Install Guide

[DemOnstar]

I guess that will be a no then.

[Zachery]

Sorry, I don't mind helping doing basic stuff, but upgrades and server transfers are not something I can really do for free.

[DemOnstar]

Okay, I will leave it at that.
Thanks anyhow.
I am not disappointed, just perplexed.
The older versions were a piece of pee to install compared to the latest user friendly effort.
I gave up weeks ago.

[DemOnstar]

Story so far.

I found my clear headed PHP chap, bought him a drink and watched him for 30 minutes.

He browsed localhost/vb/core/install/install.php and go the same result I did.



He then renamed the .htaccess and made another attempt.
The result found the install folder but stopped here.



Not sure why in the picture vB doesn't know what the Mysql version is.

Anyway, with the new query, he opened the .htaccess file to this bit.

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
    AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/atom+xml \
                          text/javascript \
                          application/x-javascript \
                         application/javascript \
                          application/json \
                          application/rss+xml \
                          application/vnd.ms-fontobject \
                          application/x-font-ttf \
                          application/xhtml+xml \
                          application/xml \
                          font/opentype \
                          image/svg+xml \
                          image/x-icon \
                          text/css \
                          text/html \
                          text/plain \
                          text/x-component \
                          text/xml
</IfModule>

He commented some stuff and checked the apache error log.



He concluded by asking me to go to apache modules and enable filter_module.

I then had vB5 installed and bought another round of drinks.

[awana]

When I want to install, I got this error:
mysite/public_html/includes/vb5/frontend/routing.php on line 197

WHat is this???

[Gamelobby]

Originally Posted by Mark.B

5.1.7 is absolutely NOT broken, I'm unsure why people like to put nonsense like this in as if it were fact - it does nothing but confuse and misinform people who are trying to get help.

The official installation guide is here:
https://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/install

I have written my own basic instructions:

1. Download the newest vB5 release from the members' area. https://members.vbulletin.com

2. Unzip the files and go to the "upload" folder.

3. You need to rename this file:

/config.php.bkp

To:

/config.php

Then, you need to rename this file:

/core/includes/config.php.new

To:

/core/includes/config.php

Then, in that file, you need to complete the following fields:

$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';
Change forum to whatever your database name is.

$config['Database']['technicalemail'] = 'dbmaster@example.com';
Change the email address to your own.

$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'root';
Change root to the database username

$config['MasterServer']['password'] = '';
Enter the database password inside the '' marks.

All other fields should be left as default, unless your database is on a separate server, in which case this will need changing:

$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'localhost';

4. Upload all files to your server/webspace/whatever and browse to yourforumpath.com/core/install/install.php.

1. The two config files (in RED) do they end up in the same folder.?


2. And in step 5 of the read me, it says..
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Important: If you are upgrading from vBulletin 3 or 4, backup your existing files and delete the files off your server before proceeding. vBulletin 5 needs to be installed in an empty directory. Do not delete your attachments, customavatar, customprofilepic, or signaturepics folders.
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So do i delete off of the server (completely off server), like it says, or does it mean vB5 just needs a fresh folder.?

Thanks