Need Help with database issue

[cardjim]

How do I do that?

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Sorry. I'm not very familiar with VB. Thanks.

[ForceHSS]

your host must of changed something for some reason talk to them

[cardjim]

I've tried and they said they haven't changed anything. Are there any other troubleshooting methods or options to get my site of 5 years back up?

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I'm willing to do what ever it takes to get this back up.

[ForceHSS]

This wait to see if others can help you with this problem

[Zachery]

It should be the first setting in your config.php for dbtype

[ozzy47]

Just for reference, includes/config.php should look like the following, for the first setting, according to Zachary.

    //    ****** DATABASE TYPE ******
    //    This is the type of the database server on which your vBulletin database will be located.
    //    Valid options are mysql and mysqli, for slave support add _slave.  Try to use mysqli if you are using PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1+
    // for slave options just append _slave to your preferred database type.
$config['Database']['dbtype'] = 'mysqli';

[blind-eddie]

I received a few database error emails regarding this very subject. I went to my site to find it unreachable, meaning database errors show for every page I go to.
I have done nothing to this site in a very long time & my host say they made no changes to my server.
What would case this to happen out of the blue?
I did edit my config with edit to fix.

BTW: I have 4 vb sites and only one received this issue and config.php in others is still set to MYSQL and have no issues.

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Looks like my host updated my php to 5.6 beta via cpanel but my sites show I am using 5.4.
I am running only vb3.8, will I have any issues using php5.6?

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I had to switch back to 5.4, many addon site functions would not function properly.

[jagtpf]

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

I received a few database error emails regarding this very subject. I went to my site to find it unreachable, meaning database errors show for every page I go to.
I have done nothing to this site in a very long time & my host say they made no changes to my server.
What would case this to happen out of the blue?
I did edit my config with edit to fix.

BTW: I have 4 vb sites and only one received this issue and config.php in others is still set to MYSQL and have no issues.

--------------- Added [DATE]1452306596[/DATE] at [TIME]1452306596[/TIME] ---------------

Looks like my host updated my php to 5.6 beta via cpanel but my sites show I am using 5.4.
I am running only vb3.8, will I have any issues using php5.6?

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I had to switch back to 5.4, many addon site functions would not function properly.

A mulled server change to php5.6 was one of the drivers towards us having to upgrade to vB 4, from 3.8. Our server owner tested the change to 5.6 thus crashing the Forum - thankfully he allowed us 3 months to sort out the upgrade.
Whilst the basic upgrade was seamless, we're still 'fighting' to get some of the tried and tested vB3 hacks to work.

[plubius]

Originally Posted by Zachery

change MySQL to mysqli instead

This fixed it for me. Thanks Zachery, you rock