Migrating attachments from DB to file system (4.2.5)

[gpzzone]

Hi

VB 4.2.5

As part of a planned migration to VB5, I'm trying to reduce my 1GB database by changing the attachment storage from the database to the file system. Vbulletin suggest...

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Thanks Wayne, that's pretty definitive. Not what I wanted to hear, but at least I now know what I'm up against....

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VB 4.2.5

I have recently been obliged to move domain on a long standing and rock steady VB forum.

I charge a nominal annual fee ustilising the paid subscription facility and...

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Hi Guys

VB 4.2.5 PHP 5.6.32

I've just renamed my admincp folder and also made the amendment to it's location in the config.php file.

There's no problem with me accessing...

[gpzzone]

Hi

Around a month ago I started getting database error on my VB 4.2.2 forum, which has been rock solid for many years now.

Essentially any special characters are being misrepresented...

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Hi

I'm using VB 3.8.7 and it has been absolutely rock solid for a number of years now.

I offer a paid subscription service using Paypal, and again this has been pretty flawless,...

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Zachery thank you for your input.

The hosts have adjusted the server so that it is no longer running with safe mode restrictions.

Consequently I have disabled the safe mode upload....

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THE PLOT THiICKENS!

I've been exploring this a bit more....

If I do as everything on here suggests ie establish the tmp directory CHMod 777 etc etc and point VB to it, enable...

[gpzzone]

I am extremely grateful for your help.

I tried that and it looked like this.



Then when attempting to launch the site - nothing but a blank page. Did I get something...

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I'd need instructions - call me old fashioned, but something as simple as uploading an Avatar should be pretty simple, and not require code tweaks etc.

As for my hosts - I am seriously cheesed...

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VB 3.8.7

A few weeks ago my hosts upgraded their servers - this created huge problems with caching of posts, which was resolved by the use of an htaccess file written by the hosts.
...

[gpzzone]

Nope - absolutely nothing has been been altered.

For info Trevor has been helping with this for the past 3 days. He has full access to the site, ftp etc.

Host-it are also involved...

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Does VB use it by default?

This is an absolutely standard - straight out of the zip file site 3.8.7

Absolutely nothing has been changed....

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datastore directory is drwxr-xr-x-
datastore_cache is -rw-r-r-

Is that good or bad ??


I have now re-uploaded and upgraded to 3.8.7 and the problem remains....

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Hi Trevor - I'm storing it wherever VB stores it!!

I'm not clever enough to change anything. Everything in this site is absolutely standard 3.8.4 PL2, apart from an additional link in the...