Vanilla 2.5 is now available

Linc

Vanilla 2.5 - the stable gold release - can now be downloaded. The upgrade instructions are in the README.md as part of the download. This release brings a completely revised Dashboard, a native RESTful API, "flat" categories, IPv6 support, enhanced security, and hundreds of bug fixes. Details in the pre-release discussion.

Upgrading Notes:

• Vanilla 2.5 requires PHP 5.6 which is a change from earlier versions. We strongly recommend upgrading to PHP 7.2 as soon as possible. Many hosting plans allow a seamless transition via their control panel. Vanilla will end support of PHP 5.6 in 2018.
• To upgrade, first delete /applications/vanilla/controllers/class.settingscontroller.php, then follow the normal upgrade process, including running /utility/update.
• We strongly recommend deleting the contents of your /cache folder after upgrading, and again if you experience issues after the upgrade.
• Test your plugin & theme compatibility in a safe place before upgrading your production forum. We do sometimes accidentally break backwards compatibility.

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE UPGRADING AND NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE START A NEW DISCUSSION. If you are a developer and locate a reproducible issue, please file it on our GitHub tracker, noting your version as 2.5. We greatly appreciate the assistance.

Please upgrade to 2.5 as soon as possible.

R_J

What a nice Christmas gift - thanks for investing your time!

Linc

@R_J said:
thanks for investing your time!

Likewise. That HtmLawed catch was critical.

LinuxLefty

Thank you so much for all your hard work! You rock

R_J

@Linc said:

• You must follow the normal upgrade process, including running /utility/update.

BEFORE doing that, you have to delete /applications/vanilla/controllers/class.settingscontroller.php. Not doing so will result in several inaccessible sections in the dashboard.
(Only when updating from 2.3, in 2.4 there shouldn't be such a file)

Linc

I've amended the OP accordingly.

maximka10

Thanks. Very nice news.

It it release closest to announcement date since like 1.8.

Linc

@maximka10 said:
It it release closest to announcement date since like 1.8.

Made all the more impressive by that version not existing.

stackmouse

I am now running a test site on 2.5 with data imported from SMF2 (to give my users a final moment to give feedback before abandoning the SMF once and for all).

Thank you to all of you involved on the Vanilla 2.5 and Merry Cthulhumas to all!

Dr_Sommer

Thank you soooo much....

Im so excited!!

K17

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
YOU GUYS ROCKS !

Vivant

Upgraded to 2.5 gold and it worked perfectly.

There's an issue with the I like this plugin not working with 2.5 but the main install worked a treat.

Thanks Linc and everyone else who helped get this release out.

Linc

I've monkey-patched 2.5 with two things:

• Added the missing .htaccess.dist file.
• Corrected a column in the database from DateExpire to DateExpires.

If you need either of those fixes and downloaded Vanilla 2.5 before the time of this post, please re-download it and try again. Or, manually add the .htaccess file and fix the column name references manually.

Dr_Sommer

Upgrade from 2.3.1
Worked flawlessly...

If you get an "404" Error after "yourforum.com/utility/update", read the README Instructions on this...

AND if youre using Appache2, ensure that Rewrite Mod is Enabled with:

a2enmod rewrite

Thanks again to all the Coders and Supporters of this great Forum Software...

maximka10

@Linc said:

@maximka10 said:
It it release closest to announcement date since like 1.8.

Made all the more impressive by that version not existing.

I mean 2.1.8

daocaoit

subdreamer

Thank you so much for all your hard work! I am not currently using VF, but I still like to follow its development.

Germont

After this upgrade, the forum I manage had a sudden click burst from google searches, from 400-500, to 850 clicks per day. And sitemap is not yet entirely indexed: only 310 of 427 submitted pages, after long time halted at 230.

Cosequently all other linked from the forum had a similar increase, I assume due to page rank transfer.
The owner will give me a bonus! Thanks for your great work

mamuka

nice

co_smo

Thank you!

mirX

Upgrade from 2.3.1 and get "Something has gone wrong". Looks like a problem with locale

This is error_log:

_[15-Jan-2018 18:56:22 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: The addon at /locales/vf_ru doesn't have any info. in /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/Addon.php:189
Stack trace:

0 /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/Addon.php(80): Vanilla\Addon->scanInfo()

1 /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/Addon.php(67): Vanilla\Addon->scan('/locales/vf_ru')

2 /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/AddonManager.php(534): Vanilla\Addon->__construct('/locales/vf_ru')

3 /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/AddonManager.php(1097): Vanilla\AddonManager->lookupSingleCachedAddon('vf_ru', 'locale')

4 /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/AddonManager.php(1074): Vanilla\AddonManager->lookupByType('vf_ru', 'locale')

5 /home/interna1/public_html/bootstrap.php(249): Vanilla\AddonManager->startAddonsByKey(Array, 'locale')

6 [internal function]: {closure}(Object(Garden\Container\Container), Object(Gdn_Configuration), Object(Vanilla\AddonManager), Object(Garden\EventManager), Object(Gdn_Request))

7 /home/interna1/public_html/vendor/vanilla/garden-container/src/Container.php(723): call_user_func_array(Object(Closure), Array)

8 /home/interna1/public_html/bootstrap.php(308): Garden\Container\Container->call(Object(Closure))

9 /home/interna1/public_html/index.php(22): require_once('/home/interna1/...')

10

thrown in /home/interna1/public_html/library/Vanilla/Addon.php on line 189_