Upgrading to 2.1.7 from 2.1.6

martin2008 · January 2015

i want to upgrade from 2.1.6 to 2.1.7 please can i get help? i have been searching here and i am feeling unsecured about answers given.
i used this url : https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/master/README.md#upgrading and i have this error : Failure

The update was not successful.

Linc · January 2015

Go to the URL /utility/structure and see what changes it is trying to make.

Stoertebecker · January 2015

I also got the info 'The update was not successful.' right now updating from 2.1.6 to 2.1.7

1. Backup your database, .htaccess and conf/config.php file somewhere safe.
2. Upload the new release's files so they overwrite the old ones.
3. Go to yourforum.com/index.php?p=/utility/update to force any updates needed.
4. If it fails, try it a second times by refreshing the page.

I started with first point - done

Second point - done

Now I entered the dashboard and at the right bottom corner I see 2.1.7 - good

Now third point - failure

Proceeding with last point (point no. 4), refreshing the page - still failure

Now I put '$Configuration['Debug'] = TRUE;' into the config.php and tried to update again. I get following error message:

Fatal Error in PHP.set_time_limit();

set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons
The error occurred on or near: /home/u994562928/public_html/bo4/applications/dashboard/controllers/class.utilitycontroller.php

Additional information for support personnel:

Application: Vanilla
Application Version: 2.1.7
PHP Version: 5.3.29
Operating System: Linux
Server Software: Apache
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:34.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/34.0
Request Uri: /bo4/index.php?p=/utility/update
Controller: PHP
Method: set_time_limit

peregrine · January 2015

@Stoertebecker said:
I also got the info 'The update was not successful.' right now updating from 2.1.6 to 2.1.7
1. Backup your database, .htaccess and conf/config.php file somewhere safe.
2. Upload the new release's files so they overwrite the old ones.
3. Go to yourforum.com/index.php?p=/utility/update to force any updates needed.
4. If it fails, try it a second times by refreshing the page.
I started with first point - done

Second point - done

Now I entered the dashboard and at the right bottom corner I see 2.1.7 - good

Now third point - failure

Proceeding with last point (point no. 4), refreshing the page - still failure

Now I put '$Configuration['Debug'] = TRUE;' into the config.php and tried to update again. I get following error message:

Fatal Error in PHP.set_time_limit();

set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons

see this for informational purposes.

http://se1.php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php

http://se1.php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php#ini.max-execution-time

apparently the utility controller has a

set_time_limit(0);

so it complete all operations without timing out.

perhaps your configuration does not allow this to be used as seemingly indicated by

set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons

you MIGHT be able to get around things by commenting out the line

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/2.1/applications/dashboard/controllers/class.utilitycontroller.php#L16

(assuming everything can run within your php time limit settings).

or perhaps you can change your php.ini settings and/or safe mode as indicated in

http://se1.php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php

Alternatively you could try /utility/structure with debug turned off and run it a number of times and see what you can accomplish

Stoertebecker · January 2015

Unfortunately, my page is on a free hosting without access to the php.ini.

But is the point 'Go to yourforum.com/index.php?p=/utility/update' a must do?

peregrine · January 2015

But is the point 'Go to yourforum.com/index.php?p=/utility/update' a must do?

it will ensure everything is set correctly with respect to data tables, etc.

so i would make an attempt to get it working.

did you try that with the line commented out and running /utility/structure first.

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/2.1/applications/dashboard/controllers/class.utilitycontroller.php#L16

peregrine · January 2015

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/219687/#Comment_219687

often hosts have a place where you add variables and adjust php.ini - did you ask host?

vrijvlinder · January 2015

@Stoertebecker said:
Unfortunately, my page is on a free hosting without access to the php.ini.

But is the point 'Go to yourforum.com/index.php?p=/utility/update' a must do?

Free hosting is not a good idea for running this type of software. Their limitations make it useless. You can't store images and you can't upload etc. You get a set amount of memory and bandwidth and you are at their mercy if they decide to delete your account. They don't save your data.

You can find almost free services that are better. Free hosting is for people who don't care if their site gets deleted. If you don't care about not being able to use plugins or themes that eat up the allotted bandwidth and your site goes offline for exceeding that.

You have no access to server side issues. Free hosting is only good for static html pages.

Stoertebecker · January 2015

@‌ peregrine

Ok. In class.utilitycontroller.php I removed set_time_limit(0);

Now I repeated the line with the upgrade - successful

But when I now run /utility/structure I get following info (following structure changes are required for your database.):

alter table GDN_AnalyticsLocal
engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Tag
engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Log
engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Regarding
engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Ban
engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_TagDiscussion
engine = innodb;

Pressing the button 'Run structure & data scripts' doesn't fix anything automatically.

peregrine · January 2015

@Stoertebecker said:

@‌ peregrine

Ok. In class.utilitycontroller.php I removed set_time_limit(0);

Now I repeated the line with the upgrade - successful

But when I now run /utility/structure I get following info (following structure changes are required for your database.):

alter table GDN_AnalyticsLocal engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Tag engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Log engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Regarding engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_Ban engine = innodb;

alter table GDN_TagDiscussion engine = innodb;

Pressing the button 'Run structure & data scripts' doesn't fix anything automatically.

does your host provider support innodb engine?.

in relation to http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/223535/#Comment_223535
apparently the utility controller has a

set_time_limit(0);

so it complete all operations without timing out.

perhaps your configuration does not allow this to be used as seemingly indicated by

set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons

you MIGHT be able to get around things by commenting out the line

@linc might want to chime in on this and other comments here.

Stoertebecker · January 2015

'does your host provider support innodb engine?'

Ok... you are right. I checked the FAQ right now... and no... not supported.

I think I'll look for regular hosting due to too many limitations now @ peregrine (& vrijvlinder). Anyway... thank you for your support in my case.

peregrine · January 2015

good idea!

you do realize if you want to alert someone.

@ Stoertebecker does not work - why bother with the @ if you don't want to message.

but

@Stoertebecker does work if you do intend to notify.

peregrine · January 2015

also if innodb engine is required for vanilla - it should be in the vanilla installation requirements, shouldn't it. if it is not already there in the documentation.

R_J · January 2015

I cannot imagine why Vanilla shouldn't be used with MyIsam only. If everything is alright, but only the alter engine part fails, I wouldn't care.

But since hosting is ridiculously cheap nowadays, I wouldn't risk storing my data at a free hosting service either.

peregrine · January 2015

@R_J said:
I cannot imagine why Vanilla shouldn't be used with MyIsam only. If everything is alright, but only the alter engine part fails, I wouldn't care.

it might get bogged down with large active forums probably if only MyIsam is used. not sure if other things break down if the engine is not correct for the respective tables.

I suspect the vanilla staff will be able to elucidate when time permits.

Skisma · January 2015

@Linc‌ I get the same error: "Failure The update was not successful." as the op. However, when going to myforum/utility/structure is says "There are no database structure changes required. There may, however, be data changes".

Does this mean I'm good? I've looked through my forum and everything seems to be fine.

Linc · January 2015

Turn on debug mode to get the full error. It would still be good to get it saying "Success" so you're not running into this forever.

martin2008 · January 2015

i tuned on debugging mode and nothing seems to show but still get the same error.

Upgrading to 2.1.7 from 2.1.6

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