Tschieny Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Hello, I had a test board, but I didn't like it and I deleted everything, including the database. I wanted to reinstall, but unfortunately it didn't work with xxxxxxxx-TESTINSTALL, please help. best regards
Marc Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Please could you provide me with more information as to what happens? If its stating its already used, you need to ensure you are installing it at your licensed test location. You can see this within your client area.
Tschieny Posted May 10, 2022 Author Posted May 10, 2022 the folder is in the root and I didn't get to install it because you have to enter the license key before.
Marc Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Yes, that would be the location you have your test installed at, with https, and without www. You havent clarified there if that is what the error is you are getting?
Tschieny Posted May 10, 2022 Author Posted May 10, 2022 no, this is the error: Your license key could not be activated. Please check your key and try again. If the problem persists, please contact technical support.
Jim M Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Going to the Test URL on file, I am seeing that a version 3 installation is being attempted. Is this correct?
Jim M Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 TESTINSTALL will not work with version 3. You will need to utilize your regular license key.
Jim M Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 Just now, Tschieny said: why not? that's just a test ... This feature did not exist in version 3. It is only available in version 4+.
Tschieny Posted May 15, 2022 Author Posted May 15, 2022 one more question: can i install version 3.4.9 as the main forum or is that also forbidden?
Randy Calvert Posted May 15, 2022 Posted May 15, 2022 If you have a license for the software and you still have an old copy, sure. With that said, the 3.X release tree is like 8 years old. It’s not supported and there are known security issues that were mitigated in later releases. In many cases the software will not run on modern servers as the software was not developed or tested against modern web servers. Finally while most web browsers will be backwards compatible, there might be issues in the UI related to that as well. Basically you’re locking yourself into a version of software that is not keeping up with servers or your users so you run the risk of being stuck with no support including difficulty upgrading to a supported version later.
Tschieny Posted May 16, 2022 Author Posted May 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Randy Calvert said: If you have a license for the software and you still have an old copy, sure. With that said, the 3.X release tree is like 8 years old. It’s not supported and there are known security issues that were mitigated in later releases. In many cases the software will not run on modern servers as the software was not developed or tested against modern web servers. Finally while most web browsers will be backwards compatible, there might be issues in the UI related to that as well. Basically you’re locking yourself into a version of software that is not keeping up with servers or your users so you run the risk of being stuck with no support including difficulty upgrading to a supported version later. thanks for your detailed explanation. Of course I have a valid license for it. i like to experiment, so i want to install the old ipb again, there are also some apps i want to try again. Of course there may be errors, then I've had bad luck and have to install the new version again. However, these many updates annoy me extremely.
Jim M Posted May 16, 2022 Posted May 16, 2022 18 hours ago, Tschieny said: one more question: can i install version 3.4.9 as the main forum or is that also forbidden? As Randy mentioned, while if you have the software downloaded, you will be able to install it, it is certainly not advised/recommended. Not only is this version of our software no longer supported or developed for but much, if not all, of the server counterparts required to run this software are as well. Thus, there are known security exploits, bugs, etc... that will never be patched. This is really opening yourself up to vulnerabilities and issues. To put this in an analogy, it is very akin to running hotel where criminals know how to bypass the locks on the doors. That is not only opening up liability for yourself but not safe for your guests either. 8 hours ago, Tschieny said: then I've had bad luck and have to install the new version again. However, these many updates annoy me extremely. If you're having any issues with the latest release of version 4, please let us know and we can help with that 🙂 .
Tschieny Posted May 19, 2022 Author Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) On 5/16/2022 at 6:06 PM, Jim M said: As Randy mentioned, while if you have the software downloaded, you will be able to install it, it is certainly not advised/recommended. Not only is this version of our software no longer supported or developed for but much, if not all, of the server counterparts required to run this software are as well. Thus, there are known security exploits, bugs, etc... that will never be patched. This is really opening yourself up to vulnerabilities and issues. To put this in an analogy, it is very akin to running hotel where criminals know how to bypass the locks on the doors. That is not only opening up liability for yourself but not safe for your guests either. If you're having any issues with the latest release of version 4, please let us know and we can help with that 🙂 . thanks, jim. i have now deleted everything, including the db, and wanted to install ipb 3.4 as the main board, unfortunately it doesn't work with the license key. Edited May 19, 2022 by Tschieny
Jim M Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 Sorry, as mentioned, version 3 is no longer supported and has been for some time so if you are encountering errors with the software, it would be outside our scope of support. I can move this to our community support forum if you are encountering issues and maybe someone there can assist.
Tschieny Posted May 20, 2022 Author Posted May 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Jim M said: Sorry, as mentioned, version 3 is no longer supported and has been for some time so if you are encountering errors with the software, it would be outside our scope of support. I can move this to our community support forum if you are encountering issues and maybe someone there can assist. I know that this version is no longer supported, I don't need it either. i just want to install this old version for me as i want to try - and tinker something. and i don't know if the software shows me errors, because i can't even get the license key, i.e. no installation. I find it strange that it is determined which version may be installed and which not.
Mark H Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 If you are installing any version of 3.x then when the install asks for the License Key, simply leave the field blank and continue. It should proceed without issue.
Tschieny Posted May 20, 2022 Author Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Mark H said: If you are installing any version of 3.x then when the install asks for the License Key, simply leave the field blank and continue. It should proceed without issue. yeahhh - thank you very much, it worked, but unfortunately I can't get into the acp. I installed on php5.6 and InnoDB
Mark H Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 It may be that you used a version of InnoDB that is "too new". Do you have an earlier version you can use? But first things first.... check your sql error log. What is the actual SQL error there?
Tschieny Posted May 20, 2022 Author Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Mark H said: It may be that you used a version of InnoDB that is "too new". Do you have an earlier version you can use? But first things first.... check your sql error log. What is the actual SQL error there? the other option was mysql, but that didn't work, that's why InnoDB. sorry, I don't know, what that means ... Error: 1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'rows FROM sessions WHERE running_time > 1653068150' at line 1 Edited May 20, 2022 by Tschieny
Mark H Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 Apologies, I misspoke and said InnoDB instead of MariaDB. But that's the issue; you're using a version of MariaDB that is too new. One of the queries is using a now-reserved word, "rows". You'd need to downgrade MariaDB/MySQL.
Tschieny Posted May 20, 2022 Author Posted May 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, Mark H said: Apologies, I misspoke and said InnoDB instead of MariaDB. But that's the issue; you're using a version of MariaDB that is too new. One of the queries is using a now-reserved word, "rows". You'd need to downgrade MariaDB/MySQL. thank you very much, i have to see what my server has to offer 😉 Mark H 1
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