Status Aborted: Upgrading to 4.2 from 3.8

**BirdOPrey5** · Fri 18 Jan '13, 1:09am

Yes you must disable all products before upgrading, including VBSEO. I can't say for sure that is the cause of the error but it would have resulted in an error at some point.

If you've restored the 3.8 database you must also restore the 3.8 files. You can download whatever version of 3.8 you were using before the upgrade attempt and re-upload its files.

Try disabling hooks-

To disable the plugin/hook system open your config.php which can be found in your forumroot/includes directory

Just below

Code:

<?php

enter

Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

and save the file.

If you would like to enable the plugin/hook system again, either remove the line again or simply comment that line out. To do so, add two forward slashes " / " so it will look like

Code:

// define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

Next time you would like to disable the plugin/hook system again
you simply have to remove the " // ".

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As for the error message- if you did keep a copy of the full message, I see it is an error about invalid SQL... towards the end it should say what specifically was invalid... something like "Check your syntax near XXXXX = YYYYYY" or something like that- that would be the most useful part of the message.

**dizzynation** · Fri 18 Jan '13, 2:07am

Ok so I tried restoring the forum from the backup I did a few hours ago before all this, now there are only blank white pages - I can lg into my admincp though.

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**BirdOPrey5** · Fri 18 Jan '13, 2:18am

Did you restore the 3.8 files?

Did you disable hooks?

**dizzynation** · Fri 18 Jan '13, 4:46am

Yes I restored the 3.8 i did a backup of just before starting installation

I have entered the disable code saved, and uploaded - no luck

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Its weird, the files are there, but there is nothing displaying eg: forum.php

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ok so www.filmmakerforum.org/forum.php was not working, i reuploaded the file and now it is. So i guess it takes two times?

Does disabling the hooks mean that all plugins are disabled? Will I have to still go to admincp and disable them before I upload to 4.2?

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Nope reuploading all the files did not work. Just getting blank white pages

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I give up here. Submitted support ticket

Database error
The Filmmaker Forum database has encountered a problem.

Please try the following: Load the page again by clicking the Refresh button in your web browser. Open the www.filmmakerforum.org home page, then try to open another page. Click the Back button to try another link.
The www.filmmakerforum.org forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

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