It's not that my FTP client was ignoring the .htaccess file. If anything, my web host retardo because does not allow that type of file naming, thus rejecting the file. ^_^
When will 2.0.10a be released? Will it be a beta release? I'm not too thrilled about using beta releases.
Removing the code worked, but I usually don't like messing around with code that i'm not familiar with, or don't know how to fix if I screw something up. That's why I wanted to switch to something that seemed more simplistic(like Vanilla) and more stable from phpBB. There is no such thing as "simple" edits in phpBB.
@seigaku All our code sits at VERSION_NUMBER'a' while its in unstable mode, so that that people can still download it from github and have a distinct version number. When we're ready to release it, we remove the 'a'.
So no, the release won't be alpha or beta.
As for when, I kind of want to get it out next week.
@seigaku Did you try the trick of ftping it as htaccess.txt or 1.htaccess and renaming it once its there on the host?
Yes. My Web host does not allow that type of file naming. "The files that you upload to your Files area must be assigned names that consist only of letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods. Other characters (such as a space or underscore) are not allowed in the file name you assign when you upload a file to your Files area. The file name you assign must also begin and end with either a letter or a number. It's not possible to assign a file name that begins or ends with a hyphen or period."
Thats mega lame. Maybe consider getting a new / non retardo host?
With the amount of choice available these days there's no reason to suffer bad hosting
Yes there is a very good reason why I "suffer" with this web host. I'm unemployed and on a limited income,and the web host I have is what I can afford right now. I have been shopping around for a better host, however most hosts want $100+ for a year upfront. I don't have that kind of money right now to drop because I need to eat and have a roof over my head.
You know, I really should not feel like I am the fault of a coding issue.
It's not a coding issue. The problem is not with you or vanilla, it's with your web host. you would experience the same issues with any other software that used URL rewriting. You need .htaccess. At least there's a workaround and you know how to do it
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When will 2.0.10a be released? Will it be a beta release? I'm not too thrilled about using beta releases.
Removing the code worked, but I usually don't like messing around with code that i'm not familiar with, or don't know how to fix if I screw something up. That's why I wanted to switch to something that seemed more simplistic(like Vanilla) and more stable from phpBB. There is no such thing as "simple" edits in phpBB.
Did you try the trick of ftping it as htaccess.txt or 1.htaccess and renaming it once its there on the host?
So no, the release won't be alpha or beta.
As for when, I kind of want to get it out next week.
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"The files that you upload to your Files area must be assigned names that consist only of letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods. Other characters (such as a space or underscore) are not allowed in the file name you assign when you upload a file to your Files area. The file name you assign must also begin and end with either a letter or a number. It's not possible to assign a file name that begins or ends with a hyphen or period."
Vanilla Forums COO [GitHub, Twitter, About.me]
Vanilla Forums COO [GitHub, Twitter, About.me]
You know, I really should not feel like I am the fault of a coding issue.