Why you don't upgrade to vB5 yet?

[AndrewSimm]

Can anyone confirm that these files enable VB 4.2.5 to run PHP 7.3?

[In Omnibus]

Originally Posted by AndrewSimm

Can anyone confirm that these files enable VB 4.2.5 to run PHP 7.3?

I can't even confirm there's a good reason to run vBulletin 4 on PHP 7.3

It runs perfectly well on PHP 7.1

[lange]

Originally Posted by In Omnibus

I have one forum that continues to use vBulletin 4.x for this reason. It has existed in its current form since 2010 and its members are not adaptable to change. It utilizes several modifications and add-ons I would consider an essential part of the forum.

Same reasons for me except it's a vBulletin 3.x.

I have a vBulletin 5.x licence too but Im not using it right now.

[SaN-DeeP]

IPF/IBV/IPS etc. screwed vbulletin including there own entire domination on Internet..
Forums Era is over, Invision Power Board GUYs are culprit !!!!!!!For same.

A mere ego from a developer, screwed millions of sites..
Buyers, Who worked there way hard for bread and butter !!!!!!!!!!!!!

VBulletin 5, is mere a conception of what actually, vbulletin deserved..
Then formation of other scripts from womb of vbulletin. !!!!!!

I own all forum software scripts, but nothing works best then vbulletin 4 so far till day !!!!!

Thanks to great guys, still holding the community..

[lange]

I think vB 3.x is much easier to customize than vB4. In that sense, it works best.

[Meister2017]

Originally Posted by Meister2017

English language is also available: https://forum.vbdev.de/forum.php?langid=4

I have uploaded the diffs for vBulletin 4.2.5 and PHP 7.3.

In addition to my adjustments, I have the following changes:

includes/init.php

// $new_datastore_fetch does not require single quotes
$new_datastore_fetch = $datastore_fetch = array();

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

replace with:

// $new_datastore_fetch does not require single quotes
$new_datastore_fetch = $datastore_fetch = array();

if(!defined('THIS_SCRIPT')) /* PHP 7.2 FIX */
    define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'THIS_SCRIPT');

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

Attention: PHP 7.0 is the minimum by this change

[stangger5]

Originally Posted by Meister2017

English language is also available: https://forum.vbdev.de/forum.php?langid=4

I have uploaded the diffs for vBulletin 4.2.5 and PHP 7.3.

Has anyone tried this with PHP 7.3?

[BasilFawlty]

My 4.2.5 forum does every thing I need it to do. No compelling real to spend the money to change. When there is a compelling reason, then I'll change.

[Phil56]

This site is running Vb3 how come it has not switched over?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Phil56

This site is running Vb3 how come it has not switched over?

This site runs on a lot of custom modifications. It will cost too much time (=money) to convert it to vBulletin 5.

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it"