Just spent a few hours trying to update this place. I made a backup and a spare backup on CD-Rom.
Disabled the board and uploaded all the new files.

Tried to open config.php on this PC. It refused. Vista security settings.

Opened the old config.php using FileZilla, which did work. Noted all the settings.

Edited the "new config.php to enter my own settings using the old one.

Ran the Upgrade file.

Fatal error.

Try again tomorrow. Right now I have a headache.

Well, it's good that you did it the proper way: with backups.

Keep trying. Sooner or later it'll work.

Fatal error! You are lucky to be alive.

Thanks for the heads-up guys... A second attempt to update failed today, giving the same error. We're going to try the alternative update next, and if that fails, we'll have to contact XMB.

Today october 6th we plan to upgrade the goose
we first make a backup of the database (done)
I made a new database (done)
Restore the database in the new database (done)
Copied all the files into a new directory (done)
Edit the config file with the new database account (done) (redone)
Check if the copy is working (done) (redone)
everything is up, but noway DED or BBP can login (shi.)
Blast (forget to edit the full url to the goose copy)
At this moment we now have a working copy of the board.
we will upgrade that one to 1.9.5 and after that directly to 1.9.11.
First job for Bonny now is to switch of the board (done)
copied all the new files and runned the upgrade (first attempt failed)
copied all the files from the actual goose again and restored database (done)
copied all the new files into the directory (secondtime) and run the upgrade. (done)
Switch on the board by bbp
hooray it's working 1.9.5 and nothing loosed in a shadowversion.
Now we have to try upgrading into 1.9.11
Override old files into new ones
run the upgrade script
and there it was.
the foorum in the latest stable version 1.9.11.09
pfff.
Now we have to do it all over again on the life version. Preferably without the failures.
But not really
Suprisingly I needed two times again. But now we are up and running
latest mysql database version as well as the latest XMBsoftware.
It took an amazingly 6 hours, but it works .




[Edited on 6-10-2010 by DED]

I am planning to change the whole site. After five years black and gold it is time to get new clothes.
The background and the font color is already changed

Nice to see this place all cleaned up and spiffy!

also tried to update the album option in the main menu. but that did.not work out properly yet.

Is it possible to get a plug-in that will handle daylight saving? It can't be that complicated.

I've searched the XMB forums. It turns out they don't have a DST feature, and it has to be done manually in the control settings. My time was off too, but I hardly ever use that information anyway.

I just corrected it.

I don't get it Bonny, how did you fix it? There's no setting that I can access to indicate daylight saving. If you do it manually, there's also the problem that different countries start and finish daylight saving at different times.

Yes! Yes! There's no XMB installer for it, so it has to be done manually. Tough luck, but since you were having such trouble with it... I didn't even notice my forum clock was an hour behind until yesterday.

All that trouble and you'll have to change yours again in two weeks won't you?

's No trouble, really. You type 1 into a box into the Admin settings, which is two mouseclicks away, and with a third mouseclick you set the time.

I thought a few new smilies will do.
First I saw nothing , than I have to act as BBP.
in the admin panel.
if you now push the more smilies button , you get moooooore smilies




[Edited on 15-10-2010 by DED]

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[Edited on 15-10-2010 by DED]

BBP as smily

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

's No trouble, really. You type 1 into a box into the Admin settings, which is two mouseclicks away, and with a third mouseclick you set the time.

Does that mean you would have to do it individually for each user? Although, we haven't got a huge membership have we, so I guess you wouldn't get inundated with requests and it only happens twice a year for each member.

Managed to get the bday work in the test forum, but it is a longjob ( did you notice ? I am trying to get the 1000 posts)

Software Information
Document Software: XMB Version 1.9.11
Author: The XMBGroup
Reference: http://xmbforum.com

Hack/Modification Information
Branch Title: Birthday Page
Version: 5.1
Last Updated: 18 January 2009

Author Information
Author: Darryl
Lee Jian Yuan
Updated: Wormhole 1.9.0 3.0
Chrno (Michael Fraker) 1.9.3
FunForum 1.9.5 3.1
Xian 1.9.5 3.2
Adam 1.9.5 3.2
Train (Michael Fraker) 1.9.8 4.0
The XMB Group 1.9.10 5.0
Robert Chapin 1.9.11 5.1

=============================================================================
Step 1: Insert RAW SQL
=============================================================================

Go to your admin panel at this time, and click "Insert RAW SQL". You will
have an option to browse and upload SQL, please find the SQL.txt file which
was included with this zip folder, and select it.

You may also copy and paste the contents of the sql.txt file into the upgrade
field, whichever you prefer, click submit to continue.

=============================================================================
Step 2: Open header.php
=============================================================================

=============================================================================
Action I: Find
=============================================================================

/* Set Up HTML Templates and Themes */

=============================================================================
Action II: Add Code Above:
=============================================================================


// Birthday Page - Language: Starts
if (!isset($lang['bday_11'])) {
require_once(ROOT.'include/translation.inc.php');
$phrases = array();
$phrases['bday_01'] = "Birthdays";
$phrases['bday_02'] = "$bbname Member Birthdays";
$phrases['bday_03'] = "Happy Birthday!";
$phrases['bday_04'] = "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!";
$phrases['bday_05'] = "Birthday List";
$phrases['bday_06'] = "Birthday List Status:";
$phrases['bday_07'] = "Viewing Birthdays";
$phrases['bday_08'] = "$bbname would like to say Happy Birthday to the people who are celebrating their birthday today, they are:";
$phrases['bday_09'] = "There are no registered birthdays today on $bbname.<br />";
$phrases['bday_10'] = "This is the complete list of all $bbname members birthdays.<br />If you're not in here, remember to add your birthday info in your profile. Thank you!<br /><br />";
$phrases['bday_11'] = "Birthday Listing";
setManyLangValues($phrases, $langfile);
loadLang($langfile);
}
// Birthday Page - Language: Ends

=============================================================================
Action III: Find
=============================================================================

// 'Forum Rules'-link
if ($SETTINGS['bbrules'] == 'on') {
$links[] = '<img src="'.$imgdir.'/top_bbrules.gif" alt="'.$lang['altrules'].'" border="0" /> <a href="faq.php?page=forumrules"><font class="navtd">'.$lang['textbbrules'].'</font></a>';
}

=============================================================================
Action IV: Add Code Below:
=============================================================================

// Birthday Page-link
if ($SETTINGS['bday_status'] == 'on') {
$links[] = '<img src="'.$imgdir.'/birthday.gif" alt="'.$lang['bday_05'].'" border="0" /> <a href="bday.php"><font class="navtd">'.$lang['bday_01'].'</font></a>';
}

=============================================================================
Step 3: Open online.inc.php
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
Action I: Find
=============================================================================

} else if (false !== strpos($url, '/topicadmin.php')) {
$location = $lang['onlinetopicadmin'];

=============================================================================
Action II: Add Code Below
=============================================================================

// Birthday Page Begin
} elseif (false !== strpos($url, "/bday.php")) {
$location = $lang['bday_07'];
// Birthday Page End

=============================================================================
Step 4: Open cp.php
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
Action I: Find
=============================================================================

$onlinetoday_statuson = $onlinetoday_statusoff = '';
settingHTML('onlinetoday_status', $onlinetoday_statuson, $onlinetoday_statusoff);

=============================================================================
Action II: Add Code Below
=============================================================================

// Birthday Page Switch: Starts
$bday_status_on = $bday_status_off = '';
settingHTML('bday_status', $bday_status_on, $bday_status_off);
// Birthday Page Switch: Ends

=============================================================================
Action III: Find
=============================================================================

printsetting1($lang['textmemliststatus'], 'memliststatusnew', $memliston, $memlistoff);

=============================================================================
Action IV: Add Code Below
=============================================================================

// Birthday Page Switch: Starts
printsetting1($lang['bday_06'], 'bday_statusnew', $bday_status_on, $bday_status_off);
// Birthday Page Switch: Ends

=============================================================================
Action V: Find
=============================================================================

$memliststatusnew = formOnOff('memliststatusnew');

=============================================================================
Action VI: Add Code Below
=============================================================================

// Birthday Page Switch: Starts
$bday_statusnew = formOnOff('bday_statusnew');
// Birthday Page Switch: Ends

=============================================================================
Action V: Find
=============================================================================

$sql = "UPDATE ".X_PREFIX."settings SET

=============================================================================
Action VI: Add Code Below:
=============================================================================

bday_status='$bday_statusnew',

=============================================================================
Note Before Continuing
=============================================================================

Save and upload these affected files at this time. Once you are done, go to
your forums, and then to the administration panel. From there select templates
and follow the instructions below.

Please also upload the included bday.php file to your forum root.

=============================================================================
Step 5: Create a new template called bday
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
Action I: Add the following code and submit
=============================================================================

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="$tablewidth" align="center">
<tr><td bgcolor="$bordercolor">
<table border="0" cellspacing="$borderwidth" cellpadding="$tablespace" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="category mediumtxt" align="center"><font color="$cattext"><strong>$lang[bday_03]</strong></font></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td bgcolor="$altbg1" class="mediumtxt">$lang[bday_08]<br /> <br /> <strong>$happybday</strong> <br /> <br /><strong>$lang[bday_04]</strong></td>
</tr>

</table>
</td></tr></table>
<br />

=============================================================================
Step 6: Create a new template called bdayno
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
Action I: Add the following code and submit
=============================================================================

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="$tablewidth" align="center">
<tr><td bgcolor="$bordercolor">
<table border="0" cellspacing="$borderwidth" cellpadding="$tablespace" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="category mediumtxt" align="center"><font color="$cattext"><strong>$lang[bday_03]</strong></font></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td bgcolor="$altbg1" class="mediumtxt">$lang[bday_09]</td>
</tr>

</table>
</td></tr></table>
<br />

=============================================================================
Step 7: Create a new template called bdaypage
=============================================================================
=============================================================================
Action I: Add the following code and submit
=============================================================================

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="$tablewidth" align="center">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="$bordercolor">
<table border="0" cellspacing="$borderwidth" cellpadding="$tablespace" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="category mediumtxt" align="center" colspan="2"><font color="$cattext"><strong>$lang[bday_02]</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="mediumtxt" bgcolor="$altbg1" align="center" valign="center">
$lang[bday_10]
<a href="#1">$lang[textjan]</a> : <a href="#2">$lang[textfeb]</a> : <a href="#3">$lang[textmar]</a> : <a href="#4">$lang[textapr]</a> : <a href="#5">$lang[textmay]</a> : <a href="#6">$lang[textjun]</a> : <a href="#7">$lang[textjul]</a> : <a href="#8">$lang[textaug]</a> : <a href="#9">$lang[textsep]</a> : <a href="#10">$lang[textoct]</a> : <a href="#11">$lang[textnov]</a> : <a href="#12">$lang[textdec]</a>
<br />
<br />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" class="smalltxt">
<tr valign="top">
<td width="33%"><a name="1"></a><strong>$lang[textjan]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[1]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="2"></a><strong>$lang[textfeb]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[2]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="3"></a><strong>$lang[textmar]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[3]
<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td width="33%"><a name="4"></a><strong>$lang[textapr]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[4]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="5"></a><strong>$lang[textmay]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[5]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="6"></a><strong>$lang[textjun]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[6]
<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td width="33%"><a name="7"></a><strong>$lang[textjul]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[7]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="8"></a><strong>$lang[textaug]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[8]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="9"></a><strong>$lang[textsep]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[9]
<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td width="33%"><a name="10"></a><strong>$lang[textoct]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[10]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="11"></a><strong>$lang[textnov]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[11]
<br />
</td>
<td width="33%"><a name="12"></a><strong>$lang[textdec]</strong><br />
<img src="$imgdir/bday_divide.gif" alt="$lang[bday_01]" /><br />
$list_[12]
<br />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />

=============================================================================
Note Before Continuing
=============================================================================

Image Files Required:

There are several images included with this download, birthday.gif and
bday_divide.gif. Please update both to each of your theme folders at this
time. You may also make your own images, but ensure they are uploaded.
Otherwise, your forum will display images as broken.

=============================================================================
INSTALLATION COMPLETE
=============================================================================

The installation of this modification is now complete, you can modify the
settings in your admin cp. Enjoy!


[Edited on 17-10-2010 by DED]

live today
to the non existing (and very old ) pollewop with his 157 birthday
(only testing for today)

During the night we switched on our server from PHP4 to PHP5.
This was nessecary due to an upgrade we need for our (Dutch) blog (own wordpress site). However it contains mainly my brainwaves, we needed the upgrade in PHP to be in the position to upgrade wordpress to a saver version. We have checked the goose and cannot find any error up till now , so we think the forum works great under PHP 5.