CAUTION: If you only have 1 vB license, do not make your vB3 test forums public

[Erwin]

This is just a reminder for members here, that's all, since a few of them were linking to their vB3 test forums here.

[[Fx]AssAssiN]

AssAssiN]yar.
/testvb/ = Check
Pw protected = Check

[Lurk]

can i run:
One public vBulletin 3
One private vBulletin 3

or does one have to be vB2?

sry if this question is obvious, i might have not read the thread correctly..

[filburt1]

Originally Posted by LurkCorp

can i run:
One public vBulletin 3
One private vBulletin 3

or does one have to be vB2?

sry if this question is obvious, i might have not read the thread correctly..

The license terms do not apply to any version of vB:

If you have a valid licence, you may set up an additional test forum in order to test code, template and database modifications. To make this clear to us and our licence verification procedures, place it in a directory called 'testvb' and be sure to password protect it. It must not be accessible by the general public.

From http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html .

[Lurk]

yes, i know it now

If you have a valid licence, you may set up an additional test forum in order to test code, template and database modifications. To make this clear to us and our licence verification procedures, place it in a directory called 'testvb' and be sure to password protect it. It must not be accessible by the general public.

[RobinHood]

Originally Posted by Erwin

This is in the README HTML file you downloaded with your vB3 Beta ZIP file:



Read it carefully, and follow it. You don't want to break your license agreement, as it gives Jelsoft the right to revoke your license.

This is just a reminder since I have noticed many members running vB2 forums while posting links to their vB3 test forums as well. If you have only 1 license, then you have to make your vB3 test forums non-public.

That sucks. Mind as well go with InvisionBoard now...

[Owen]

I just went with vbulletin because invision started asking money.

[Harley D]

I am also trying to setup a test forum for my client. the original forum has some major issues that can't be repaired without the posibility of loosing the whole site, as well as reinstalling all the hacks.
So I would like to install a test forum in this dir. "http://www.yoursite.com/testvb/forums/install/install.php" while still having the org at "http://www.yoursite.com/forums/index.php"
But when I saw step 2 in the install instructions, "empty the database."
I was wondering if the original Database would be overwritten, thus distroying the org site.
Or am I O.K. to go. as long as I don't choose to empty the Database?
I'm a click away from the test install.

Thanks in advance.

[James T Brock]

First off, BACKUP your database!! Either locally to your PC or on a file stored on your server.

Secondly, install the test forum on a seperate database than the live forum. Do a clean install, then take the backup and upload it into the new database.

[AnhTuanCool]

Originally Posted by Erwin

This is in the README HTML file you downloaded with your vB3 Beta ZIP file:



Read it carefully, and follow it. You don't want to break your license agreement, as it gives Jelsoft the right to revoke your license.

This is just a reminder since I have noticed many members running vB2 forums while posting links to their vB3 test forums as well. If you have only 1 license, then you have to make your vB3 test forums non-public.

You mean we have to purchase one more license just for the testing forum