change of server problem in vb 4.0.3 database error

[rabeel]

hey i am having vb 4.0.3 forum it was hosted on dedicated server
now i change it to a shared hosting of godaddy cpanel hosting
it is giving me 503 database error
i call godaddy support they did trouble shoot for 2 hours and they said they are unable to find the problem everything is working fine
please check it out
url of forum is http://goo.gl/RNPb1E

i will be thankful to your support

[kh99]

Have you looked at includes/class_core.php to see what's on line 312? I don't have the source for that version (really, you should upgrade at some point, but I know there were a lot of template changes along the way so it's probably a lot of work).

But it says the error is mysql_connect so that would seem to imply that the database information in your includes/config.php is not correct (it would have to be changed when you move servers).

[Paul M]

The error is this ;

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead
/home/sabira88/public_html/vuhelp.net/includes/class_core.php on line 312

Basically this means your server is running php 5.5 - vbulletin 4.0.3 is not compatible with php 5.5.

You could probably cure that specific error by switching to mysqli in the config, but you will likely hit a bunch of other errors.

[rabeel]

so thats mean first i upgrade it to the latest version of vbulletin on the old server and then take the backup and change the hosting am i right????????????/
Please do help me
regards

[Mark.B]

You need to run php 5.4 ideally (not php 5.5), then upgrade vBulletin to 4.2.2.

[Paul M]

It doesnt really matter if you upgrade and then move, or move and then upgrade.

However, full php5.5 compatability is only scheduled with 4.2.3.

[rabeel]

or do i upgrade it to the current server and if it allow me to do it is better?
plese do help
regards

[rabeel]

check the version it is 5.4 no php 5.5 version please confirm then i go for the upgrade on the current server with 4.2.2
regards

[rabeel]

that's the old version of the server should i asked to godaddy to provide me the old version of php which is on my old server then it will work fine?
please find the attachment

[rabeel]

Dear i do have another forum which is 4.2.1 with second patch and it is giving the same error
check the url
http://goo.gl/i0RBM9

please tell me what i should talk with godaddy hosting that what they do to degrade the php version to 5.4 for both forums 4.0.3 and 4.2.1 it will work for both?
regards