Installed VBulletin 5.3.2, but forum is showing all wrong. Please Help!!!

[BuDaZiM]

Hello, just installed my new Vbulletin 5.3.2, but the forum is showing up all wrong and broken, not loading correctly!

Can someone please help me out?

[Mark.B]

You need to rename this file in the root:

htaccess.txt

Rename it to

.htaccess

Note the dot at the front.

[BuDaZiM]

You need to rename this file in the root:

htaccess.txt

Rename it to

.htaccess

Note the dot at the front.

Already did that... from the start....

[BuDaZiM]

Ok, this is what i can see:


css.php

vB_Library::instance('template')->cacheTemplates($css_templates, $style['templatelist'], false, true);
$css_templates is always empty, but $style['templatelist'] is populated!

i think this is what's causing the problem.
but i cant fix it, don't know how, please help!!!

[Mark.B]

You need to make sure allowoverride is set to to all, and make sure mod_rewrite is enabled.

Both of these are server configuration settings, so you may need to ask your host.

[wdwms]

Having same issue as the user above. After the upgrade all of the theme elements are gone. Mod_rewrite is enabled and allowoverride is set. These settings have been there since day one, but after the upgrade to 5.3.2 all went to hell.. we're going to rollback.

[Wayne Luke]

Having same issue as the user above. After the upgrade all of the theme elements are gone. Mod_rewrite is enabled and allowoverride is set. These settings have been there since day one, but after the upgrade to 5.3.2 all went to hell.. we're going to rollback.

Rollbacks are unwise as database changes between versions can cause additional errors. Move your CSS from the Database to the file system or vice versa to force a style rebuild.

Settings -> Options -> Style & Language Settings.

[wdwms]

No our rollback is a complete restore of the entire site account from with in WHM, it restores everything to the way it was last night..

We've been burned by this update, we won't attempt anything else for awhile, we pissed off enough users.

[Mark.B]

No our rollback is a complete restore of the entire site account from with in WHM, it restores everything to the way it was last night..

We've been burned by this update, we won't attempt anything else for awhile, we pissed off enough users.

You should never upgrade a live site without having first run the upgrade on a test mirror first.

We will be happy to assist you with instructions for setting this up, however please start your own thread as this one is about a completely different problem.

[BuDaZiM]

You need to make sure allowoverride is set to to all, and make sure mod_rewrite is enabled.

Both of these are server configuration settings, so you may need to ask your host.

Well, i opened a ticket with the local web hoster, to see if the override is set to all, but i think it is, because if not, the htacess will not work. and about the mod_rewrite is on.

[BuDaZiM]

Rollbacks are unwise as database changes between versions can cause additional errors. Move your CSS from the Database to the file system or vice versa to force a style rebuild.

Settings -> Options -> Style & Language Settings.

Hey Wayne, can you try to help me out with my problem? im having this problem for 4 days now... cant get the forum to load correctly.

[wdwms]

Well, i opened a ticket with the local web hoster, to see if the override is set to all, but i think it is, because if not, the htacess will not work. and about the mod_rewrite is on.

Let me know if you get it resolved, contrary to what VB says, i have the same exact issue as you. After upgrading the styles won't work and everything looks just like your site.

[BuDaZiM]

Let me know if you get it resolved, contrary to what VB says, i have the same exact issue as you. After upgrading the styles won't work and everything looks just like your site.

No problem... ill let you know.

[Mark.B]

Let me know if you get it resolved, contrary to what VB says, i have the same exact issue as you. After upgrading the styles won't work and everything looks just like your site.

No, you don't. Your issue came after an upgrade, this thread is about a fresh installation. Please start your own thread, as mentioned earlier, and we will get to the bottom of your issue.

[Mark.B]

Hey Wayne, can you try to help me out with my problem? im having this problem for 4 days now... cant get the forum to load correctly.

Please let us know what your host says, in the first instance. There's no point speculating on anything else until we have that confirmed.