VB Portal 3.6

[JhereG]

Hello,
I am currently still running vBulletin 3.8.x, I was using vBPortal 3.6 with my vb install. Since the release of PHP 5.3.23 my vb portal has been giving me a "Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /home/pcgame3/public_html/forums/includes/init.php on line xx" I know this is a PHP version issue, I am looking for anyone that would have some insight as how to uninstall vBPortal with out losing the all my vB stuff? I would gladly go to phpportals.com to get support, but since they are no longer around... Any ideas on this???

[snakes1100]

Uninstalling the portal will not remove any data from vbulletin, backup your db before doing anything.

Havent heard any one running Bill's software in a long time, i did remove one 2 years ago, but you dont hear that program name often anymore.

If you dont want to see the deprecated msg, simply disable display_errors in php.ini & HUP apache.

[Simon Lloyd]

I'd check to see if everything is working, if it is turn off reporting deprecated errors in your php.ini or in your php tweaker at your server.

[JhereG]

Snakes> if I remove the vbPortal files then my forum goes into error, I went as a far as changing the theme to default in hope that it would not affect the forum. I get this error when I remove the vbportal files

Warning: require_once(./../global.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/global.php(607) : eval()'d code on line 2

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './../global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/pcgame3/public_html/forums/global.php(607) : eval()'d code on line 2

Simon> no part of the portal works, I can't run install process again or access the CP.

When trying to access the main page, the attached picture is all you get.

[snakes1100]

You need to run the uninstaller, remove the files after you uninstall it, back up your db first.

As i said in my first post, disable display_errors.

display_errors = Off

The restart apache or if your using a local php.ini in your home dir, there is no need to restart apache.

[JhereG]

ok at the risk of sounding like a complete n00b, I don't control the servers, I have a hosting company, any way of disabling errors outside of changing .conf file.

[snakes1100]

Most vhosts allow their customers to use a LOCAL php.ini, which means he file would go in your public_html/root folder, you can also place it in your forums folder as well.

Add the line:

display_errors = Off

Save and upload to your server via ftp

You can also place that in a .htaccess file

php_flag display_errors =Off

Examples of things you can adjust are in my sig.