test forum on shared Server causing havoc

[wmlvb]

Lynn,

Thanks for the help. I thought there was a directory testvb/forums but there is not. It looks like there is only testvb and all forum files are in that file. Testvb is a subdomain of my live site. So if I do what you said and place my VB index.php in testvb (it was deleted when vbadvance was renamed, this was done by freelancer!!!) I will then have both a testvb home page and testvb forum home?

What would be the Url then if I rename the vb indes.php to forums.php??

[Lynne]

If you keep your vbulletin files in the /testvb directory and don't create a /forums directory inside the /testvb directory (like on your live site), then you may rename your vbulletin index.php to forums.php and change it in the option I mention above. Once you do that, you may put your vbadvanced index.php file in the folder and you will have vbadvanced at index.php and your forums at forums.php

[wmlvb]

so the vbdavance home pge url would be /testvb and the forum home page would be testvb/forums.php right? (After I make the changes.)

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I am now having problems with logging into my live site and cannot change password because it keep say wrong password even when I get new one.

I have done the tools.php things but no longer working! I still cannot log in. I think this al related to the index.php for test forum is missing. This should fix. Right?

[Lynne]

Your vbadvanced home page url would be testvb/index.php and your forums would be at testvb/forums.php

What did you do with the tools.php file? You used it in your testvb/admincp folder, right?

[wmlvb]

now I cannot access tetvb either and no password are working for both my admin names

I uploaded tools.php to both and turned all cookies to blank

and cookies domain to blank


reset all admin users in both sites nothing working. I have no access to my site or my admincp

[Lynne]

If you change your cookie domain, then you will screw things up for you and you will need to delete all your cookies before going back to your site.

In fixing your issues with your test site, you should not be using tools.php on your live site.

[wmlvb]

I had to use tools.php on my live site because I could not access my admincp!!

I tried clearing coookies and cache in two browser nothing working cannot access admincp or the frontend on both my testvb and my live site!!

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???

I was able to do a work around a create a new user and give them admin access

I was able to change on password and fix that admin access but not my main even after I took out of config.php! I get a fatal error every time I try to change the password of my main user . It is a very long database error

Please someone help with this. I really need to get this fixed

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well I take that back! now all My admin users and all my password are not working again !!!!

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Looks like I get one shot to access admin cp and then if try and log in again after that, I get bumped off. I can no longer log in!!

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I think this is not happening to all my other users because they have not cleared their cookies but will when they do. I need to get this fixed. I have paid through the nose for this and it is so screwed up!! I really need someone who knows what they are doing to help me fix this!!

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Is there a place to list incompetent freelancers??

[Lynne]

OK, let's go back to the beginning.

You have a *live* site installed with an index.php page which is vbadvanced and then a /forums/index.php page which is vbulletin. And you have a test site installed with /testvb/index.php which is vbadvanced and /textvb/forum.php which is vbulletin.

Are all your cookie settings at the default on both sites? (/ for path and (blank) for domain)? Do you have a cookie prefix set for either the test site or main site in your config.php pages for each of those or are they the same for each?

It's very hard for me to follow what you are up to at times.

[wmlvb]

It is all a progression of bad thing happening to my forum and now I am to the point where I cannot log in at all on my main computer because I cleared my browser cookies. As long as I do not clear my browser cookies on my other laptop I am able to log in. ! I am trying to find someone to come in and fix with out have to pay for the 5th time for the same thing!!

[Outbackmark]

Hi wm
It looks like the whole thing is a bit of a muddle, you may need to start from scratch, take a backup of your main DB, then set the whole thing up so that the live site files are all in public_html/forum (except VBA which will be in public_html), then set the test forum up in public_html/test (VBA here)/forum (main files here).
Using a subdomain in this way can be very tricky as you have discovered, much better to set it out in a simple way.
If you need a hand PM me and I will help set it up for you.