IE10 Linbreak Bug - NEED FIX in 4.2.0 - cant use 4.2.1 because they wont support PHP 5.4

[bradynapier]

So you put how you fixed a bug that my users can not use LINE BREAKS in 4.2.1 but many of use PHP 5.4 so we can't install that upgrade since you broke compatibility with it and 4.2.0 works fine in PHP 5.4... Sooooo - is there any way of manually fixing this?

Is there any care, idea, or anything about FIXING your software to work in PHP 5.4 again?

This really really upsets me... I am screwed now... I used your software over others and now my users have long paragraphs when they need help from us - I have no solution other than to downgrade my entire site for you?

Compatibility area in the "Downloads' section simply says "PHP 5.2 or higher"


Oh I could also use a fix for the copy/paste bug... if I copy/paste any symbols (" ' - etc) then when I try to edit that post, it deletes the entire post.

WTF!

[Amaury]

You need to downgrade your PHP version. vBulletin 4 does not support PHP 5.4.0.

[Zachery]

vbulletin 4.2 doesn't "work" correctly with php 5.4 either. The current fix for IE10 users is to force compatibility mode on them and tell them to use the site in IE9 mode.

[BirdOPrey5]

The "fix" is simple to implement in any version of VB 4.x.

Go to your Style Manager in Admin CP

Edit the headinclude template for every style you have

Add this line to the VERY top-

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9" />

Save... That will let the editor work in IE10 (because IE10 will run as IE9)

....

Now as for your misunderstanding on PHP 5.4 compatibility... Neither 4.2.0, 4.2.1, or any prior 4.x is compatible with PHP 5.4. However if you have warnings turned off you can probably get the forum to run OK under PHP 5.4.

Installation/upgrades however are less forgiving because the install code explicitly tells PHP to show all warnings exactly to prevent someone from accidentally installing on an unsupported version.

[bradynapier]

I installed 4.2.0 without a single error with PHP 5.4.... I can not upgrade to vBulletin 4.2.1 ....

And just saying it's not compatible IS NOT ACCEPTABLE - THE DARN WEBSITE SAYS IT IS!!!! THE FAQ, THE GUIDES, EVERYTHING SAYS IT IS!!!!!!!!


Additionally, thank you for your assistance on the linebreak bug - but not being able to upgrade to 4.2.1 is still a pretty big deal when I purchased and read these FAQs and saw no warnings when I configured my server...

Telling me to DOWNGRADE my PHP is stupid... you keep claiming a fix is coming - so release it or provide a REAL update on when this will be available IF EVER!!! 20 years?

[bradynapier]

From your own FAQ:
For vB4 Forum and vB4 Suite products:

Minimum Requirements: vBulletin is designed to run on every server that has PHP 5.2 or greater and MySQL 4.1.0 or greater installed.
It is recommended to use PHP 5.2.6, or later and MySQL 5.0.19 or later.
The software has been successfully installed on several different flavors of UNIX, as well as Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, and the Mac.
Note: We recommend you contact your hosting provider to verify that they have the correct versions of PHP and MySQL installed. If you administrate your own server, PHP and MySQL are available for free download from PHP.net and MySQL.com.
Also you will need full permissions to the database in order to install and run vBulletin

Does vBulletin support PHP 5.4?


vBulletin versions 3, 4 and 5 all support PHP version 5.4

[Zachery]

Sorry, php 5.4 is not supported in vBulletin 4 at this time.

[BirdOPrey5]

From your own FAQ:
For vB4 Forum and vB4 Suite products:

Minimum Requirements: vBulletin is designed to run on every server that has PHP 5.2 or greater and MySQL 4.1.0 or greater installed.
It is recommended to use PHP 5.2.6, or later and MySQL 5.0.19 or later.
The software has been successfully installed on several different flavors of UNIX, as well as Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, and the Mac.
Note: We recommend you contact your hosting provider to verify that they have the correct versions of PHP and MySQL installed. If you administrate your own server, PHP and MySQL are available for free download from PHP.net and MySQL.com.
Also you will need full permissions to the database in order to install and run vBulletin

Does vBulletin support PHP 5.4?


vBulletin versions 3, 4 and 5 all support PHP version 5.4

I apologize for the confusion, I have submitted a bug report to get the FAQ updated.

[dougdirac]

Sorry, php 5.4 is not supported in vBulletin 4 at this time.

Is there any time frame for when this will happen? Before Labor Day? Before Christmas??

[Mark.B]

We don't have a date at this time, but as soon we do, we will announce it.

[dougdirac]

Is there any reasonable expectation that this will be fixed before the end of the year?

[BirdOPrey5]

I hope it is, none of us in support make these decisions though.