vBulletin CMS

[Snowhog]

We very recently upgraded to vBulletin Version 4.2.3 Patch Level 2 (from Version 4.2.3 Beta 3). Admin CP > Plugins & Products > Manage Products is now showing that vBulletin CMS is no longer enabled (and Articles and such on our Forum Home Page is no longer visible) and still showing its version as 4.2.3 Beta 3.

We are fully licensed. Do we have to download/install vBulletin CMS for 4.2.3 Patch Level 2 separately?

[Seven Skins]

Did you download and installed vBulletin Suite or Forum only software?

[Snowhog]

I'm thinking that it was Forum only software that our Host downloaded/installed, as vBulletin Blog is also reporting as still being at version 4.2.3 Beta 3. I've inquired to our Host.

[Mark.B]

Your host shouldn't be installing vBulletin for you.

Where did they get the files from?

vBulletin MUST be installed by downloading it from YOUR SPECIFIC members area. That's because the files have your license number in each one.

If someone has installed anything else, then not only have they potentially installed the wrong version, they've also potentially installed an illegal copy of the software.

[Snowhog]

Originally Posted by Mark.B

Your host shouldn't be installing vBulletin for you.

Where did they get the files from?

vBulletin MUST be installed by downloading it from YOUR SPECIFIC members area. That's because the files have your license number in each one.

If someone has installed anything else, then not only have they potentially installed the wrong version, they've also potentially installed an illegal copy of the software.

When I say "our Host", I don't mean our hosting service provider; I mean the owner of our Forum. He has the account for access to the members area for the software. He does the downloading and installation.

[Mark.B]

OK....well it sounds like he has downloaded the wrong version somehow. It's possible if he has two licenses, and one is suit and the other is forum only, that he's downloaded the wrong one. It's important he uses the correct license for the correct forum, otherwise again there'll be issues with license numbers in the files....if he uses the same license on two separate forums it'll class as an illegal installation. So various reasons why he needs to check that, and make sure all the URLs are correct.

He should download the correct 'suite' version, upload it, and run the upgrade script again.

[Snowhog]

I'm waiting on his reply to my email as to which software he downloaded/installed; Forum Only or Suite. A response to my other thread stated that if our license is for the Suite, then only the Suite software is available for downloading, and Forum Only couldn't have been downloaded/installed. :scratch_head:

[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by Snowhog

I'm waiting on his reply to my email as to which software he downloaded/installed; Forum Only or Suite. A response to my other thread stated that if our license is for the Suite, then only the Suite software is available for downloading, and Forum Only couldn't have been downloaded/installed. :scratch_head:

Yes that is the case *unless* the account has two licenses on it, and one is suite and the other is forum. Then it's possible, but the license numbers in the files will be wrong.

vBulletin files are not interchangeable between licenses, even if the versions are identical. If, for instance, a customer has ten licenses, all for 'vB4 Suite', they need to be very careful to install the correct download on the correct site. Incorrect or duplicate license numbers is a breach of the license and will lead to takedown requests.

[Snowhog]

The license number contained in global.php, blog.php, and contentmanager.php (in ~/public_html/packages) are all the same.

[Seven Skins]

What about the /content.php

Also check the downloaded date at the bottom of the script.