Support Issues & Questions

Collapse
5 results in 0.0066 seconds.
Keywords
Members
Tags
Intermediate
  •  

  • vbevent.php

    vbevent.php

    (vBulletin 6+) This script will handle running the vbulletin offline events (Such as sending notifications for a post). This avoids having users trigger AJAX calls when hitting the site. It also avoids the problem where the background tasks fail to run because there is not enough traffic to trigger all of the scripts in a timely fashion. To use do the following: Copy the script from the do_not_upload directory of your vBulletin files to your web server. Preferably outside of the web root directory. S...
    Go to post

  • vbcron.php

    vbcron.php

    This script will handle running the vbulletin schedule tasks (see the Scheduled Tasks menu in the Admincp). This avoids having users trigger ajax calls when hitting the site. It also avoids the problem where the scheduled tasks fail to run because there is not enough site traffic to trigger all of the scripts in a timely fashion.

    To use do it the following

    1. You will find this script in your do_not_upload directory. Copy the script to your web server. Preferably outside of the w...
    Go to post
    Last edited by Wayne Luke; Tue 9 Apr '24, 10:14am.

  • vBulletin 5 Database Best Practices

    vBulletin 5 Database Best Practices

    The database is the heart and soul of your vBulletin site. All content and user information is stored in the database. Protect the database and you protect your site. This document will go over the creation and usage of a MySQL database for the use of vBulletin 5 Connect. If you have shared hosting and are provided a web-based control panel like cPanel, you will need to access your hosting provider's documentation on how to carry out these operations. This document assumes a general familiarity with the command line operations of your Operating System. All commands listed assume that you are accessing your server via SSH. ...
    Go to post
    Last edited by Wayne Luke; Wed 8 Apr '20, 8:06am.

  • vBulletin Password Handling

    vBulletin Password Handling

    ​ Note: vBulletin Cloud sites cannot use custom password schemes at this time. The core security of your site is the User Password and how it is stored. In the beginning, vBulletin used a simple MD5 hash to represent the password. However as Floating Point Processors (i.e. GPU and ASICs) have become more powerful, this method proved to be risky and reduced security. If we significantly changed the password scheme, then users wouldn't be able to login and would need to change their passwor...
    Go to post
    Last edited by Wayne Luke; Thu 15 Jun '23, 7:40am.

  • Setting the perfect full screen background.


    vBulletin Screenshot showing full width background.


    CSS allows a full screen background. However it requires a little setup in vBulletin. Add this code to the css_additional.css...
    See more | Go to post
    Last edited by Wayne Luke; Wed 6 Jun '18, 8:09am.
Working...