPortfolio/database/ directory on your server. this will overwrite all the files in that directory.

Now you can go ahead and rerun the install.

These fixes will also be in version 1.2.3 and above.

[Apok2002]

Did that...and got the EXACT same message. No change.

[Apok2002]

Should any of the files be a certain CHMOD that may not be when I upload them?

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally posted by Apok2002
Did that...and got the EXACT same message. No change.

It wouldn't create the tables? What version of PHP and MySQL are you using?

[Apok2002]

PHP 4.2.1

Mysql 3.23.45

And yes...it would not get past stage 1 of install...tables could not be created.

[TeddyBare69]

Apok2002,
This was definately not in the plans. Did you not read the plans before we started this beta testing. The errors can last more than three days. Your time is up.

I am going to go and fix the error reporting in the install script. Unless I see something that shouts out error there won't be any fixes in the version I send up. It will hopefully just give more exact information about the problem it is having. taht will be posted within the next hour.

For any body else. If you are recieveing the same error you are more than welcome to run this new install and see if you get the same reponses as everybody else. I would really love to find this bug and (Politicaly Correct of course) squash its guts out!

Be back in a bit

[Apok2002]

When running:

select settinggroupid, title from settinggroup where title like 'viPortfolio%';

I get 2 usergroups, #'s 45 and 46. So I'm assuming it's safe to use "47" as the high number?

[Apok2002]

yayyyy! Admin settings finally showed up. But...They are listed 2x. I'm assuming this may have to do somethingw/ my above post. How do I remove one of those entries for viPortfolio Settings in the admin cp?

[TeddyBare69]

So you found two entries in the settinggroup table called 'viPortfolio Settings'. One of those settinggroupids you used to assign to the settings in the setting table.

I am going to pick 46 for this example. That would make 45 an extra row.

delete from settinggroup where settinggroupid = 45

This will get rid of the extra row.

This presents me with a question though. How are you getting the settings in the table but not able to create other tables? Is there a permission problem or something that you have on your database? I am guessing you have already validated that. How are you getting the settings into the database. executing something like below:

\. install_settings.sql

from a mysql prompt or

mysqladmin install_settings.sql

from a command prompt?

Either way, I have attached the new install file with the addtional debug messages in it. We should now exactly what, were, why, and who to shoot after you run this.

Thanks

[Apok2002]

I'm using myphpadmin. I will open install_settings.sql in a web browser/text editor, then copy/paste into myphpadmin.

Perhaps that is the cause? It's the only way I know how to.