help with Fatal error

[djjeffa]

I havent looked at my forum in over a year, I want to get it back up and running, it was fine a year ago but I went there today an I got
Fatal error: Call-time pass-by-reference has been removed;...

[djjeffa]

I Have an old forum and I did a fresh install on a new domain with a new db I want to transfer all the members and some of the posts and I guess the users group?
they are both vb 3.8.2 and I have...

[djjeffa]

Thanks guys I changed to php 5.2 and everything went smooth.

[djjeffa]

I'm running php 5.3 and vb 3.8.2.
Why do I have to edit all these files if I'm doing a new fresh install is this normal?
I'm really bad with this stuff so sometimes I need people to hold my...

[djjeffa]

I set up my config file and uploaded everything but when I go to install I get this on the install page

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in xxxxxxx/forum/instal

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[djjeffa]

This is a long story so I will start from the beginning. I started djjeffa.com over 10 years ago, it was suppose to be about music and stuff but with in 6 month it turned out to be a Nextel forum and...

[djjeffa]

this is the email I got

The message you sent requires that you verify that you 
are a real live human being and not a spam source.
 
To complete this verification, simply reply

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[djjeffa]

I just got an auto responce from an email i didnt send and there are over 100 recipants on it. The subject was work at home and it had some my host info and said sent via vbulletin. And ideals?

[djjeffa]

lol sorry i was asking what am I doing in the admin cp what am i saving where?...

[djjeffa]

Bump..........................

[djjeffa]

thanks trevor
I understand the first part but settings am i saving in the admin cp?...

[djjeffa]

The problem is there generating url that are not it the forum folder my site is @ djjeffa.com/vb

Database error in vBulletin :
 
Invalid SQL:
 
			SELECT *

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[djjeffa]

my forum is located @ .com/vb my vBa CMPS is located @ .com and .com/vb but im gussing bots go to like .com/member.php?u=123456 com/index com/showthread.php?p=12345 ect. and I keep geting db errors....

[djjeffa]

bump anyone?

[djjeffa]

its been a while but im still stuck it looks the way i want on default but on custom its messed up and the person that did the style dont speakenglish and i got it a long time ago. android general should...

[djjeffa]

yes but they still seem to get post. im trying to find out why they are going after one section 99% of the spam goes to...

[djjeffa]

My site has many sections but yet the past 2 years I get about 3 bots a day posting spam in that section and if I veiw who is online there are always guest tring to post it that section. any clue why...

[djjeffa]

my site is located @ ......com/vb how could I make it that when you go to .com it takes you to ....com/vb ?

[djjeffa]

Bump?...

[djjeffa]

how could i tell i have the latest security patch? I dont see any in the member area.