Additonal usergroup permissions

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Using 5.25 so will have to upgrade and see if problem disappears. Will let you know.

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I have a subforum (channel) that is accessible and visible only to a particular group (ICRGP). If I assign individuals to this group as their Primary Usergroup all is fine - they are able to see and do...

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Thanx. I figured it out. You failed to guess stupidity of the user!
The usergroup was i the database twice in different subforums which apparently confused the system.

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This is strange. I can change a user's primary usergroup but am unable to assign them to an additional usergroup.
This is not just one user, but all.
Click on an additional usergroup, click...

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Thanx

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The cookie prefix were not the same and that resolved the login problem but not the bigger problem:

Thje htaccess file for 5.3.4 Patch level 1 gives me a 404. I am, using the htaccess for...

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The problem is in the htaccess.
I replaced the htaccess with that from the working 5.2.5 installation and I get properly redirected to the forum and the admincp.
BUT I cannot log into the...

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Upgrading the 5.2.5 install is the least of my problems. The problem is with a clean install of vb5_connect_5-3-4_Patch_Level_1.

My initial problem with the 404 was that the ftp prog did...

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Have never had this problem. I have vbb 5.2.5 running on the same server and both config files are the same.

Vbb always wants to go to the root rather than ./core/ and therefore gives a 404...

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Thank you

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I need to be notified anytime a thread is started or replied.
I can find nothing anywhere that allow sthsi feature.
Am I missing something?

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Figured it out .... thanx

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Ok, we are not connecting here.
mysqli is configured in php. I knwo tyhgis because I recompiled and ALSO I have vb 5.2.5 running on another site on the same server.

The config.php does...

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None of this makes sense ...

Running php 5.6.x
Uploaded all files for 4.2.5

The forum is working but...

1. upgrade.php just gives the error:
"2:...

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Neither can be the problem because the forum is actually working with the new uploaded files but does not upgrade as per above..

Trying to log ointo the admincp, says vBulletin 5.1.7 Admin...

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Still not letting me delete all posts by user (Delete other posts and topics started by the affected users).
Still get error from spam management:

Error deleting posts.

...

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Gee that worked well...
Uploaded 5.2.5 and now get:

2: mysqli_real_connect() expects parameter 6 to be long, string given

from ../core/install/upgrade.php

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Updated to php 5.6 and now entire forum (vb 5.2.2) is completely down...HTTP 500 Internal Sever Error

Do I needc to upgrade to solve this or is there another way?...

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I can do that - my leased server
Will gived it a try

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Shut off the forum. Now working but have to do one user at a time