Problem upgrading to 5.1.0

[kellym]

I have received an abort error when attempting to upgrade from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0. Here is the progress and where it fails, at 98% complete:

• Upgrading to 5.0.5
• Upgrading to 5.0.6 Alpha 1
• Step 1 - Altering setting Table (1 of 2)
• Altering settinggroup Table (1 of 2)
• Updating administrative permissions
• Step 2 - Skipping step, not needed
• Upgrading to 5.0.6
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 1
• Step 1 - Updating site table
• The next step may take a long time, please be patient.
• Step 2 - Removing CMS DATA from Special channel before re-importing. The next few steps may take a while, please be patient.
• Step 3 - Updating widget table
• Step 4 - Updating pagetemplate table
• Step 5 - Updating page table
• Step 6 - Updating channel table
• Step 7 - Updating routenew table
• Step 8 - Importing CMS Home Page Information
• Step 9 - Processed 5 records
• Step 9 - Processed 1 records
• Step 9 - Process done
• Processed records 1 - 50 (of 112)
• Processed records 51 - 100 (of 112)
• Processed records 101 - 112 (of 112)
• Step 10 - Process done
• Processed records 21780 - 21780 (of 21780)
• Step 11 - Process done
• Step 12 - Setting CMS permissions
• Processed records 1 - 53 (of 53)
• Step 13 - Process done
• Processed records 24679 - 24699 (of 24699)
• Step 14 - Process done
• Step 15 - Skipping step, not needed
• Step 16 - Process done
• Step 17 - Skipping step, not needed
• Step 18 - Skipping step, not needed
• Step 19 - Updating adminmessage table
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 2
• Step 1 - Granting CMS Admin permissions to users who had vB4 CMS Admin Permissions, if any
• The next step may take a long time, please be patient.
• Step 2 - Altering node Table (1 of 2)
• The next step may take a long time, please be patient.
• Step 3 - Setting public_preview field for imported nodes with public preview set.
• Step 4 - Altering node Table (2 of 2)
• Step 5 - Altering cron Table (1 of 1)
• Importing CMS tags from vBulletin 4 CMS.
• Processing 1000 records
• Step 6 - Importing CMS tags from vBulletin 4 CMS.
• Process done
• Step 7 - Importing CMS Categories as Tags.
• Importing CMS tags from vBulletin 4 CMS.
• Processing 1000 records
• Step 8 - Importing CMS tags from vBulletin 4 CMS.
• Process done
• Step 9 - Setting nodeoptions for imported CMS nodes.
• Setting node taglist field for imported CMS nodes.
• Processing 500 records
• Step 10 - Setting node taglist field for imported CMS nodes.
• Process done
• Step 11 - Updating legacy redirect route for CMS nodes.
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 3
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 4
• Step 1 - Updating displayorder for blog channels.
• Process done
• Step 2 - Updating displayorder for social group channels.
• Processed records 24286 - 24286
• Step 2 - Process done
• Step 3 - Updating link preview images.
• Process done
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 5
• Step 1 - The next step may take a long time, please be patient.
• Updating article preview images.
• Processed records 24679 - 24699
• Step 2 - Process done
• Step 3 - Updating permission table
• Step 4 - Updating permission table
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 6
• Step 1 - Updating CMS article channel options.
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 7
• Step 1 - Removing duplicate page record.
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 8
• Step 1 - The next step may take a long time, please be patient.
• Step 2 - Altering node Table (1 of 1)
• Fixing imported polls.
• Step 3 - Fixing imported polls.
• Process done
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Alpha 9
• Step 1 - Altering passwordhistory Table (1 of 4)
• Altering passwordhistory Table (2 of 4)
• Altering passwordhistory Table (3 of 4)
• Step 2 - Altering passwordhistory Table (4 of 4)
• Step 3 - Altering user Table (1 of 5)
• Step 4 - Altering user Table (2 of 5)
• Step 5 - Altering user Table (3 of 5)
• Step 6 - Updating password schemes.
• Step 7 - Updating password tokens.
• Step 8 - Altering user Table (4 of 5)
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Beta 1
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Beta 2
• Step 1 - Updating channel permissions for channel moderators
• Step 2 - Skipping step, not needed
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Beta 3
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Beta 4
• Upgrading to 5.1.0 Release Candidate 1
• Upgrading to 5.1.0
• Processing XML
• Step 1 - Import latest options
• Importing vbulletin-settings.xml
• Import Done
• Step 2 - Import latest admin help
• Importing vbulletin-adminhelp.xml
• Import Done
• Step 3 - Import latest language
• Importing vbulletin-language.xml
• Import Done
• Step 4 - Import latest widgets
• Importing vbulletin-widgets.xml
• Import Done
• Step 5 - Importing vbulletin-pagetemplates.xml
• Import Done
• Step 6 - Importing vbulletin-pages.xml
• Import Done
• Step 7 - Importing vbulletin-channels.xml
• Import Done
• Step 8 - Importing vbulletin-routes.xml
• Import Done
• Step 9 - Skipping step, not needed
• Step 10 - Creating new routes
• Step 11 - Updating node table
• Step 12 - Verifying Product Dependencies
• Step 13 - Importing vbulletin-style.xml
• Template Group: Admin
• Template Group: BB Code
• Template Group: Blog
• Template Group: Blog Admin
• Template Group: Color
• Template Group: Content
• Template Group: Conversation
• Template Group: CSS
• Template Group: Display
• Template Group: Editor
• Template Group: Error
• Template Group: Group
• Template Group: Human Verification
• Template Group: Inline Moderation
• Template Group: Link
• Template Group: Login
• Template Group: Media
• Template Group: Modify
• Template Group: Pagenav
• Template Group: Photo
• Template Group: Picture
• Template Group: Private Message
• Template Group: Profile
• Template Group: Screen Layout
• Template Group: Search
• Template Group: Group Admin
• Template Group: Subscription
• Template Group: Tag
• Template Group: User Profile Field
• Template Group: User Setting
• Template Group: Widget
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 1
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 2
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 3
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 4
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 5
• Template Group: Ungrouped Templates 6
• Step 13 - Import Done
• Step 14 - Reseting cache
• Step 15 - Skipping step, not needed
• Step 16 - Import the password schemes

Status: Aborted



The specific error message was as follows:

Unexpected Text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>

Please note that I have received very similar error messages with every upgrade since version 5.0.0. I'd really like to get this resolved and hope the vBulletin team can help. Not a single upgrade since 5.0.0 has worked all the way to 100%. Let's try to get this fixed... I am willing to try anything.

thanks,
Kelly

[kellym]

Also, now I can no longer reply to any existing threads, and I'm the administrator! The "post reply" button is simply GONE. I haven't checked yet if regular users have the same problem too. My forum is pretty slow and can go several days without a post.

[Mark.B]

Has the upgrade now completed? Things may not work if it hasn't.
Refresh the upgrade screen and see if it continues.

[kellym]

No, the upgrade has not completed. Running it again fails at the same spot. Why would you think it's now completed? Nothing has changed, it aborts at the same place.

[kellym]

No help at all for me?! I wish I'd stuck with vBulletin 4.x. :-(

[Zachery]

I've opened a support ticket for you, please follow up with it ASAP so we can get this resolved.

[vibethemes]

Keeping a close eye on this. I want to upgrade my forums for 5.1.0 but am really afraid to experiment with the latest version. What is the experiment fails ? Its a risk that I do not want to take. Please post an announcement when the 5.1.0 version is stable. I deeply desire and wish to upgrade but certainly not at the cost of losing the business altogether.

No a side note :
Why isn't there any auto-update functionality ? Will there be ever any ? I migrated from BBPress to Vbulletin thinking it was the best, lol.

[Zachery]

I'd take a backup and go for it, in all of our testing this is the only time I've ever seen or heard that someone was having issues upgrading.