vBulletin 2.2.1
vBulletin 2.2.1 is a very minor release of vBulletin, including a handful of bug fixes. The main issue that has been fixed is that of the email verification procedure, so if you have that enabled, I would recommend that you upgrade. Otherwise, unless you are experiencing problems, there is no particular need to upgrade, although staying up to date is always a good idea!
Backing up forums
Please be sure to check your backups, that they are complete before continuing with an upgrade. We had reports that PHP was causing time out errors when creating the back up SQL, and this was causing for incomplete or corrupted backups. The safest way to do a backup is to use the mysqldump utility through telnet, as it will not suffer from any such problems.
New Installation Instructions
For fresh installations, you must run the install.php file in the admin directory. Before you do this, take the config.php.new file, edit it to contain your details, then upload it as config.php to the server.
Then you can run through the install.php script in much the same way as old install scripts. More detailed instructions are in the vBulletin online manual:
Upgrade instructions:
>From 1.1.x: and 2.0 betas and release candidates:
Please email me at [email protected] for full information. Please be sure to include your vBulletin customer number and password, and the URL of the forum you are upgrading.
> From 2.0.0
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.1
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.2
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.3
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages:
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.2.0
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up this web page:
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
Changed Templates
Note: Upgrading will not overwrite any of your custom templates.
New templates
Modified templates
You can view the new templates from in the control panel by clicking on the 'view original' next to your custom template.
Changelog
Bug Fixes
In conclusion...
We recommend that all customers upgrade.
Anyway, get to that members area!
John
To discuss this, please post here:
vBulletin 2.2.1 is a very minor release of vBulletin, including a handful of bug fixes. The main issue that has been fixed is that of the email verification procedure, so if you have that enabled, I would recommend that you upgrade. Otherwise, unless you are experiencing problems, there is no particular need to upgrade, although staying up to date is always a good idea!
Backing up forums
Please be sure to check your backups, that they are complete before continuing with an upgrade. We had reports that PHP was causing time out errors when creating the back up SQL, and this was causing for incomplete or corrupted backups. The safest way to do a backup is to use the mysqldump utility through telnet, as it will not suffer from any such problems.
New Installation Instructions
For fresh installations, you must run the install.php file in the admin directory. Before you do this, take the config.php.new file, edit it to contain your details, then upload it as config.php to the server.
Then you can run through the install.php script in much the same way as old install scripts. More detailed instructions are in the vBulletin online manual:
Upgrade instructions:
>From 1.1.x: and 2.0 betas and release candidates:
Please email me at [email protected] for full information. Please be sure to include your vBulletin customer number and password, and the URL of the forum you are upgrading.
> From 2.0.0
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.1
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.2
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages (in this order, one at a time):
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.0.3
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up the following web pages:
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
> From 2.2.0
Upload all the files except install.php, then load up this web page:
When you are done, be sure to delete all the upgradex.php scripts.
Changed Templates
Note: Upgrading will not overwrite any of your custom templates.
New templates
- error_cantlistself - missing from vbulletin.style http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...threadid=32164
Modified templates
- forumjump - simple alteration of 'onchange' action
- faq2 - typo fixed (see here)
- showthread - image dimensions removed for printer image (see here)
- email_lostpw, email_validated
You can view the new templates from in the control panel by clicking on the 'view original' next to your custom template.
Changelog
Bug Fixes
- fixed problem with blank forums in showmods.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with user title in announcements
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with invalid URL in online.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with invalid call to round() in showthread.php under some versions of PHP
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with online/offline display
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with touserinfo - touserinfoinfo typo in private2.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with <img alt> tags in showgroups.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed database error in showgroups.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed background color error in register.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed typo in mod/thread.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed missing sessionhash variable in showthread template
(see this thread for details) - fixed non-resolving address problem in online.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed typo in admin/style.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with usergroup names in showgroups.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with quoting a quoted post...
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem(s) with activation codes not being delivered properly
(see this thread and this thread for details - fixed problem with daysprune defaulting to zero in private.php
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with <script> tags breaking [php] tags
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with forumjump in usercp with Netscape 6.1
(see this thread for details) - fixed problem with global styles going haywire...
(see this thread for details)
In conclusion...
We recommend that all customers upgrade.
Anyway, get to that members area!
John
To discuss this, please post here:
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