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Vanilla 2.5 is now available

LincLinc Director of DevelopmentDetroit Vanilla Staff
edited December 2017 in Releases

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_JLinuxLeftystackmouserbrahmsonDr_SommerGermontTramssmokvinlistphreakkassiusAdriansubdreamerShadowdareBadVolttimme2707mlemaCodeHousedata66Csabbencssteam

Comments

  • R_JR_J Cheerleader & Troubleshooter Munich Moderator

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

    LincrbrahmsonAdrianCodeHouse
  • LincLinc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff
    edited December 2017

    @R_J said:
    thanks for investing your time!

    Likewise. That HtmLawed catch was critical.

    Adrianboeka
  • LinuxLeftyLinuxLefty New

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

  • R_JR_J Cheerleader & Troubleshooter Munich Moderator
    edited December 2017

    @Linc said:

    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)

    rbrahmsonLincCaylus
  • LincLinc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff

    I've amended the OP accordingly.

  • maximka10maximka10 New

    Thanks. Very nice news.

    It it release closest to announcement date since like 1.8.

  • LincLinc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff

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

    Made all the more impressive by that version not existing.

    R_Jstackmousewhu606data66
  • stackmousestackmouse New

    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_SommerDr_Sommer Dr. of tender Programing ;) ✭✭

    Thank you soooo much.... :heart: :love: :+1:

    Im so excited!! :D :D :D

    Flower420
  • K17K17 Unkorneglosk - Français / French ✭✭✭
    edited December 2017

    YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    YOU GUYS ROCKS !

    Flower420
  • VivantVivant New
    edited December 2017

    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.

  • LincLinc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff

    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_SommerDr_Sommer Dr. of tender Programing ;) ✭✭

    Upgrade from 2.3.1
    Worked flawlessly... :heart:

    If you get an "404" Error after "yourforum.com/utility/update", read the README Instructions on this... :sunglasses: :+1: :lol:

    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... :heart:

    amy2
  • maximka10maximka10 New

    @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

  • daocaoitdaocaoit New

    :)

    rbrahmson
  • subdreamersubdreamer San Jose, CA ✭

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

    R_J
  • GermontGermont New
    edited January 2018

    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 ;)

    LincFlower420
  • mamukamamuka New

    nice :)

  • co_smoco_smo New

    Thank you! =)

  • mirXmirX ✭
    edited January 2018

    Upgrade from 2.3.1 and get "Something has gone wrong". :3 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_

  • mirXmirX ✭

    Replace $Configuration['EnabledLocales']['vf_ru'] = 'ru' with $Configuration['Garden']['Locale'] = 'en-US' in config.php and it works perfectly. What can be wrong with russian locale?

  • LincLinc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff

    IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE UPGRADING AND NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE START A NEW DISCUSSION.

  • mirXmirX ✭

    IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE UPGRADING AND NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE START A NEW DISCUSSION.

    Ok, started new discussion

    matthias2
  • KioriKiori New

    is it safe to upgrade from 2.3.1?

  • KioriKiori New

    Also, will the new api eventually brake old plugins as the releases continue? (eg 2.6, 2.7, etc)
    And, where can I learn about how to use this api?

  • VV_YuriVV_Yuri Russia New
    edited February 2018

    In my opinion, the Vanilla does not have marketing. Yes, the program code can be interesting for programmers, but if it is presented in ascetic form in a standard installation, it does not contribute to the popularization of the forum engine Vanilla.

    Add-ons can extend the functionality of the forum engine, but it's wrong to shift the missing functions in the engine to them - this negatively affects the marketing image of the product.

    The Vanilla in the standard installation should have a modern and user-friendly, adaptive design, as well as a set of all the main functions of the modern forum engine.

    Many years ago such a method made the unknown engine SMF very popular (now the SMF project is in stagnation).

    I wish the Vanilla gain the same popularity.

    Germont
  • GermontGermont New
    edited February 2018

    I agree! There are really basic features that shouldn't be tied to an addon. Like it is with open link in new tab, dofollow for certain links. If a forum can't do these simple things, then what is it good for? Now I have to pay a php coder to solve them :(

  • VV_YuriVV_Yuri Russia New

    @Germont написал:
    I agree! There are really basic features that shouldn't be tied to an addon. Like it is with open link in new tab, dofollow for certain links. If a forum can't do these simple things, then what is it good for? Now I have to pay a php coder to solve them :(

    Now there is a problem with free modern forum engines. Vanilla is modern and it could be very popular, but the asceticism of the basic version and the absolutely "non-commodity" image do not give it a chance to become popular in the Russian community.

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