an easier way to upgrade

[IDN]

i saw this at vb.org and brought it here


you know, i think the best solution is for the vbulletin developers to release vbhacker files for upgrading

[eva2000]

nah easiest way is not to hack your forum.. ;)

[IDN]

thats why it was posted at vb.org :D

[Joshua Clinard]

That would ROCK!!

[DirectPixel]

Well, this is probably going to be the last upgrade for the 2.x.x series, so vbHacker would need to be re-installed for vB3.:D

Kinda ironic, isn't it?;)

[TECK]

another way is to use araxis. is a great tool.
i made a tutorial on how to upgrade your board in less then 30min. you can view it here (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38545).

i also noticed that vbhacker dont always work 100%. that's unfortunate because the idea is great.

[Fusion]

Originally posted by nakkid
i also noticed that vbhacker dont always work 100%. that's unfortunate because the idea is great. That's probably also why Jelsoft has opted not to include something similar, aside from the fact that TheyDoNotSupportHacks(tm).

[JamesUS]

We will not be distributing vBHacker files for upgrading. In vB 3, there should be a better way of upgrading but you will still need to re-hack your PHP files during an upgrade.

[TECK]

james?? you run VB221 on your site? i thought the staff gets the latest VB version.

[tubedogg]

Yes, they do if they want it. They are not required to install it. My board is still on 2.2.5 as well.

[DirectPixel]

You know...I can always port EasyMOD to vBulletin...:D

[JamesUS]

Originally posted by nakkid
james?? you run VB221 on your site? i thought the staff gets the latest VB version.

It is very heavily hacked (though you wouldn't know it by looking at the frontend ;)) and security fixes have been applied. I won't be upgrading now until vB 3.

[ixian]

Beyond Compare 2.0. Get it. Know it. Love it.

You can look at my forums and tell they have been hacked and modified to the dogs, and I am running 2.2.6 now. Beyond Compare was the difference. Lot easier than Araxis IMHO too:)

[Fusion]

Ease of use is a balancing act compared to possibilities. I've used both and yes, BC is easier, but not quite as powerfull. They're both excellent.

[Floris]

I do not use third party software to upgrade, oh I do ;) Just UltraEdit, because notepad.exe limits me :) (multiple files open) - But I do not use compare software, takes too long. Reading the code is where I learn from and which lets me show what needs to be changed and converted. I haven't found an upgrade that took me longer then 12 minutes. But then again. I do not hack everything I see. I hate overkill. And everything that I want is already mostly avaiable for change through the template system.

[Thomas P]

Originally posted by xiphoid
Reading the code is where I learn from and which lets me show what needs to be changed and converted.

You don't even see the matrix anymore, do you? :D

[DirectPixel]

Originally posted by Thomas P


You don't even see the matrix anymore, do you? :D omg...how on earth did I miss this opportunity for a Matrix allusion?!??!?!:p