apparently, a database connection issue...

[karlm]

Type:
Clean install, in admincp - not standalone. source=vb3.6.4 dest=vb3.6.4

Target Info:
WINNT - PHP4.4.4
cgi-fcgi
8MB max post
20MB max upload
MySQL version: 4.0.25
MySQL packet: 8MB

Source Info:
Linux - PHP5.0.4
Apache v1.3.34 (cgi)
55MB max post
24MB max upload
MySQL version: 4.1.15
MySQL packet 1MB

Occured while importing phrases; over 1,000 failed.
Due to lengthy 'timeout' i hit the "database cleanup & restart" on the top of the page, and that's when I was confronted with:-

ImpEx Database errormysql error: Link-ID == false, connect failed
mysql error:
mysql error number: 0
Date: Monday 19th of February 2007 04:41:47 PM
Database:
MySQL error:

I can't seem to confirm that it is database connection error, as it was running perfectly fine previous to this error. I've gone through a few posts that have been installed (while the forum is switched off) and as the site appears to be pulling up the posts and suchlike without problem, that indicates the database is connected without issue. Also, other areas of the admin c/p seem to be working perfectly fine too. As I undertand it, everything happens by connection to the database, so surely the previous impex-modules, forum & admin c/p wouldn't work at all if it was indeed a database problem.

I closed out of the admincp, did some other tasks elsewhere and logged back in. Whereas before I was unable to refresh the 'index' of the impex, it now came up with all options available (before, it just kept hanging). I managed to select "import moderators" and then it hung again...

[Steve Machol]

This may be a server time and/or memory limit. To temporarily up your limits edit your includes/config.php file and add these lines right under the <?php line:

ini_set('memory_limit', 32 * 1024 * 1024);
ini_set("max_execution_time", "480");

[karlm]

Thank you Steve,

I shall get on with that this minute, and report back my findings...

ETA: I downloaded my vbulletin include/config.php and made the above edit. Uploaded it as ASCII to it's correct location and entered my admincp. I clicked the 'import' (impex) and the first screen is still hanging.

[Steve Machol]

Fill out a support ticket at:

http://members.vbulletin.com/members...ontactform.php

Please include a complete description of the problem and be sure to include the login info to your Admin CP, phpMyAdmin and FTP in the 'Sensitive Data' field.