PHP's Internal Session ID Serializer

[Tommy Boy]

6 months later...

Almost 6 months have passed since the original question, has anything changed?

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What function is used by PHP to serialize its session ID's, when using the "session.serialize_handler = php" setting in php.ini? Can I use this function for my own purposes, using custom bits...

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I'm considering buying the vB4 suite for a client, and I need to know if it supports Hebrew in the following areas:

1. Full Hebrew translation to all components (forums, CMS, etc).
...

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Thanks, I got a response!
(can't say I'm too happy with it, but at least now I know where I stand)....

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Is it going to take much longer?
It says on the page that the average ticket response time is less than an hour, however this ticket is open for 5 days!

I need to know whether the...

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Is the affiliate program still in place?

My renewal application on CJ is pending for several days now.

I've opened a support issue 3 days ago, but no one answered it yet...

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Doesn't vBulletin add a version tag to the URL? If so, the chances for it to be cached on first load are extremely slim...

I'd use a local copy, to avoid the possibility for Yahoo! to update...

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Is there a way to convert extended characters, such as "é", "ø" and "æ" to their "plain/english" format, such as "e", "o" and "ae"...

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In IE's Security Settings for the Internet Zone, I have set the "Active Scripting" setting to "Prompt". Then I've added sites I use frequently and trust to the Trusted Zone.
...

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To delete orphan posts, use this:

DELETE FROM post
USING post
LEFT JOIN user ON (user.userid = post.userid)
WHERE user.userid IS NULL

(This will delete...

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Run this query:

DELETE FROM user WHERE email LIKE '%.ru'

As for timezone:

DELETE FROM user WHERE timezoneoffset = '2'

(Change '2' to whatever...

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I see the "threadadmin_editthread" template supports editing of redirects, but I can't figure out how to make this work. I enter a thread that has a redirect, select "Edit Thread"...

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I have threads with over 1000 attachments, and the attachments list popup opens really slowly for them. I've analyzed the query used. It's a join between 2 tables (post, attachment), while one of them...

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Can you try it in the reputationbit template?

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Thanks for your reply. Take any existing vbmenu, place a <select> list on it. The list will not be visible under IE, but will be visible under Firefox. This starts to look like an IE bug (?).

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AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Style & Language Settings > Use 'vBMenu' DHTML Popup Menus?

Set to YES....

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I'm using a customized "reputationbit" template, which includes a <select> menu. After upgrading to 3.6.1, the reputation is now given inline, using the vbmenu system. The problem is that...

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A group of people on my forums decided to team up and give reputation points to each other, in order to bypass the reputation system restrictions. I was wondering if anyone else encountered similar behavior...

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Does it take the most 500 relevant posts based on the selected sort order, or does it take the 500 first posts it finds (random), and then sorts them based on the selected sort order?

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Thanks for the prompt reply!


My "Maximum Search Results to Return" field is set to 1 million... I'll reduce it to 100,000....