Switched From UBB Threads v6.5 to vBulletin v3.5 (Need Help)

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 04:43 AM

Operating Forum Software: vBulletin v3.5
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I just made the switch away from UBB Threads v6.5.2 to vBulletin v3.5 and I'd like to get my PhotoPost and Classifieds working under the new forum software.

So far I've just been working with PhotoPost. Edited my config-inc.php and config-int.php files to reflect the new changes in paths and urls as well as input my vb3 license information.

The database remains in tact with no changes as I had the PhotoPost database outside of UBB Threads' database.

I can't seem to get PhotoPost to work correctly however. The software is not showing the photos and the layout looks pretty fugly. I'm also getting this error:

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/smoknz28/public_html/forums/gallery/forums/threads.php on line 30

I also notice that when I hover over the links to the right top corner:
"Home · Search · Register · Login" I see the urls are pointing to my ubbthreads path. I have no idea where to change that at as I've already made all the changes in the 2 config files.

Here's a link to my gallery: www.f-bodyhideout.com/forums/gallery

Help on this is appreciated.
Mark

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 01:45 PM

Hello you need to go to your photopost settings table and change setting 41 to reflect vb3 not threads and setting 83 to the proper table prefix for the forum. You may also want to edit settings 171-173 to the proper cookie settings as well

Also you will want to go to your photopost usergroups table and delete every entry except admins and change the groupid to 6 instead of 1

This should allow you to be switched to vb3 and from there get to admin and refresh your usergroups in edit usergroups and set the vb3 enhanced integration

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 02:56 PM

"PhotoPost Table Settings"? What file is this?

Thanks Chuck,
Gonzo

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 03:05 PM

mysql table using phpmyadmin

Its not a file

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 03:14 PM

Ack....thanks Chuck.... Gotta tell ya, I'm so happy that I've finally gotten away from Threads.

Thanks again...off and running....

Michael P · September 30th, 2005, 03:28 PM

Welcome to the club; although I still run a heavily modified threads on my main site I switched ExtremeFitness to vB and haven't looked back since.

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael P

...I switched ExtremeFitness to vB and haven't looked back since.

Amen to that!

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 03:57 PM

...change setting 41 to reflect vb3 not threads (Done)
...setting 83 to the proper table prefix for the forum (Maybe a mistake I made in the installation for vb3, I never added a prefix to the db. So the setting in 83 is left blank)
...You may also want to edit settings 171-173 to the proper cookie settings as well.
(171 = /forums/)
(172 = Left this one blank because I'm not sure what to put in there)
(173 = .f-bodyhideout.com)

...Also you will want to go to your photopost usergroups table and delete every entry except admins and change the groupid to 6 instead of 1 (Done)

I've also made some changes in the settings table as well where I saw paths leading to my old ubbthreads directory. Just updated them to my new directory path to the forums as I've moved all the files to this path.

...This should allow you to be switched to vb3 and from there get to admin and refresh your usergroups in edit usergroups and set the vb3 enhanced integration. (Yea, still not been able to get the gallery functioning correctly. I still see "Admin · Home · Search · Register · Upload Photos · Login" showing the path to my old ubbthreads.)

Please let me know if I've made some mistakes or should make further changes.

Thanks...

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 06:39 PM

Any further assistance on this is greatly appreciated. Trying to get PhotoPost back on the site along with my Classifieds.

Thanks

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 07:27 PM

171 = /forums/)
(172 = Left this one blank because I'm not sure what to put in there)
(173 = .f-bodyhideout.com)

well it should be this on a default vbulletin

171 = /)
(172 = bb )
(173 = .f-bodyhideout.com)

Now also make sure vb is set to use the .f-bodyhideout.com domain as well and cookie path should always be / for site wide

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 08:53 PM

K, changes made as you instructed....and it seems like the text looks a bit better on the gallery, but the photos are still not appearing and the menu links "Admin · Home · Search · Register · Upload Photos · Login" are still pointing to ubbthreads.

Thank you for helping along on this...

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 09:01 PM

ah well you want to change in your admin side of Photopost and change the forum url to that of vbulletin

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 09:19 PM

No cookie prefix I am talking about

setting 172

Table prefix is setting 83

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 09:19 PM

Not sure I follow you Chuck. I can't login to PhotoPost or the Admin link due to it pointing to ubbthreads. I changed the url to reflect the vb directory....and I got the login panel....but once I hit the submit button...I tries using the ubbthreads directory. Maybe I'm misreading what you conveying to me here....

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 09:34 PM

Your issue is because you have moved your entire gallery you will need to update all the urls in the settings table to the new url as its looking for the directory where it use to be

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 09:38 PM

Chuck, I already did that when you informed me of updating the settings table within photopost's database. I went through all the fields that were pointing to ubbthreads and changed them to forums which is my new directory that houses my vb3.

Man, what an a$$-kicker....I'm seriously considering a fresh install... If I do this though....won't I lose the connection to all my photos that users have uploaded?

Chuck S · September 30th, 2005, 09:40 PM

Yes you would

check your first say 20 settings you will see all the urls have ubbthreads in them

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 09:46 PM

Chuck, I've changed them and reverified them. Matter of fact, I went through all the id's in the settings table and made sure they were all changed. This is weird.....I'm going to close out of phpMyAdmin all together and see if that clears up something that may be in memory....

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 09:55 PM

Yea, this is definitely weird.... I closed completely out of phpMyAdmin after verifying that all fields that had ubbthreads in the path or url were changed to reflect the new directory.....then logged back in after a couple of minutes and the table still shows the changes that I made with no trace of ubbthreads in any of the id paths or urls. Opened back up the gallery url in the browser and the links are still pointing to ubbthreads. Where the heck is the software still reading this from.....? Ack....

smokn28 · September 30th, 2005, 11:07 PM

Chuck, I threw in the towel.....just had it with the headaches I've already been through with the UBB to vB3 conversion.

Gonna do a fresh install. Gonna be a bit painful to some of my members as they'll lose their photos that they may have on the server....but I'm sure we'll all get through it.