vanilla-core-2-1b2 errors out after install

shinyidol

Installed vanilla-core-2-1b2 on a xampp 1.8.2 w/PHP 5.4.22. It installs fine. Get to the dashboard, but going to root ends up with the "Something has gone wrong" error.

I've installed 2.0.18.10 without any issues on the same xampp instance.

Any help would be much appreciated.

peregrine

Welcome to the Community!

I asked the vanilla developers to change the error bonk (whatever you want to call it) page in the past and put a link into the documentation, because alot of people critique vanilla. but at the same time these same people don't bother too read documentation, or look at the wiki.
So its hard to have things both ways, an error page for people who don't read documentation, particularly those who are using a beta version

• to parapahrase Dr. Sommer in a discussion about who is to use which version

•   2.0.x Version is THE STABLE Version of Vanilla (e.g. 2.0.18.10 as of today)
  

•   2.1b.x is the BETA Version (Next updated stable Version) (e.g. 2.1b2 as of today) (note the b)
  

•   2.x.a or 2.2a Is an early ALPHA version (note the a)
  

•   USE the 2.0. Version in productive systems
  

•   USE the 2.1. BETA for testing ONLY and post errors in Github     
  

•   Alpha versions e,g, anything with an a e.g. 2.1a, 2.2.x.a (don't bother even attempting to use it, unless you know vanilla inside and out and are a developer).
  

http://vanillaforums.org/docs/errors

in answer to your other question....

if you want to find plugins by author. All you have to do is click on the author's name and click addons. Not too difficult, once you make the effort. Approved plugin means pretty much nothing other than "it was probably developed by one of the developers of staff."

shinyidol

The Vanilla community isn't off to a great start. First post shames new user for asking simple question. phpbb, IP Boards are looking better and better each minute.

As for the the author issue. I might be alone, but I would want to find all plugins by the Vanilla staff, not have to learn to look for plugins from @todd, @tim, @mark and others. Call me lazy. /shrug.

And I did read the docs (that were updated in 2012). Searched the forums. Neither helped. So I made a post, which I am not regretting.

shinyidol

It ended up being a write error in the Smarty Compile folder. For some reason -rw didn't propagate to all newly created folders in cache.

And I understand the versioning and what and alpha, beta, and release are. Thanks.

R_J

For the addons: you have already seen that there are not many ways to search in the addon section. So I'd advice you use external search: https://www.google.de/#q=site:vanillaforums.org/addon+"This+addon+has+been+reviewed+and+approved+by+Vanilla+Forums+staff"

I suspect the version part wasn't really meant for you

shinyidol

Thanks @R_J

peregrine

@shinyidol said:
The Vanilla community isn't off to a great start. First post shames new user for asking simple question. phpbb, IP Boards are looking better and better each minute.

So your first posts shaming the Vanilla community and forums don't count I assume.
if by the word shaming you mean suggestions.

apparently the first post helped you find the error, or you took an additional hour or two of troubleshooting and found your own answer.

As for the the author issue. I might be alone, but I would want to find all plugins by the Vanilla staff, not have to learn to look for plugins from todd, tim, mark and others. Call me lazy. /shrug.

Frankly I don't care if the staff wrote it or not. Call me lazy.

And I did read the docs (that were updated in 2012). Searched the forums. Neither helped. So I made a post, which I am not regretting.

I don't regret you made the post. My point was the error documentation helps you solve problems.

http://vanillaforums.org/docs/errors

Why do people always feel they are taking umbrage when they don't look at the

http://vanillaforums.org/docs

or the

http://vanillaforums.org/docs/errors

or search the wiki

http://vanillawiki.homebrewforums.net/index.php/Main_Page

or read the tutorials

http://vanillaforums.org/categories/tutorials

or search the forum (but can't do it effectively).

http://vanillaforums.org/search?adv=&search=

here is what you could do to help the community.

Create a annotated list of all the plugins and designations and categories and tags you want.
and put it on the wiki.

Also create a list of all the staff and collect all the names of the plugins they wrote.

then the next person who has the same issues as you will have the benefit of your helpful additions to the community. Sometime it's a give an take issue. So, if your goal is to whinge then do it. If your goal is to help do it. If your goal is to be a foreman, do it, but don't expect the others to follow your request to a T, or to even follow them.

You make points and whinge about things that have already been discussed before and addressed. They have just not been implemented in your "world of timeframe expectations".

R_J

It feels like being offtopic to react in the discussion where you have asked for it, so I ask here:
why is it important to you that plugins come from Vanilla team if you do not care using "unofficial" Wordpress plugins?

shinyidol

@R_J Typically on first tests and deployments I tend to use either a unaltered version or use plugins that are maintained by the creators of the product. Typically they go through testing and thus provide some level of confidence. In the example of automattic, I can have some level of confidence that Akismet or Jetpack will work for my clients, especially ones that aren't that technical. Click the upgrade button and it will update

R_J

So it's not important for your own usage and you are looking for a no brainer for a customer?
I wouldn't call Vanilla a no brainer.
But once it is set up, it shouldn't be too hard to keep it up to date. There is even a plugin for checking for new version of plugins

vrijvlinder

If you referred to me about the shaming, I was most certainly not trying to do that at all. I just get upset when certain things that have nothing to do with this community such as the Vanilla team business model improvement by other who think they know more than the team themselves.

I know it bothers them when it is brought up hence the discussion started by Todd for that reason. We want constructive criticism about things we can change, we can change the community, we can't change someone else's business model. In my opinion it is best not to mention it.

I think people get spoiled when they use wordpress or similar. Vanilla is not worpress it does not have to be. It is only a forum. It can be made to be more than a forum. But it is not going to be the same as other heavily automated software.

Wordpress has major drawbacks too. I have never seen so many updates , practically every day...Can't they make it work fine and then leave it ?

Typically they go through testing and thus provide some level of confidence

They go thru testing by the creator. If the creator happens to be an admin then the add on becomes certified. That it was made by admin.

Does not always guarantee it.

The plugins contributed by the community are also heavily tested in real life scenario. Granted that there are a few that the authors created and was not good or no longer works or never did. But they are very few of those.

UnderDog

@shinyidol said:
R_J Typically on first tests and deployments I tend to use either a unaltered version or use plugins that are maintained by the creators of the product.

When you're looking at a plugin on it's addon page and you see that it's 'approved' you'll know that it's made by 1 of the core authors.