Here's an oddity I have been seeing for a few years:

If I enable short Spider Friendly url's with or without "fake" html extensions, clicking any topic or catagory takes me to the main page and never the topic...

This started after a few years of trouble free operation. I notice checking "Spider Compatibility Mode" fixes it. But I wonder what changed after a few years? It has to be a host issue and I notice my new host acts the same.

I know all this is basically obsolete stuff, but interesting never-the-less

It's because your server isn't configured to parse path_info; compatability mode fixes it because it isn't parsed as path_info, but breaks due to the ? in the first place, so it's ultimately worthless...

Thanks!

One more question. Do you think there is any pro/con for changing my server from php 4.4.7 to 5.x? My control panel has a option to select either...

There are several advantages with 5.x

Probably worth upgrading to it

But with respect to UBB 6.7.2 are there any pros or cons? I don't want to switch and have files get corrupted....

Not really, the only real php file in UBB.C is the php accelerator and it should work fine with PHP5 (however not much of the system utilizes php)

OK, thanks!

The issue has become security exploits that may crop up in php4 - it's being end-of-life'd next week and won't be receiving bugfixes/security patches. Most web hosts quit updating php4 years back anyways, but I'm just saying, if security means much to you

Next issue: I moved my 6.7.2 Classic to another server as per instructions(this is 3ed time in several years), but going into Control Pannel to do the "Upgrade", I can't find that tab anywhere. Normally it appears by itself. Anyway to force that to appear or will just doing full maintenance do the same thing?

Also, entering CP, there is no Cache Hit Percentage listed and the cache is on.....?