Tschieny

hello,

can i transfer topics and posts from 3.4.9 to the latest version? i have a backup of it and don't want to lose all those posts. the old board is already deleted. can you help me please?

20 minutes ago, Mark H said:

You're starting on the wrong page. 🙂

From ACP main page, on the left, near the top, choose "System Settings".

Then on the next page, click the Members sub-tab (not the Members tab at the top of the ACP).

I've also moved this to the Community Support section since it is for IP.Board version 3.

 thank you very much, now it's working

45 minutes ago, Mark H said:

You'd find it in ACP -> System Settings -> Members sub-tab -> Spam Prevention -> Captcha Type.

Note that you cannot use the "reCAPTCHA" entry; that is the old Google method which no longer works.

Your only options in v3 now are to disable it, or to sign up for KeyCaptcha (there is a free version available) and use that method.

Also make sure to get your "Secret Key" from KeyCaptcha, and enter it in the field on the bottom of the above page before saving.

unfortunately I can't find it :(

14 minutes ago, Miss_B said:

You are not being forced at all to use the new Ipb version. The version that you are running though is very old and it has reached the end of life as far as support goes. 

You can not expect that such old versions are supported indefinitely. What are you going to do btw, if php removes support for their old versions, which is supported by your old forum, and your host supports only the newer versions of php, on which your old forum will not work because it is not compatible? 

That being said, may I ask why you do not want to upgrade to the newest version? Is there a particular reason, like a theme or mod that is very essential to your forum perhaps?

I'm already being forced because I no longer get support for the old version. and yes, it has to do with a lot of old apps that I like better and that unfortunately no longer exist for the new version. and my provider has put everything back on request for as long as I want. I think that's great.

23 minutes ago, teraßyte said:

Switch captcha option in ACP. It is most likely using the old v1 version which google doesn't support anymore. If switching to another option still doesn't work you'll have to simple disable the captcha check. Not the best solution though.

thanks, that's what I was looking for, but unfortunately I can't find this setting anywhere, or I overlooked it.

33 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

We are unable to assist with the 3.x series of products unfortunately. I would advise on upgrading to the latest release of the platform. That will be likely be using the recaptcha v1 which was discontinued

hi marc,

thank you, it's just a pity that something is being forced on you that you really don't want. it should be up to everyone to decide which version they want to use and not "punish" them with no support.

hi, everything has changed on my server and i was able to install the old version 3.4.9 without any problems, but unfortunately there are problems registering. you don't see the security code, see screen, where can I turn it on or off? Thank you.

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 😉

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

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

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.

please help!

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.

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.

one more question: can i install version 3.4.9 as the main forum or is that also forbidden?

okay, i'm very sorry.😪

why not? that's just a test ...

yes

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.

the folder is in the root and I didn't get to install it because you have to enter the license key before.

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

I've been trying to install an old version as a test board for days, but unfortunately I can't. Can someone help me please?