Setting up testvb for Install to 3.7

[Katelynn]

I am having some issues with testvb!?

My issues are getting a separate login from the main forum. WHen I loggin on the live, it logs me into the testvb, and vice versa

What should my settings be for the cookies so that it does not affect one or the other?

Thanks!

[Lynne]

I believe you may want to change the cookie prefix in your config.php file:
$config['Misc']['cookieprefix']
When vBulletin sets cookies on users' computers they will all be prefixed with a few characters in order to be easily identified as cookies set by vBulletin. By default this prefix is bb but you can change it to be whatever you like. This option is particularly useful if you have many vBulletin installations running on the same domain.

[Trevster]

Are you using the same database as the live site or have you created a copy and have changed your config.php file to point to that?

[Katelynn]

I have created a copy and changed the config.php to point to the testvb database.

I have two separate databases, one for "live" and one for "testvb"

Thanks!

[Katelynn]

Well, I think it is all straightened out guys ... I set the cookie prefix in the config.php for the testvb and everything is ok

Thanks for the help!

[ECMatt90]

I'm having an issue with this also...

vbtest config file has been changed.

When I go to login into my vbtest forum's admincp it brings up the login screen. I put my Username and Password in & it loads as if it is going to let me login but then it just reloads back to the login screen and I never get logged in....

Any ideas on that?

Also, is there anyway to make sure that my test forum is calling for me test database.. its seems to me as it might be looking for the original database but I'm not sure...

This is why I am concerned.

I enter my test URL.

www.MyWebsite.com/vbtest (http://www.MyWebsite.com/vbtest)

Then when I click on a forum it seems to push me over to my forums & goes to...

www.MyWebsite.com/forums/specificforum (http://www.MyWebsite.com/forums/specificforum)

Is it suppose to say in the

www.MyWebsite.com/vbtest/specificforum (http://www.MyWebsite.com/vbtest/specificforum) ????

any help would be apprecaited...

Also, it doesn't seem to be a cookie error as my cookies are setup correctly.

[ECMatt90]

Well, I think it is all straightened out guys ... I set the cookie prefix in the config.php for the testvb and everything is ok

Thanks for the help!

What exactly did you do?

[Kerry-Anne]

This issue is because of vBSEO or another similar product. You will need to disable any rewriting modifications and remove any lines from the htaccess file for your test forum which are for the rewrite rules.