how to disable plugin/hook system with a .php edit?

[Anseur]

Sp, I'm performing a test upgrade from 3.6 to 3.8.3 in a test copy of my forum. Mainly just to create myself a mental checklist of tasks/things to avoid/do ready for my real upgrade to vb4 when it's out.

So I copied by 3.6 database into a separate database, uploaded the vb 3.8.3 files into my password protected testing directory. I then ran the upgrade.php and went thought the process as it upgraded my forum to through all the versions, ended in a 3.8.3 database. I then deleted the install.php file and it goes into the admin CP.

however, I rather stupidly forgot to disable my addons in the old forum first before doing all this, so so my 3.8.3 admincp is trying to refrence the 'infernoshout' shout box I had on my 3.6 forum. (remember, this must be something in the databse, as the files are currently clean 3.8.3 files, no 3.6 fiels were in this directory before theupgrade).

I remember seeing another support thread on this forum somewhere, in which the customer was instructed to disable all plugins by altering a .php file.

Would anyone be so kind as to tell where you do this and what it is you change/add?

Thanks.

[Anseur]

I found this in the vB docs:

Warning:

If you have attempted to import a product or a plugin and run into the problem of being unable to navigate/work with your forum or control panel you might require to update the config.php file with this variable, which will force-disable the hook system. Allowing you to restore your forum and uninstall the bad code/plugin.define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);
(Remove from the config.php file when done.)

But it doesn't say where to put it in the config.php file.

[Paul M]

But it doesn't say where to put it in the config.php file.

It doesnt matter. I usually put it at the top, under the initial comments.

[Anseur]

Ta. Been able to disable mu plugins and all is well now.