.Ini files keep re-appearing

dtp56

Hi all! I'm trying to clear my cache. I keep deleting my .ini files but they keep re-appearing.

Any ideas? Thank you!

peregrine

@dtp56 you are noticing what should happen.

that is normal behavior.

the ini files get recreated if they don't exist, when your vanilla forum is browsed.
when they get recreated they will have the most up to date info available at that time

they are refreshed if they do exist when you enable things in dashboard, and under some other conditions.

some things will not refresh the ini files, e.g. manually editing the config file will not refresh ini files. That is why you need to manually erase ini files under certain occasions.
e.g. adding a new conf/locale.php requires deleting ini files afterwards, and the recreated ones will have the necessary info and mapping.

if your problem is clearing cache. it could be browser cache, memcache, opcache, cloudflare and other things that have nothing to do with the ini files.

what problem are you trying to solve?

if it is with css changes not appearing using css editor and see the faq in tutorials category.

dtp56

Hi thanks for the help and oh gotcha on ini files. I initially had an error message, sorry I can't remember was something like gds (don't remember exact letters) error on line 47 bootstrap. Upon researching it seemed people said clear cache. After deleting ini files I now have a bonk image. May I provide anything else? Thanks!

peregrine

see this for troubleshooting info and debugging.

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/30636/faq-frequently-asked-questions-by-newcomers-to-vanilla

also this has some some good debugging and troubleshooting info.

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/31153/tutorial

read them both and you will become a troubleshooting expert.

peregrine

@dtp56 said:
Hi thanks for the help and oh gotcha on ini files. I initially had an error message, sorry I can't remember was something like gds (don't remember exact letters) error on line 47 bootstrap. Upon researching it seemed people said clear cache. After deleting ini files I now have a bonk image. May I provide anything else? Thanks!

perhaps you are talking about mbstring (multi byte string problem ) that is referred to in bootstrap.php around line 47.

to help people help you. try to report accurate error messages, provide screenshots, php version you are using, operating system and web server you are using.

create a phpinfo file and determine if mbstring is enabled.

these modules are necessary in your version of php

with --enable-mbstring and the pdo_mysql module enabled.

the readme for 2.3 has these instructions: have you ensured everything is correct.

Self-Hosting Requirements

We strongly recommend:

• PHP 5.6 or 7.0.
• MySQL 5.5 or higher (or Percona/MariaDB equivalent).

If your server is not running PHP 5.6 or higher, you must address this immediately. All lower versions of PHP are no longer updated and are potentially unsafe.

Our minimum requirements are now:

• PHP 5.4 or newer with --enable-mbstring and the pdo_mysql module enabled.
• If you intend to Migrate to Vanilla you will also need PHP with --with-mysqli.
• MySQL 5.0 or newer (or Percona/MariaDB equivalent).

To use our social plugins, PHP's OpenSSL support must be enabled.

Vanilla ships with a .htaccess file required for Apache support. Using nginx or IIS may require additional configuration.

On the client side, Vanilla should run & look good in just about any modern browser.
Still using IE? How exotic. You'll want IE8 or greater. IE7 might work if you squint hard and click gently, but we make no promises.

We've been natively mobile since before it was cool. Vanilla ships with a mobile-optimized theme enabled
by default for all smartphones & tablets. Heck, it even works on the PlayStation Vita.

see

http://docs.vanillaforums.com/developer/troubleshooting/

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/233540/#Comment_233540

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/219669/#Comment_219669

how to make phpinfo file here which can be used to determine modules installed etc.
https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/220157/#Comment_220157