vBulletin 3.5.0 'Gold' Release Discussion

[Kier]

This thread is for discussing the release of the vBulletin 3.5.0 'Gold'.

Please use this thread to talk about things you like or installation experiences etc., but please do not use this thread to post troubleshooting queries or bug reports. These threads tend to grow very large and bug reports etc. tend to become lost and will not get attention from the support or development teams.

For troubleshooting and bug reporting, please use either the vBulletin 3.5 Bug Tracker (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs35.php?) for reporting and tracking bugs, or the vBulletin 3.5.0 forums (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=100) for general queries and troubleshooting.

[Floris]

Yay, nice job Jelsoft!

Good luck everybody with upgrading :)


OMG: Check this out !!!

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php?styleid=10

[Dave-G]

Downloading thanks

[Oblivion Knight]

I love you, Kier.

;)

Cheers vB devs!

[Impreza04]

yay... why did my skin change to the retro.. :p

[Tomek]

Great! :)

[Zachery]

yay... why did my skin change to the retro.. :p
New Stock style ;)

the ;) denotes a joke

[IDN]

Yay! Finally!

Wish me luck, time to upgrade and redesign my entire site.

[Dan]

Great job ;) I'm already installing it. Thanks guys.

[Mephisteus]

Praise the gold!

_O_

:yippieeee:

[Zero Tolerance]

Yay, nice job Jelsoft!

Good luck everybody with upgrading :)


OMG: Check this out !!!

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php?styleid=10
Brings back memories =P

[cbiweb]

woooooo hooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[Darnell 0216]

All My Forums Are Belong To Gold!

[xtremeoff-road]

I think I am tearing up :)

[TruthElixirX]

woo hoo. Time to update my license.

[-]FusiøN[-]

Yesssssssssssssssssh. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!111111 :D

[alz]

Fantastic guys!
And thanks for the fun in the RC thread as well :D

*goes off to install*

Well done VB team!

[Creepshow]

Wicked, thanks vB! We all love you. :D

[Kihon Kata]

Thanks!

[plubius]

Hip hip hip hurray Let me get my beer and ramen ready.

[mOdEtWo]

Yay. :)

[Gomjaba]

When is 3.6 coming out ?

Kidding : THAAAANKS

[Andrew Slane]

Awesome - Looks like I've got something to do tonight :D

[Amano]

Great, we are waiting....

[duskdawn]

finally!!

[blueuniverse]

Love you guys :)

[hjmaier]

Thank you!

hj

[Tantawi]

*opening my ftp client...*

[soniceffect]

Nice one guys ... excellent jobbie :)

[smsmasters]

Omg Yesss ;)

[thedvs]

Congratulations to the VBTEAM!!!!
It was definately worth the wait :) (and the teasing :)

[Danny.VBT]

Great job! I can't wait to start having fun with this. :)

[Incendium]

As always, excellent work Jelsoft.

[dilbert]

Still need to change the footer here:
Powered by vBulletin Version 3.5.0 Almost

Oh yeah, thanks - looking forward to the upgrade.

[hjmaier]

It looks really great. I cant wait for the weekend :)

hj

[zappsan]

It's out, yay^^
I just have to renew my license first^^

[eXtremeTim]

Its hot and man vb1 brings back some memories lol

[EternalBliss]

thanks guys :) best forum software out there just gets better again

[Kingster]

installing in dev now...

GJ, vBulletin team. I've been impressed with your speed and quality this time around.

[s1l3ncer]

I give yoiu all a kiss but that might look a lil gay but he thanks.

[eMike]

YES! ;) ;)
Great work guys!

[Onimua]

Great wrok. Upgrading both my forums now. :)

[Nordinho]

Great job ;)

[Odysseus]

w00t!

Let's celebrate with some nice girls!


http://www.tabletop-forum.de/files/vB_forum_engineering.jpg

[CureTheItch]

Yayyyyyyy Gold.. I was about to ask when gold was coming out, hehehehe.. Good job.

[MGM]

w00t! Good job jelsoft on another stable release :)

MGM out

[Andreas]

I love vBulletin 3.5 since the first Beta Version.
OK, now that this Baby is out, let's get ready for the next steps:

Plugin and Product Manager could need a redesign
A possiblity to define Plugin Execution Order would be good
Some method for caching Datastore Items is curcial
Possibility to show or hide private forums on per forum basis is necessary (for me)
Primary Usergroup changes through paid subscriptions need to be fixed, as they are not working properly

[Ace]

Cool! A release in MY morning! :)

Thanks to all the Devs, testers, staff and everyone else involved.

*looks for 3.5 Impex*

[punishment]

OMG: Check this out !!!

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php?styleid=10 Very very ugly

[eXtremeTim]

We need a 3 version of vb setup. vb1 vb2 and vb3 and might as well do vb3.5 ;) So we can see how it has progressed over the years. I am starting to forget what vb1 and vb2 were like. ;)

[Pri]M[aL]

Weird glitch/bug?

It says the thread has 49 replies, but only 1 view?

Anyways, fat kudos for the vBulletin crew. :)

[DannyITR]

I hate upgrades. It means I have to re-do all my hacks and stuff.

[Zachariah B]

Time to update.

ImpEx ????

[Darnell 0216]

M[aL']Weird glitch/bug?

It says the thread has 49 replies, but only 1 view?

Anyways, fat kudos for the vBulletin crew. :) Remember that views runs on a counter. It won't update til it's time passes.

[southernlady]

I hate upgrades. It means I have to re-do all my hacks and stuff.

You must be upgrading from 3.0.9 which doesn't use the plugins..

This is a BREEZE compared to the OLD system. Esp now that's it's gone gold and the hacks will all be sorted out.

Great job, VB Dev team! Liz

[Andreas]

M[aL']It says the thread has 49 replies, but only 1 view?

Views are updated once/hour.

@DannyITR
You will definitly love the Plugin System.

[ManagerJosh]

WOOT! Hats off to the Jelsoft Team for a FINE Release! WOOT :D

[Creepshow]

Wow, 3.5.X has only just been released and people are talking about a NEWER VERSION already! :D

[Floris]

When is 3.6 coming out ?

Kidding : THAAAANKS

If there are plans for a 3.6 more info will become available at the appropiate time; hehe :)

Cool! A release in MY morning! :)

Thanks to all the Devs, testers, staff and everyone else involved.

*looks for 3.5 Impex*

Impex for 3.5 will be in the members area shortly, please try again in 10 minutes ;)

I love vBulletin 3.5 since the first Beta Version.
OK, now that this Baby is out, let's get ready for the next steps:

Plugin and Product Manager could need a redesign
A possiblity to define Plugin Execution Order would be good
Some method for caching Datastore Items is curcial
Possibility to show or hide private forums on per forum basis is necessary (for me)
Primary Usergroup changes through paid subscriptions need to be fixed, as they are not working properly

You have some great ideas and I hope you and the devs can have some great indepth chats about these suggestions. Thank you for them!

w00t!

Let's celebrate with some nice girls!



Yeah! Nice picture!! And cool that my temp sig is now in the bottom right :D Looks cool.

Nice chicks

It's out, yay^^
I just have to renew my license first^^

Ah, such a shame! Well, $30 for 12 months is doable, and gives you 12 months for all the future 3.5.0 updates ;)

[Floris]

Time to update.

ImpEx ????

Inhouse developed product from Jelsoft for vBulletin forum software. Import/ Export System made by Jerry. - Online manual: http://www.vBulletin.com/docs/html/impex

[MGM]

Ah, such a shame! Well, $30 for 12 months is doable, and gives you 12 months for all the future 3.5.0 updates ;)

And let's hope there are none ;)

MGM out

[Sovereign]

Finally the wait is over! Go Jelsoft!

[Gomjaba]

Will be the vb1 style made public ?

[Floris]

I hate upgrades. It means I have to re-do all my hacks and stuff.

3.5 is specificly made to have plugins, this means you don't have to edit the source code anymore. From now on it is a matter of .. not having to re-hack your vb!

[Ace]

Impex for 3.5 will be in the members area shortly, please try again in 10 minutes ;)
Curses.

Should have looked at this thread BEFORE downloading it .. perhaps that explains why the 3.5 download mysteriously stopped halfway through. :)

Thanks Mr Floris. :)

[Omega Prime]

Thanks for another great release :)

[AshG]

Just finished installing/upgrading, I must say Nice Work to everyone involved.

[Floris]

Still need to change the footer here:
Powered by vBulletin Version 3.5.0 Almost

Oh yeah, thanks - looking forward to the upgrade.


Fixed :)

Curses.

Should have looked at this thread BEFORE downloading it .. perhaps that explains why the 3.5 download mysteriously stopped halfway through. :)

Thanks Mr Floris. :)

You were just a bit too quick for us ;) We don't have enough staff members to have everybody everything required at the same second of release :)

[DannyITR]

Views are updated once/hour.

@DannyITR
You will definitly love the Plugin System.
Whats the plugin system? Hack that are plugins and ease of install/uninstall?

With regards to the look, I think it needs some work.

[Rocol]

Nice one vB Team .. a job well done :cool: ;)

[Ace]

You were just a bit too quick for us ;) We don't have enough staff members to have everybody everything required at the same second of release :)
Its there now, but the resulting folder is blank.

*decides to stop hammering the server for it and wait another few minutes* :)

[hbalagh]

Ohh what fun i will have upgrading my mod infested forum lol

[Kier]

Will be the vb1 style made public ?
You're joking, right? :eek:

[Floris]

Whats the plugin system? Hack that are plugins and ease of install/uninstall?

With regards to the look, I think it needs some work.

Through the source code there are hooks, using the plugin system you can insert php code at those points to execute.. this means you don't have to edit the files.

Check the new online manual http://www.vBulletin.com/docs/html

[southernlady]

I'm just waiting for some of the hacks to catch up! LOL. Liz

[Kier]

With regards to the look, I think it needs some work.If you're referring to the 'vBulletin 1.0 Retro' style that we currently have running on this forum, it's only meant as a joke to remind people of what vBulletin looked like five years ago at version 1.0.

The real vBulletin 3 styles can be found in the style chooser at the bottom of the page.

[Zelda-King]

I'm impressed with how short a time you wound us up with the random version joke. If that were me I'd have had it going for at least a couple of days. :D

[cnutter]

Updated from RC3 and everything looks great... quick question though... are we supose to have left over files I mean file versions from 3.0.9? and 3.5.0 RC3?

Filename Version
subscriptions.php 3.0.9
Scanned 45 files

Filename Version
vbulletin_editor.js 3.0.9
vbulletin_quickreply.js 3.0.9
vbulletin_stdedit.js 3.0.9
vbulletin_wysiwyg.js 3.0.9
Scanned 17 files

Filename Version
adminfunctions_ranks.php 3.0.9
db_mysql.php 3.0.9
functions_bbcodeparse.php 3.0.9
functions_image.php 3.0.9
functions_register.php 3.0.9
functions_showthread.php 3.0.9
functions_subscriptions.php 3.0.9
functions_upload.php 3.0.9
functions_xml.php 3.0.9
mail.php 3.0.9
sessions.php 3.0.9
functions_debug.php 3.5.0 Release Candidate 3
Scanned 84 files

Plus the ones left in the forum/install?

Just wondering...

[Zachery]

Yes, it ends up working out that way.

On my first forum, I had files from 2.2.7 - 3.0.0 (all all releases inbetween)

[cnutter]

Yes, it ends up working out that way.

On my first forum, I had files from 2.2.7 - 3.0.0 (all all releases inbetween)


Cool just wondering cause this is the first time I have gone from one version to a new version with vb and I didnt know if that was standard or not....

[Floris]

Backup the forum directory, delete the files and then upload the 3.5.0 stable files.

(if you already run upgrade, do NOT run upgrade.php again - not needed)

[Gomjaba]

You're joking, right? :eek:

No, not really ... I thought I would but I just installed a fresh copy and have only the old default one ..

Not kidding people really asking for it :)

[Kusadasi-Guy]

Thank You so much for the release!

(i dont want to put negative comments but i think you guys better remove the new stinky skin)

[Omega Prime]

Thank You so much for the release!

(i dont want to put negative comments but i think you guys better remove the new stinky skin)
As mentioned before, it's a joke :p

[kman2]

Sweet, nice job vB. :)

And when I first saw the retro skin I thought "OMG VB"S GONE MAD!!11"

[kman2]

Btw are the admin demos going to be updated?

[Kusadasi-Guy]

As mentioned before, it's a joke

Ohhhh!....
i was concerning about the VB. lol

Thanks again the release ;)

[Quillz]

When will the CD be released, and how much will it cost?

[Mr_Butter]

yay

[Zachery]

When will the CD be released, and how much will it cost?
CD?

The Retro style is a tribute to vBulletin 1.0 which was launched around 5 years ago this time.

[Quillz]

Btw are the admin demos going to be updated?
I would assume so. Now that 3.5.0 is the latest, supported release. ;)

[Floris]

Btw are the admin demos going to be updated?

Yes, they will. Probably in the next few days.

[Kerry-Anne]

Well done guys.

Upgraded already here.

[dsotmoon]

congrats vB team and thanks!

[Jerry]

Cool! A release in MY morning! :)

Thanks to all the Devs, testers, staff and everyone else involved.

*looks for 3.5 Impex*


Time to update.

ImpEx ????

It's there.
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex

[Moparx]

thanks guys! downloading now

[Antivirus]

woot! thanks vb!

[zell_11]

Great guys well done. Well i havn't got time to upgrade it at the moment do that tomorrow

[l0fty]

Thanks, just upgraded all fine :)

[Creepshow]

Just upgraded, went seamlessly as always!

Thanks so much vB, heres to more great releases in the future *insert beer smiley here!* :D

[minx]

I must add a word of thanx for the endless hours you guys have put into this fine software, i'll always be a vB'r...i did cheat for a bit with IPB, but glad to back!

-M

[conqsoft]

Another 5 minute upgrade thanks to Plugins.

[Ogden2k]

The upgrade went through just fine. :)

[sooner95]

Woohoo!!! Thx VB dudes!

[]SK[]

100+ posts already. Nice one guys. Loving it already.

[BrandNIC]

smooth upgrade as allways.
Thx team

[Tantawi]

Oh you need to change this too in the forums list in home:

vBulletin 3.5 (forumdisplay.php?f=100) These forums are only for issues with the current 3.5 beta. For 3.0 support, use the....

:)

[Creepshow]

Oh you need to change this too in the forums list in home:

vBulletin 3.5 (http://forumdisplay.php?f=100) These forums are only for issues with the current 3.5 beta. For 3.0 support, use the....

:)

Yup, I was just going to say that too. ;)

[nuno]

Ninja Mode? :D

[gariben]

wow!!! cool

downloading my version today!

Thanks for the excellent software

[MissKalunji]

Upgrade went flawless!

u guys are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!! worth every penny!

[Zachery]

Ninja Mode? :D
Heh, I did most of the retro style this morning with help from Kier and the others, Since there was no online/offline images in 1.0 I added text. Ninja mode == Invisable.

[GoTTi]

Bring Back Vblite

[azef]

Thanks

[Gomjaba]

Upgrade went flawless!

u guys are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!! worth every penny!

Yepp, same here :) Took 5 minutes ... 4.5 minutes were for backup before :)

[Zachery]

Bring Back Vblite
No one needs a forum that has less features that phpBB ;)

[Flexo]

Wow, this is a good month. My site just had a huge relaunch and now this. My site is also just closing in on its fifth birthday :)

Have to wait for the Journal-Mod to be updated before being able to update the forum though :(

[Mayers]

Well done to all the vBulletin team :). This will push vBulletin up many new levels.

[DJDarknez]

AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I sign into my ACP and what do I see?

I see an upgrade notice!

But, says me, I already have 3.0.9!

Woe is me! 3.5 is out! Now I have to install all the hacks! Doh!

:D Good job guys, looking good! :p

[Reeve of Shinra]

Good work with the release. :)

[southernlady]

I upgraded one already, went flawlessly. Thanks for a GREAT anniversary present. :) Took longer to make the backup than it did to do the upgrade, LOL. Now I can ignore y'all for the rest of the evening. Liz

[jeremymcgill]

I am brand new to this stuff and trying to learn. I am in the process of upgrading and I just want to make sure I am doing the right thing. When running the upload script I get the below error.

Configuration: includes/config.php exists, but is not in the 3.5 format. Please convert your config file via the new config.php.new.

Is all that I need to do is modify the config.php.new with my current informaiton?

Thank just dont want to mess up my forum.........:confused::confused::confused:

[MissKalunji]

Yepp, same here :) Took 5 minutes ... 4.5 minutes were for backup before :)

same here!

[diettalk]

Upgraded. Thanks for all the work vB.

[curriertech]

Everything is working on my forum except new posts and replies result in a blank page. :(

[]SK[]

Woohoo I found the first confirmed (now fixed) bug... nur nur :p

[Tailfeathers]

Thanks. :) All upgraded.

[Weapon-x]

Thank you Vbulletin for giving us 3.5.0 I can't wait to see what vbulletin holds in the future.

So again Thanks

[whitetigergrowl]

Thanks for the update. Can't wait for VB 3.5.1, lol.

Seriously though....good job.

Although on the 'old skins' on this site I see alot of red x's.

[KidneyBoy]

I kept my word. I said I would buy vB as soon as 3.5 went GOLD, and I just got myself an "owned" license. I'd tell you how it's going, but I'm stuck on dialup, and I'm currently sending the files to the server *WAITS IMPATIENTLY*

Let the learning begin!!!

Take it easy
KidneyBoy

[DarknessDivine]

Great work guys!!!;)

[xYarub]

w0000000000t!

Upgraded! Thank you, Jelsoft!

[Aeolian]

End of Heartache

thanx VB TEAM :D

[aelion]

No one needs a forum that has less features that phpBB ;)
Oh man, those poor guys. ;)

[RagingPenguin]

Great! Now I have something to do tonight.

Is this Retro skin available for download by any chance? I really REALLY like it. It suits my simplistic nature.

[wnxwakko]

according to my updated templates feature/comparison thingy, it shows threadbit has been modified, however you dont list that in your announcement.

Just so you know this is the comparison from RC3 to 3.5

Here is the line so you know who modded it.

threadbit
Default Template Updated in 3.5.0 by Kier

[greywolff]

now all we need is the content management :)

[rjordan]

Near the end of the 3.5 one page documentation, it is showing a broken graphic. The image as coded is:

http://files.vbulletin.com/doc_images/vbmanual/avatars-modify.gif2

[Kier]

according to my updated templates feature/comparison thingy, it shows threadbit has been modified, however you dont list that in your announcement.

Just so you know this is the comparison from RC3 to 3.5

Here is the line so you know who modded it.

threadbit
Default Template Updated in 3.5.0 by Kier
If we don't list a template as changed in the announcement it usually means that the edit was purely cosmetic or just cleaning up HTML formatting.

Any important edits that actually affect the running of the system would be noted in the announcement.

[Blaine0002]

noo!! i cant upgrade cause i have prefixes.

[Zachery]

noo!! i cant upgrade cause i have prefixes.
How do you figure?

[Kier]

Near the end of the 3.5 one page documentation, it is showing a broken graphic. The image as coded is:

http://files.vbulletin.com/doc_images/vbmanual/avatars-modify.gif2
Fixed now

[Blaine0002]

How do you figure?

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156119

$config['Database']['tableprefix'] is not empty!
Within config.php $config['Database']['tableprefix'] must be empty for the upgrade to proceed.
:(

[Rukas]

Hahah... I just downloaded RC3 yesturday and spent several hours uploading it on dial up! Ahhh... But this is great news. Much respect to you guys!

[Billspaintball]

Talk about timing, I just paid my subscription yesterday.

Looks like a bust weekend coming up :)

[Neutral Singh]

I am brand new to this stuff and trying to learn. I am in the process of upgrading and I just want to make sure I am doing the right thing. When running the upload script I get the below error.

Configuration: includes/config.php exists, but is not in the 3.5 format. Please convert your config file via the new config.php.new.

Is all that I need to do is modify the config.php.new with my current informaiton?

Thank just dont want to mess up my forum.........:confused::confused::confused:

If not already resolved, you should raise a support ticket from Member's Area for a quick response from the support team. :)

Enjoy!!

[ippocrate]

Nice work! ;)

[eclectica]

Can we delete our old folder and its contents forum/subscriptions as well as the file forum/subscriptions.php? They were not included in the new upload package.

[Onimua]

Can we delete our old folder and its contents forum/subscriptions as well as the file forum/subscriptions.php? They were not included in the new upload package.
If it isn't needed by vBulletin 3.5.0, then you can remove it from your server. :)

[theArchitect]

*Upgraded to 3.5.0 Gold! :)

[McDaniel]

Super work team. Thank You

[Schultz]

thanks Jelsoft upgrade went without a problem.

[PixelFX]

Woot!!! I just looked a few hours ago and nothing lol, great job guys now the fun begins!!

[Meltingfire]

Sitting here upgrading and i see two styles called "phpinclude_start" and "warn".

What i wonder is if the first one is anything used in vB 3.5 or is it just a old one left from 3.0? The second one is an old from my warn-system that i will remove.

[RagingPenguin]

The Wizarding Realm (http://wizardingrealm.com) was just updated. The process was flawless. Thank you Jelsoft.

:)

Now on to the other board...

[gogga]

*panting*

ooooooooohnifty

[Vile]

Nice job, and congrats vB Staff :)

[krohnathlonman]

ALTER TABLE post CHANGE username username VARCHAR( 100 ) NOT NULL

wow altering the post table on a my large forum is taking 1 hour so far and counting. Yes I'm using SCSI drives. It'll take me all night to update my biggest forum (14 Gb post table!) I'm doing this in order of smallest forum to largest for the sake of upgrading as many as possible ;)

[bloodwrath]

Man i want to upgrade
but msn, yahoo and google spiders are all over my forum..
i have to wait till tomorrow

[MrNase]

Thanks for the release! :)

However, I'll wait for 3.5.1 before I upgrade :p

History has proven that there are still some minor things to fix ;)

[bloodwrath]

Thanks for the release! :)

However, I'll wait for 3.5.1 before I upgrade :p

History has proven that there are still some minor things to fix ;)

hmmm... now u got me thinking..:rolleyes:
but i have to have the latest....:cool:
thats just me:)

off topic why am i seeing this
Posts: 0

[Meltingfire]

I think i may have found a bug! ;)

At my forum we have a minimum of 10 chars / message and if you write "bla" and push the "Post Quick Reply", it will say "Your message is to short"
Then you continue writing "abc" and when you push space to make a whitespace it will automaticly click the button "Post Quick Reply" since it is marked which will either say "Your message is to short" or post the message (depending of how much you wrote) which is not what you intended since you wanted to continue writing!

[biggazillakilla]

This is going to be a lot of fun. :)

[bloodwrath]

I think i may have found a bug! ;)

At my forum we have a minimum of 10 chars / message and if you write "bla" and push the "Post Quick Reply", it will say "Your message is to short"
Then you continue writing "abc" and when you push space to make a whitespace it will automaticly click the button "Post Quick Reply" since it is marked which will either say "Your message is to short" or post the message (depending of how much you wrote) which is not what you intended since you wanted to continue writing!

u found a bug.. i have 0 posts
and i have at least 3..

[inetd]

"Decrease Size", "Increase Size", "Switch Editor Mode" images don't found for vBulletin Classic style.

[Dream]

grats :)

[Raitsa]

Thanks for this release & greetings from Finland to all the great Jelsoft guys.

[Squee]

It would be really nice to have the full list of changed templates since the 3.0.x series for those of us who haven't been following RCs. It is EXTREMELY helpful to be able to plan out template changes that will need to be done before actually getting to it. Reverting to the default templates isn't exactly a happy option for us...

[walter]

Congratulation to the team!
:cool:

[Gri]

vBulletin was the best forum software and now we have a forum software better than best. :)

[gothic]

Thankyou very much guys. Always worth the wait.

:D:D

[DJ RRebel]

It would be really nice to have the full list of changed templates since the 3.0.x series for those of us who haven't been following RCs. It is EXTREMELY helpful to be able to plan out template changes that will need to be done before actually getting to it. Reverting to the default templates isn't exactly a happy option for us...

My forum is MASSIVELY customized ... but I finally upgraded with RC3 and decided right away to restart from scratch with the default templates. Simply too much has changed.

I DID successfully have my old vB3.0 templates running with vB3.5rc3 but there were several features that weren't availlable because they are only in the new templates.

It took me a solid 50-60 hours of tinkering, but I think it was definately worth it to know that I now have full vB3.5 (well ... still RC3 .. but you know what I mean .. lol)

Feel free to take a look at how much I've done ( http://www.homeofchat.com/vB/ - my actual site is http://www.homeofmusic.com ) ... mind you I'm only 90% done ... still have a 2nd round of tweaks, changes and customizations ... but I was holding off until Gold before doing the rest.

I'm basically simply going to wait a couple of days to see if any major errors develop before I upgrade ... I'm busy with work until friday anyways.

Anyhow ... do yourself a favour and restart from scratch ... it'll take longer, but you'll sleep better at night knowing you didn't miss anything! lol

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u found a bug.. i have 0 posts
and i have at least 3..

More likely that post counting is simply turned off in this forum since most posts in this forum are simply similar to the following:


GIGGADY GIGGADY GIGGADY .... IT'S FINALLY HERE !!! WOOOHOOO !!! :)

[gruchacz]

yay !!!!

[Littleboy]

Thanx You!!!!!

[sensimilla]

that vb 1.0 skin is a beautiful addon thanks for it! *

thanks for GOLD

keep up the good work guys

* is it available for download ?

[AzhriaLilu]

*applauds* great job at the hype yesterday and great to see it's gone gold :D

Fantastic job, guys!

[VietLang]

Thanks Jelsoft and congrats to all of you who upgraded, or upgrading, your boards. As of for me, I can't use vB 3.5 right now :( My forum's in Vietnamese and such, it's required to install Vietnamese typing software into the forum, something I can't figure out how to do for over a month.

Oh well, I might just stuck with 3.0.9 which isn't too bad.

:)

[adguru]

Excellent work! THanks guys. :)

[aseer]

OWG .. Thank You ..

Got to go >>> Upgrading

[Kassem]

Thanks for job, hurry up to download...lol

[dbembibre]

Thanks VB Team, is awesome, i move today from RC2 to Gold :)

[Elyk]

Ckick "install" - oops, wrong board!!

Thanks a bunch, gonna be a busy weekend.

[Garamond]

Congrats Jelsoft! Now, off to buy another licence!

[Neutral Singh]

Upgraded from RC2 --> 3.5.0 with no issues. ;) Did you notice that increase/decrease size option for textareas in AdminCP? very useful!! Thanks for a seamless upgrade. :)

[VaaKo]

Finaly
I hope I don't face the same problem I faced before during the upgrade
but at least there is a support now for 3.5
thank you all for your hard work :)

[1996 328ti]

Can we delete our old folder and its contents forum/subscriptions as well as the file forum/subscriptions.php? They were not included in the new upload package.After backing up my database and forum directory I created a forum named forum2. Uploaded all files needed to forum2. Ran the upgrade scripts. Made sure everything worked. Then renamed my original forum, forum3 and renamed forum2 to forum. This way only thise files needed are there. Then only when I'm real comfortable I deleted forum3.

[ArabianOman]

Downloading Thanks alot :)

[Webnower]

Looks great, working very well on our test system. When we're doing building the 3rd version of our site I'm sure our members are going to love it as much as we do :)

[Aeolian]

i would wait few days b4 i install 3.5 ...
i wanna see the how r the new bugs as now max no# of users r using/installing 3.5 version..

just a lil while :)

[egyptsons]

I think itis time to upgrade my Forums :)

[Unmutual]

Nice work guys! :)

[GamerzWorld]

Major Problem, just upgraded and had a person come onto my forum and tell me my DB name and password. The guy says its linked to vbexternal and ive removed all traces of it yet i cannot replicate how he found

[buro9]

Well that was a hair-raising upgrade.

I initially had database errors in the middle of it because I'd put my username and password the wrong way around in the config file.

So tell me... when I get emails about database errors that reveal the password... none of those were actually viewable by the end user right? Right? RIGHT?

* shuffles nervously *

[sensimilla]

Major Problem, just upgraded and had a person come onto my forum and tell me my DB name and password. The guy says its linked to vbexternal and ive removed all traces of it yet i cannot replicate how he found

Now this suckz...... :( is it possible he got it before with some vb 3.0.x vulnerability?

I will not upgrade until some things get tested.

[DarknessDivine]

Hey guys post those problems here http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=102
So they aren't lost in this thread.

[BrandNIC]

Major Problem, just upgraded and had a person come onto my forum and tell me my DB name and password. The guy says its linked to vbexternal and ive removed all traces of it yet i cannot replicate how he found

I surely hope this is an isolated one time thing.:mad:

[sabret00the]

Congrats on getting it out :)

[Zachery]

I surely hope this is an isolated one time thing.:mad:
Sounds like an issue with one of the hacks that user was using.

[The Realist]

This new version of VB 3.5.0, when you upgrade to this new version, does it overwrite any code from additional hack installations via the plugins?

laters

[Onimua]

This new version of VB 3.5.0, when you upgrade to this new version, does it overwrite any code from additional hack installations via the plugins?

laters
Every upgrade overwrites any modifications you may have made to the source files, so yes it does.

[gothic]

Congrats on getting it out :)
Nobody ever congratulates me on getting it out...... OH! 3.5.0 Gold......:eek::eek:

[The Realist]

So how do you reinstall plugins after an upgrade?

[Onimua]

So how do you reinstall plugins after an upgrade?
Plugins are a different story, you don't need to reinstall them.

Hacks are referring to when you actually edit the source files.

[The Realist]

So I've used all plugins on my forum so I just need to do a straight upgrade and thats it?

What about file edits to templates?



Plugins are a different story, you don't need to reinstall them.

Hacks are referring to when you actually edit the source files.

[TosaInu]

Thanks Jelsoft :) Playing on the testsystem first, then backup, then :)

[Onimua]

So I've used all plugins on my forum so I just need to do a straight upgrade and thats it?

What about file edits to templates?
If you haven't manually edited the template files, you should be fine methinks. I upgraded my forums with a plugin or two, and have no problems. Might be a good idea to check over the templates (unless they show as default) to make sure.

[JàY.]

Excellent, Thank-you!!

[ryuuchida]

Congratulations Jelsoft! Thanks for vBulletin!

[GamerzWorld]

Sounds like an issue with one of the hacks that user was using.

Yes, wasnt meant as accusing post towards you just a friendly warning to other users :)

[Darkblade]

Hooray hooray! Great job you guys! Woohoo finally... :D

[Brad.loo]

Thanks :)

[feldon23]

It would be really nice to have the full list of changed templates since the 3.0.x series for those of us who haven't been following RCs. It is EXTREMELY helpful to be able to plan out template changes that will need to be done before actually getting to it. Reverting to the default templates isn't exactly a happy option for us...
EVERY template changed from 3.0.9 to 3.5.0.

[dreck]

Upgraded from RC3 to GOLD... No Problems! :D

I'm off to hacking. :p

Thanks!

[Darkblade]

Same here. :D

Thanks once again.

[yakusasci]

Great Job ! Congratulations !

And for memcached ? any news ?

[jmvb]

Finally!!! wooo hoooo! But I'll wait for the next release now. I bet a lot of security and bugs will be reported now. :)

[Umut Ceylan]

Great job you are the best

[joshx]

very smooth upgrade from rc3... no probs to report yet. f'in awesome. was worth the wait. :D

[danb00]

errer when upgrading just started first upgrade script from vb 3.0.9 and i get

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.9:

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE session ADD languageid SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL;

MySQL Error : Duplicate column name 'languageid'
Error Number : 1060
Date : Thursday, September 29th 2005 @ 07:53:17 PM
Script : http://www.interwebgaming.com/forum/install/upgrade_350b1.php?step=1
Referrer : http://www.interwebgaming.com/forum/install/upgrade_350b1.php
IP Address : ##########
Username :
Classname : vB_Database

[Reverend]

errer when upgrading just started first upgrade script from vb 3.0.9 and i getRead the notice in the first post:

Please use this thread to talk about things you like or installation experiences etc., but please do not use this thread to post troubleshooting queries or bug reports. These threads tend to grow very large and bug reports etc. tend to become lost and will not get attention from the support or development teams.

Start a new thread in the troubleshooting forum.

[Glenn Sand]

Are all the templates going to revert? Am I going to lose all my customiztions and new icons, etc. in an upgrade? :confused:

[Onimua]

Are all the templates going to revert? Am I going to lose all my customiztions and new icons, etc. in an upgrade? :confused:
No, but you should apply the changes (and there are many). It's best to create a new skin, and start from scratch and reapply your changes using the new code rather than attempt to convert your skins from 3.0.x to 3.5.x.

[erratic assasin]

Would just like to thank you guys for all your hard work!

Good job on the gold stuff ..:D

[MotoUp]

My thanks as well. I'm extremely impressed so far. Just working out a few kinks, but 3.5.0 RULES! :D

[Patrick Murphy]

Thanks for the update... What's this - the tick boxes ? :confused:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16236&d=1128028666

[Onimua]

Thanks for the update... What's this - the tick boxes ? :confused:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16236&d=1128028666
That's one of the new features: In-line moderation. :)

[NetHogz]

Smooth upgrade from RC3... Thanks!

[Patrick Murphy]

That's one of the new features: In-line moderation. :)

What's it do or how it used ? :o

*Edit


Inline Moderation allows administrators and moderators to moderate the threads and posts in forums using inline moderation without having to login to a admin or moderator control panel. The inline moderation allows them to select individual threads or posts from one or multiple pages by checking a checkbox at the top-right of a thread or post. Selected threads or posts will display highlighted in a yellow color.


;)

[BrandNIC]

Thanks for the update... What's this - the tick boxes ? :confused:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16236&d=1128028666

They allow mods to delete, move, perge post's without logging into acp.

[Floris]

An example is visually explained here: http://www.vbulletin-tutorials.com/showthread.php?t=56

[smackLAN]

I must say...the changes to templates from RC3 to Gold were extensive :mad: That has really screwed us skin designers who were already creating skins! And from the amount of problems I'm having and looking at the Troubleshooting and Problems forum...this thing wasn't ready for Gold.

[Zachery]

I must say...the changes to templates from RC3 to Gold were extensive :mad: That has really screwed us skin designers who were already creating skins! And from the amount of problems I'm having and looking at the Troubleshooting and Problems forum...this thing wasn't ready for Gold.
There are always going to be updated templates.. infact each beta / RC had a fairly big list of updated templates. Thats the problem when you design things for beta / rc products.

[Mike Sullivan]

I must say...the changes to templates from RC3 to Gold were extensive :mad: That has really screwed us skin designers who were already creating skins! And from the amount of problems I'm having and looking at the Troubleshooting and Problems forum...this thing wasn't ready for Gold.
You should expect template changes in every version...

It was considered unstable/unsupported for a reason before.

Most of the issues in troubleshooting are related to people not uploading files properly or not reverting all the templates necessary (use "find updated templates"!). There have been very few actual bugs reported, and several of those that have been reported are just typos.

[smackLAN]

Well, thats true...just frustrated. Most of my issues are with IE...thanks once again Microcrap :)

[plebobo]

I love vBulletin 3.5 since the first Beta Version.
OK, now that this Baby is out, let's get ready for the next steps:
Possibility to show or hide private forums on per forum basis is necessary (for me)
Our Forum has 5-6 private forums and different levels of viewing. Kirby, is this something that 3.5 doesn't have? Private information is shared and only viewed by certain groups also. Of course then there are our Mod and Admin forums which we hide from public view.

I must be misunderstanding this comment, since this is common in other forums I have used, especially for moderators and admin private forums.

My concern is that upgrading might expose all the private information to regular member group.



Set me Straight! and Thanks for your comment!

[Onimua]

Our Forum has 5-6 private forums and different levels of viewing. Kirby, is this something that 3.5 doesn't have? Private information is shared and only viewed by certain groups also. Of course then there are our Mod and Admin forums which we hide from public view.

I must be misunderstanding this comment, since this is common in other forums I have used, especially for moderators and admin private forums.

My concern is that upgrading might expose all the private information to regular member group.



Set me Straight! and Thanks for your comment!
It still acts the same way, as in, you can make forums appear for certain groups. It won't effect your permissions.

What Kirby is referring to there has got me a bit confued as well.

[Antivirus]

I must say...the changes to templates from RC3 to Gold were extensive :mad: That has really screwed us skin designers who were already creating skins! And from the amount of problems I'm having and looking at the Troubleshooting and Problems forum...this thing wasn't ready for Gold.

yes, there were lots of changes to templates, but it's well worth it. vb team always says "it's best to do any customization after stable is released" so....

[Mike Sullivan]

It still acts the same way, as in, you can make forums appear for certain groups. It won't effect your permissions.

What Kirby is referring to there has got me a bit confued as well.
He wants the "show private forums" option per forum.

For example, if you can't access the moderators' forum, you can't see it. However, if you can't access the subscribers' only forum, you can still see it on forumhome (to entice you).

[Onimua]

He wants the "show private forums" option per forum.

For example, if you can't access the moderators' forum, you can't see it. However, if you can't access the subscribers' only forum, you can still see it on forumhome (to entice you).
Oh, okay. Makes sense... I like that idea too now that I actually get it. :D

[Antivirus]

He wants the "show private forums" option per forum.

For example, if you can't access the moderators' forum, you can't see it. However, if you can't access the subscribers' only forum, you can still see it on forumhome (to entice you).

that would be pretty useful... by the way.. HANDS UP for AJAX!!!

[plebobo]

He wants the "show private forums" option per forum.

For example, if you can't access the moderators' forum, you can't see it. However, if you can't access the subscribers' only forum, you can still see it on forumhome (to entice you).
Thanks Mike for clearing that picture for me!

Yes we have about 7-8 forums that members can see on forumhome but cannot access without requesting permission.

So, I am gathering then that I need to stay with 3.0.9, because this ability didn't carry over to 3.5 gold? (at least so far)

[Patrick Murphy]

An example is visually explained here: http://www.vbulletin-tutorials.com/showthread.php?t=56


Hmmmmmmmm, yeah that looks great but, when I tick the box the thread doesn't turn yellow and I don't see the mod tab !

Do I have to set it ?

[GearTripper]

OMFG vB R0X0RZ TEH BIG ONE111!

great job!

[RagingPenguin]

Hmmmmmmmm, yeah that looks great but, when I tick the box the thread doesn't turn yellow and I don't see the mod tab !

Do I have to set it ?

Sounds like you have some templates to revert.

[Patrick Murphy]

Sounds like you have some templates to revert.

http://images.vbulletin.com/images_vb3/icons/icon14.gif Thank you that worked ;)

[RagingPenguin]

You're welcome Patrick. :)

[Billspaintball]

After backing up my database and forum directory I created a forum named forum2. Uploaded all files needed to forum2. Ran the upgrade scripts. Made sure everything worked. Then renamed my original forum, forum3 and renamed forum2 to forum. This way only thise files needed are there. Then only when I'm real comfortable I deleted forum3.
Thats the way Im planning on doing it too. :)

[ferreo]

My standard posting interface is messed up in Firefox after upgrading. Any ideas what's up?
:confused:

[Dominator]

My standard posting interface is messed up in Firefox after upgrading. Any ideas what's up?
:confused:
did you revert the postbit template?

and try IE

[RagingPenguin]

Just a note of thanks,

Over 300 posts since I upgraded and things are running smooth as silk. One or two reminders to people to dump their cookie and file cache, but nothing more. The smoothest upgrade I've ever performed.