Deprecated errors, attachment errors, and other errors after moving to new server

**BirdOPrey5** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 11:37am

This is weird because VB 3.8.7 shouldn't get those errors... VB 3.8.4 and below would get those errors on PHP 5.3.x. But by 3.8.7 VB was compatible with 3.8.7.

When you say you re-uploaded the 3.8.7 files, did you download a fresh copy from the Member's Area and upload them?

What you can do is manually edit the init.php file and edit the lines in the error- in each line you simply remove the &.

For example line 55 is this:

PHP Code:


$vbulletin =& new vB_Registry();

make it

PHP Code:


$vbulletin = new vB_Registry();

instead. Make all the changes in all the files it lists and re-save and re-upload the files. Those errors should go away.

The header errors will go away once all the errors above them are resolved.

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 12:08pm

Hello Joe, thank you for your help. Yes, I downloaded 3.8 7 pl3 from members area, and uploaded all new files excluding images, install.php

When you say "Make all the changes in all the files it lists", are you referring to editing lines in the init.php file ? Or editing other actual uploaded files ?

Thank you !

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 12:21pm

Ahh, in the files listed in the deprecation errors, i believe ? I edited the init.php file and removed all the ampersands that followed the = and most of the errors disappeared. I see one error still refers to class_core.php so I'll go edit that.

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 12:32pm

Question, do I want to edit the ampersand from text like this ? : (&$registry)

edit : nevermind, just edit in the lines listed in the error message.

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 12:48pm

Okeedokee, me again. Was able to remove the Depraction errors

However, with error message

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home/thecanna/public_html/forums/includes/functions_newpost.php(623) : eval()'d code on line 23

and vbulletin message

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/thecanna/public_html/forums/includes/functions_newpost.php(623) : eval()'d code
Line: 23

when I go to edit functions_newpost.php, line 23, there is no ampersand. Line 23 shows as follows :

// returns the icons chooser for posting new messages

How would I fix this ?

Thank you !

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 12:55pm

Hmm, I just ran diagnostics/suspect file versions and found a lot of them mismatched...

File version mismatch: found 3.8.7, expected 3.8.7 Patch Level 3

will verify downloaded vbulletin version and reupload ! !

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 2:01pm

Okay, uploaded new files, but did not remove error messages. But diagnostics now finds no mismatched files, just unrecognized files from our add-ons.

I then edited the "&" from all instances of "=&" from class_core.php and all our error mesages are gone (yay!) including the cookie/header error, editing existing post error, posting new thread error,etc. All fixed

However, we still have a bug where all the attachments on the server uploaded before our restore are not visible. Only shows links instead of thumbnails, then when the link is clicked we get

"Warning: fopen(/home/thecanna/attachments/2/8/3/46357.attach) [[URL="http://www.xxxxx.com/forums/function.fopen"]function.fopen[/URL="http://www.xxxx.com/forums/function.fopen"]]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/attachment.php on line 283"

but as mentioned, new uploads are working fine and visible and our member albums does not have the bug and all of the pre-crash images in the member albums are visible and working.

**Mark.B** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 2:13pm

Try Maintenance > General Update Tools > Rebuild attachment thumbnails.

**RobH** · Sat 2 Mar '13, 4:17pm

Okay, running the rebuild thumbnails feature, but 99.9 % of the files being processed say "Error : Attachment Missing"

but I have over 10 gigs of images in the attachments folder on the server.

Attachment folder and all contents are CHMOD'd to 777

New attachments since the restore are showing and working properly, so I don't think its a path issue ?

**RobH** · Mon 4 Mar '13, 6:01pm

Originally posted by RobH

Okay, running the rebuild thumbnails feature, but 99.9 % of the files being processed say "Error : Attachment Missing" but I have over 10 gigs of images in the attachments folder on the server. Attachment folder and all contents are CHMOD'd to 777 New attachments since the restore are showing and working properly, so I don't think its a path issue ?

Bump

**BirdOPrey5** · Tue 5 Mar '13, 3:47am

First- Sorry I missed so much and glad you made it this far,

The attachment missing error pretty much means it can't find an attachment it is looking for- for whatever reason it has either been deleted, moved, or corrupted.

You said you restored the system- if attachments are stored in the file system are you sure the files got restored? Restoring the database will not restore the file system- you need to have a separate backup of the file system and it needs to be separately restored.

**RobH** · Tue 5 Mar '13, 6:54am

Originally posted by Joe D.

First- Sorry I missed so much and glad you made it this far, The attachment missing error pretty much means it can't find an attachment it is looking for- for whatever reason it has either been deleted, moved, or corrupted. You said you restored the system- if attachments are stored in the file system are you sure the files got restored? Restoring the database will not restore the file system- you need to have a separate backup of the file system and it needs to be separately restored.

Hello Joe, yes, I restored the attachments folder from a backup, there are over ten gigs of images back in place. New attachments since the restore are showing and working properly, so I don't think its a path issue ?

attachments section in ACP shows

"Attachments are currently being stored in the filesystem at /home/thecanna/attachments"

Another strange symptom : when I go to

"Move Items to a Different Directory"

but try to save to same existing directory

/home/thecanna/attachments"

I get error

"Invalid File Path Specified"

And I am dumbfounded.

**BirdOPrey5** · Wed 6 Mar '13, 4:52am

Would suggest you create a support ticket, include an Admin CP login and FTP details in the "Sensitive Data" field of the support ticket system.

**RobH** · Wed 6 Mar '13, 7:32am

Thank you Joe, support ticket sent.

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