vb3x to vb4 upgrade path opinions

[klaus]

Facebook = Walmart
Forum = Boutique specialty store

[klaus]

@Damink
Navigation Manager lets you clean stuff up to whatever you had prior to the upgrade

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I understand the VB team is excited about activity stream but forcing it...

[klaus]

thanks guys... I see where this is going. The thread ID and user ID change due to impex is one thing I forgot about...so yeah path2 it is.

Any quick pointers where to apply the new url-path...

[klaus]

I need to perform an upgrade and would like to get some feedback on the best upgrade path to take.

Currently vb3x with vbadvanced install in the root of a domain.
Goal is to have vb4...

[klaus]

Askimet default setting of first 5 post.

[klaus]

ahhh ok... so only flagged new posts will be in moderation? I guess my test new post as a new test forum member was identified as spam and that is what caused it.

[klaus]

Old thread, but current issue I am having.

I followed all of the above steps and we are using Askimet on some new forum.

New posts are held in moderation and I don't like it....

[klaus]

yes that is it.

[klaus]

VB414

I use custom image path in order to use a CDN.
It works very well by simply changing the default path to something like "http://cdn.domain.com/forum/images/buttons"...

[klaus]

How?

[klaus]

I upgraded to 4.1.0pl2.
same results...then I discovered an error in the FB application settings. The URL patch was the path to the forum instead of the site root.

Problem solved.

[klaus]

VB4.08pl2

I followed the FB integration instructions from this from to the T yet get an error. Searched for it and waste lots of time not moving forward.

The like (be the first...

[klaus]

Yes, openSSL is a apache (Or whatever your server platform is) module and is provided by whoever maintains your web server.

[klaus]

I love the google route, BUT the major drawback is that emails sent to us from the contact form can not be replied to as the reply-to address will be the gmail address and not the one of the sender of...

[klaus]

Yes I forgot...OpenSSL in php of course.

[klaus]

I use that option on a free google hosted email domain.

Set email to smtp

host: smtp.gmail.com
port: 465
username: the email account you will use for that.
...

[klaus]

in postbit legacy

change/add the rep stuff to:

    <vb:if condition="$show['reputation']">
        <vb:if condition="$show['reppower']"> 

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[klaus]

I am certain its not the path.
When using 100 attachments per screen it does the first screen of 100 attachments, but then the 2nd and any following screen fails with "Imported pm_text, Error...

[klaus]

ikonboard 3.12a, impex 1.86, vb 3.68pl2

Import fails with the attachments.

php.ini memory is set high at 64mb. I import just 3 attachments at a time.
The first 3 will import...

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