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[MrHorror]

So I've switched databases and I still have my board looking strange after installing Valter's VSA paypal donate mod. I even deleted my forum folder from my public_html, and uploaded a backup forum folder I ftp'ed a week before I installed the mod. And still, my board looks odd thanks to this mod. I am all out of ideas. Does anyone know how to flush a vbulletin board's cookies? Proboards has an option where you can completely delete board cookies for eveyrone including yourself. Is there an option for this for vb 3.8?
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[BirdOPrey5]

You can edit your config.php and change the cookie-prefix, that will effectively force vbulletin to create all new cookies.

Although simply deleting cookies from your browser should have the same effect.

But I promise you any style issue you think you have will not be fixed by "flushing cookies."

As I PMed you please post a screenshot with exactly what doesn't look right to you, and please also try in another browser and see if the problem is across all browsers or just one.

[MrHorror]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You can edit your config.php and change the cookie-prefix, that will effectively force vbulletin to create all new cookies.

Although simply deleting cookies from your browser should have the same effect.

But I promise you any style issue you think you have will not be fixed by "flushing cookies."

As I PMed you please post a screenshot with exactly what doesn't look right to you, and please also try in another browser and see if the problem is across all browsers or just one.

Tried it on google chrome, msn 6, msn 8, IE6, IE7, and the same issue arises. It's really noticeable more in my vb default skin and my hmands slasher skin. I had those skinned specifically to be sleek and small and compact. So after I did all of that stuff with the database earlier today, and reuploading a copy of my vb forum folder. What was discussed in the new PM I sent you? Might be the issue. It's ALL I can think of.

[BirdOPrey5]

I really can't begin to help without a screenshot of the problem. I see no issues when I view it.

[MrHorror]

The issue isn't MAJOR. But I certainly notice that after the vb4 mod was accidentally installed? It made the category strips stretch out or break or something. When I uninstalled, it didn't undo what it did. I can't get a screenshot of my other skins. Google unfortunately only caches the main skin. But I know what I'm talking about.

As far as the config.php file is concerned. Let me try and explain a bit better. I told my webhost to create a second database for me. So I could upload a backup of my forum to the NEW database. They did. So now I have 2 databases at my disposal. hmands_nicky and hmands_new. But I'm running vb on one specifically. The new one, hmands_new.

When they uploaded the backup of my forum from Sunday. And the backup of my forum from December 31st 2011 to hmands_new (the new database), the errors with the styles were still present. So I assumed it was a forum issue since switching databases didn't apparently solve the problem. But I rememberd my "one single" config.php file in my forums folder. I only changed the DATABASE NAME in the config.php file from hmands_nicky, to hmands_new.

I never changed or edited the DATABASE USERNAME or DATABASE PASSWORD in my config.php file. Because my host set it up where the new database uses the same DATABASE USERNAME and DATABASE PASSWORD, as the old database. So my question is, could this be why switching databases didn't work? Do I also need to create a new DATABASE USERNAME and DATABASE PASSWORD to place into my config.php file??

Or for example. If you had 3 databases at your disposal. And moved your vb forum from one DB to another. Would just changing the DATABASE name in your forums config.php file be enough? Or would you have to change the DB NAME, the DB USERNAME, AND THE DB PASSWORD? And then possibly delete the database you just moved your forum from? If they all run on the same server?

[BirdOPrey5]

If your host kept the same username and password then all you need to change is the database name. If the username or password were wrong you'd get an immediate database error on anything you tried.

[MrHorror]

Ok here's what I think I was doing wrong. I was switching databases thinking that would solve the problem. But the backup I made of my forum was after I installed the bad plugin. So I would install that backup into the new databases first. Thus, I think the data from my backup is corrupting the new database tables. And even when I wipe the data from the new database. It's still bad because it has been already touched with the corrupt backup data.


So what I think I have to do, is create a fresh new database. And install the backup from December 31st 2011 into that database. Thus it would be uncorrupted. Also here's more on the mod itself. Valter's VSA paypal donate for VB4. When I installed, I got this error at the top of the page.


Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/global.php(355) : eval()'d code on line 46



Also I saw this in my admin cp for this particular plugin.

There are four boxes, with each box having two columns listed underneath. One column marked install code? Has two boxes underneath it. The other column marked uninstall code? Has two boxes underneath as well. At the top, it says EXISTING INSTALL/UNINSTALL CODE. But here's the problem.



Underneath the install code column. Box 1 says...

		$vbulletin->db->hide_errors();
   		echo "<br /><center>Transferring your previous Donations to a new version...</center>";
		vbflush();
		$vsapp_getold = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
			SELECT id, userid, amount, dateline, confirmed, userip, subs
			FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "cybppdonate AS cybppdonate
			ORDER BY id
		");
		while ($vsapp_old = $db->fetch_array($vsapp_getold))
		{
			$vbulletin->db->query_write("
				INSERT INTO ".TABLE_PREFIX."vsa_ppdonate
				(userid, amount, dateline, confirmed, userip, subs)
				VALUES ('" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['userid']) . "', '" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['amount']) . "', '" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['dateline']) . "', '" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['confirmed']) . "', '" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['userip']) . "', '" . $vbulletin->db->escape_string($vsapp_old['subs']) . "')
			");
		}
		$vbulletin->db->show_errors();

Box 2 says...

		$vbulletin->db->hide_errors();
		$vbulletin->db->query_write(" 
			CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `". TABLE_PREFIX ."vsa_ppdonate` (
		    `id` INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
		    `userid` INT(10) NOT NULL,
			`amount` INT(10) NOT NULL,
			`dateline` INT(20) NOT NULL,
			`confirmed` INT(1) NOT NULL,
			`userip` VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
			`subs` INT(3) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL)
	    ");
		$vbulletin->db->show_errors();

Now under the uninstall code column, box 1 is EMPTY. Box 2 though says...

$vbulletin->db->hide_errors();
		$vbulletin->db->query_write("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "vsa_ppdonate` ");
		$vbulletin->db->show_errors();

Keep in mind this is what was located in my admin cp when the plugin/mod was installed. Now that it's uninstalled, those options for this plugin aren't there anymore. However...I think this might be the problem. There was no uninstall code in box 1 of the uninstall code column! So could it be something is still being called by this plugin even though it's technically uninstalled? Perhaps you can help BOP5? Do I need to edit my global.php file in my forum folder?

[BirdOPrey5]

Oh my gosh... SLOW DOWN.

If you use a backup from December 31st you are going to lose almost 5 full months of posts and users... Is that really what you want?

Worse I'm pretty sure it's not going to change anything. Please for your own sake try the backup on a "test forum" which your license allows you to have first before deleting your main forum to try an untested backup.

That install code only creates a database table to hold old donations, uninstall code would remove that table. Absolutely nothing in the install/uninstall code would affect your styles.

You are willing to do all this database work to try and fix something but you are not willing to hit the "Print Screen" button, save a screenshot, and draw a simple arrow or circle pointing out to me what changed on your style?

[MrHorror]

Here's a screenshot....

The category strips are a lot longer than normal. It may not look like it to you but to me I can definitely tell. I think it also might have something to do with the body? It's normally more compressed to fit the screen. The plugin has broken frames or something.

As far as the database is concerned, I have two databases given to me on my hosting. So I plan to upload the 12/31 backup to the new database. If it's successful, I'll delete the old one. With the "affected" vb installation.

[BirdOPrey5]

The section that says "Horror Moves & Horror Films" ? Are you saying it's too TALL (vertical height)?

Or too wide? I don't see how it could be too wide since it's as wide as the table and always is.

But on the other hand I also can't see how what you post is too tall either, though I suppose it is possible for a shorter row if that is what you are after.