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GSequoia

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FYI looks like the password got scrambled with the upgrade.

Cheers
 
GSequoia said:
FYI looks like the password got scrambled with the upgrade.

Cheers

Give it a try now and let me know.
 
Groovy.

Noticed another thing. On the front page if you attempt to log in from the fields on the upper right corner you get a 404 when you submit.
 
GSequoia said:
Groovy.

Noticed another thing. On the front page if you attempt to log in from the fields on the upper right corner you get a 404 when you submit.

Cool.

Hmm, I have ran in to that before. Will look in to it .....
 
No worries...

The other log in area on the new page works just dandy.
 
GSequoia said:
No worries...

The other log in area on the new page works just dandy.

Should be sorted now. :compwork:
 
GSequoia said:
Groovy.

Noticed another thing. On the front page if you attempt to log in from the fields on the upper right corner you get a 404 when you submit.

"Wow. That did what to the entire RAID array? Cool...."

It's amazing how many times I had to ask that when I was working tech support. By the by - why are we upgrading, anyhow? Is it an "incremental" upgrade, or are we going to get more features? I do like the "break line" saying that "posts below here have not been updated since your last visit," or something like that.

It should be interesting to pillage around and see what's going on when it's all done, if it isn't already. Take two beers out of Petty Cash...

5-90
 
It was a pretty significan update in respect to the software and how it functions. The older version was 3.07, the new is 3.5.4 Most of the features are in the back-end. One thing people may most notice is the use of AJAX in the "quick reply", true database marking of which posts you have read (rather than just a cookie time-out). There is more, and maybe I will dig that up and post it later... after the nuts and bolts are sorted.

One of the best features is in regards to additions to the site. Rather than hand edit the php files and run database queries, this now uses a "plugin" system with "hooks" throughout the code. Basically, it means next time we upgrade, each "hack" does not have to be re-done by hand. They are carried through with the update.
 
Ah - sounds like they made this version easier to administer - always a good thing! I'm sure there are likely to be some glitches leftover after the upgrade is "done," but aren't there always? Could be worse - it could be Micro$oft... (Gawd, NT was a pain - is it any wonder I drank so much when I was in IT?)

I'm still curious as to what "creature features" we can expect - but upgrading to simplify administration is (almost) universally a Good Thing. I'd be interested in hearing what you've got to say - both for what we can do, and how administration compares for you as well - but that can wait, I'm in no hurry. I stopped being in a hurry 20 years or so ago, and I feel fine! Freaks people out tho - Californians are just about ALWAYS in someone else's hurry, or rushing about madly for no good reason...

5-90
 
Administration features are top notch... I have been using this on some of my own projects, and it rocks.

Again, it in and of itself does not add much featurewise for the end users, but it makes it much easier for me to add them. The frontpage was a snap.. and a couple other additions have already been added... more soon. Chat and Classifieds are more of a priority though.

Skype users should find a new toy in there. :) If you use skype, look around your profile...

Some New Features and Improvements: (as you will see, most is back-end stuff)
-----------------------------------
* Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations
strategically placed in the code. Allows modification
and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration
of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
* Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be
have moderation actions performed without a visit to the
admin or moderator control panels
* Completely rewritten message editor with ability to
instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
* Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
* Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
* Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by
user via AJAX
* Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized
data saving
* Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of
changes
* Database-based thread and forum read marking
* MySQL Full Text Search
* Additional Datastore Storage Methods
* SMTP Mail Wrapper
* MySQLi Wrapper
* PHPDoc'd Source Code
* Moderator log language abstraction
* Webkit support for style manager color picker
* ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
* Calendar events support start/end times
* Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
* Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
* Statistics ordering
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
generate thumbnails or not
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
open in a new window or not
* Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post
count until approved
* Language chooser in footer
* New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to
ensure valid HTML
* New
 
rock rash said:
cant get in with cookies cleared and correct password

I would try it again. Cleared the cookies out and I got in ok. If your using IE make sure you clear the cookie files out of the "Temporary Internet" directory also.
 
Did you boys clear ALL your cookies? Doubt it...

There are several of them, just kill all for naxja.org AND www.naxja.org and you should be good. Worked for me on two machines.
 
View your cookies and see what's there I'd say. Failing that hose your cache too.
 
GSequoia said:
View your cookies and see what's there I'd say. Failing that hose your cache too.

works now...

thanks G...

anyone remember the password for the FaqTeam area?
 
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