you can use phpinfo for seeing your php settings or http://vanillaforums.org/addon/versioncheck-plugin (which has a viewable phpinfo) to see your php settings as well as plugin versions and vanilla version number.
helpful php and apache settings for vanilla
tip by:JasonBarnabeJasonBarnabe
who got this error
Call to undefined function mb_detect_encoding() in /mypath/library/vendors/simplehtmldom/simple_html_dom.php on line 988
I needed to reconfigure PHP with --enable-mbstring to make it work.
--enable-mbstring
solves some problems if view count is not incremented.
you could change this:
in php.ini
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
or via .htaccess
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
rewriting urls: (pretty)
mod re-write enabled in apache.
a2enmod rewrite
and your .htaccess
Original
If you modify this file then change the above line to: # Modified
RewriteEngine On # Certain hosts may require the following line.
# If vanilla is in a subfolder then you need to specify it after the /. # (ex. You put Vanilla in /forum so change the next line to: RewriteBase /forum)
RewriteBase /vanilla
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php\?p=$1 [QSA,L]
in conf
$Configuration['Garden']['RewriteUrls'] = TRUE;
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
try searching for your question first and if it is answered with "do this"
e.g. you should add it to custom.css or put this in config.php
search for the term you don't understand ie. custom.css instead of asking how do I do add to css or where is css, or where is the config.php because the question is probably already answered.
take some time from your busy day and read these as well. You'll be alot smarter and know more about your forum if you at least scan.
Don't be afraid to ask questions, however, you might try to research it first, since many times it is already answered on the forum.
say thank you if someone helps.
try to click awesome or insightful on the responders that try to help you if you learned something or it solved your problem
feel free to send donations to people who help you or who developed plugins you use (it is not mandatory, it is a nice touch though). If you want to send a donation, the worst that can happen is that the person says No thanks I don't want one.
Note: Although it is written for hosted users, almost all of it pertains to open-source fundamentals of changing themes.
page 9 of the slideshow - does not pertain currently to open source version.
in other words you would need to manually change default.master.tpl , there is no "Customize Theme" option currently in the open source vanilla version 2.1.3
however the smarty tags and variables and uses of if conditional and InSection (pages 14-16 of slideshow) and pretty much all other tips and hints would be the same for open-source.
you could use @Bleistivt 's easy to use plugin which is available here (great for testing as well).
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you can use phpinfo for seeing your php settings or http://vanillaforums.org/addon/versioncheck-plugin (which has a viewable phpinfo) to see your php settings as well as plugin versions and vanilla version number.
helpful php and apache settings for vanilla
tip by:JasonBarnabeJasonBarnabe
who got this error
Call to undefined function mb_detect_encoding() in /mypath/library/vendors/simplehtmldom/simple_html_dom.php on line 988
I needed to reconfigure PHP with --enable-mbstring to make it work.
--enable-mbstring
solves some problems if view count is not incremented.
you could change this:
in php.ini
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
or via .htaccess
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
rewriting urls: (pretty)
mod re-write enabled in apache.
a2enmod rewrite
and your .htaccess
$Configuration['Garden']['RewriteUrls'] = TRUE;
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
go here to troubleshoot
http://docs.vanillaforums.com/developers/troubleshooting/
if you see this screen
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
Installing Vanilla on Ubuntu (and possibly other distributions) - JSON!
JSON support for PHP is packaged separately on some systems and is required for Vanilla to work.
E.g. on Ubuntu, you will need to run:
apt-get install php5-json
(and then restart Apache - service apache2 restart)
Before Vanilla will work without displaying an error screen!
Ways you can help the community
Before you ask questions. Rad the messages at the top of the page, that pertain to posting.
Read the announcement and release information and readme before Installing software. check back periodically and re-read if its a new release
take a quick scan of the tutorials:
http://vanillaforums.org/categories/tutorials
and release
http://vanillaforums.org/categories/blog
and documentation
http://docs.vanillaforums.com/
try searching for your question first and if it is answered with "do this"
e.g. you should add it to custom.css or put this in config.php
search for the term you don't understand ie. custom.css instead of asking how do I do add to css or where is css, or where is the config.php because the question is probably already answered.
take some time from your busy day and read these as well. You'll be alot smarter and know more about your forum if you at least scan.
when-asking-a-question
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/26710/why-adding-your-version-is-more-important-than-ever
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25115/how-to-how-can-a-new-user-better-help-the-community-
and a few other helpful links:
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23130/forum-post-ettikett-etiquette
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/17954/food-for-thought-forum-etiquette
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23483/advice-for-all-those-just-starting-out-with-vanilla
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/18015/how-to-ask-questions-on-the-internet
Don't be afraid to ask questions, however, you might try to research it first, since many times it is already answered on the forum.
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/26703/plugins-themes-that-work-and-don-t-work-in-vanilla-2-1
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
good tutorial by @Adrian on theme customization
http://www.slideshare.net/VanillaForums/vanilla-theme-guide
you could use @Bleistivt 's easy to use plugin which is available here (great for testing as well).
http://vanillaforums.org/addon/cssedit-plugin
that is one analogous part of the hosted Customizing theme option.
and see this as well
http://vanillaforums.org/addon/annotatedcss2.1-theme
http://vanillawiki.homebrewforums.net/index.php/Custom_Themes_1
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
a really, really nice free book - tutorial on js. with links to sandboxes. Concise and great tips.
http://eloquentjavascript.net/
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.