[CMS] URL hardcoded ?

[tommykjensen]

Ok I have now upgraded my forum to 4.0.1 and that went fine. So I made a full backup of the sql and all files. I uploaded the files to my test website and restored the backup to this. I manually changed the 2 options in table vb_setting that has the url. I changed the www to test.

When I view the CMS on the url starting with test all appears normal. I see the contents of the test database. Links to CMS contents all point to the test. urls. But the FORUM link in the navbar points to the www. url and the same goes for all other links that point to the forum. (my config.php on test do point to the test database I double checked that)

So I searched the sql file for the url and I found loads of records in for example vb_phrase that has the www. url hardcoded ?

With 3.8 I regularly made my test system using above steps. It seems impossible now.

[Lynne]

Why are you searching in the database instead of just checking the urls in your admin cp > vboptions > site urls ?

[Videx]

I'll be a bit more blunt than Lynne. Don't ever screw with your db directly! That's just asking for trouble. Everything you're doing can be done properly inside of vb, you just have to learn how. Try searching this site for the options you're looking for.

[tommykjensen]

Guys I am NOT new to vBulltin. I know perfectly well where to change the 2 urls inside admincp. They have been set accordingly. I searched directly in the database to see if the url was specified elsewhere.

Besides that I have changed these 2 fields directly in the database on 3.x systems before so I know what works thanks.

[Lynne]

Then you also know that when you change a value via the admin cp, the datastore_cache gets changed to reflect the correct value and that if you change it via the database, then the datastore_cache is NOT changed and therefore the values don't get used by vBulletin. So, did you change your datastore_cache manually also?