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Installing Threads on CentOS 7 with PHP 5.6.38 and am getting this error when trying to run the /install/upgrade.php script

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_pconnect() in /web/vhosts/orbisvitae.com/htdocs/ubbthreads/libs/mysqli.inc.php on line 31

How do I proceed?

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You should install the UBB.threads System Requirements Test Script and see if it detects any problems with your configuration; the error is reporting that the mysqli_pconnect function does not exist on your server, can you disable persistent connections in your config file and see if the error goes away?

the "PERSISTENT_DB_CONNECTION" line in /includes/config.inc.php should be set to '' (blank) for this test. Additionally, you can also install the mysqli_pconnect function to your server.


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OK thanks. I'll give this a try and get back.


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OK, updating the "PERSISTENT_DB_CONNECTION" setting to zero worked and allowed the update script to run.

I'm now having an issue that prevents me from preceding past the "Languages" step. There is no "next"/"continue" button on the window. I've included a link to a screen shot.

Any help would be appreciated.
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That is NOT the UBB.threads v7.7 install CSS; you've got a cached page and CSS in your browser (it looks fine when I access the page); can you hold alt and press F5 to clear your cache of that page?

Is your site on a CDN?


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Thanks for responding.
We have our own server. Not using a CDN.

Searching further there appears to be a Javascript error on the page. Here are 2 more screenshots...

I'm still stuck just after the Language files have been installed.
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I cleared the cache and reloaded the page and now the CSS style is much better.

I am still stuck with the JS error shown in the above post and unable to proceed beyond this step.
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I noticed that the ubb_jslib.js file shows version 7.6.1 at the top. You can see it here live:

http://orbisvitae.com/ubbthreads/ubb_js/ubb_jslib.js

This is the file that was included in the 7.7.0 zip file.

I'm installing v 7.7.0.

Is this possibly the issue?

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Files that aren't updated for a release do not have the header versions changed... You should be fine once you have a white layout vs the "sand" from early v7.5

When I access:
http://orbisvitae.com/ubbthreads/install/

I see the Expected Color Scheme


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OK. I understand.
I appreciate the help.

Unfortunately we still have the error and are unable to proceed.
Any ideas what I should do next?

We just updated 2 licenses and our UBB forums are currently down because of this.
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It has nothing to do with ubb_jslib, if you access your: http://orbisvitae.com/ubbthreads/ubb_js/ubb_jslib.js
AND the one from my test forums https://www.virtualnightclub.net/forum/ubb_js/ubb_jslib.js

And compare, you'll see they're the same file (both are the 7.7.0 lib), there is an update for this file in 7.7.1 as the display on some elements were adjusted.


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Thank you. I'll check.


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I just used the diff-checker online and compared your ubb_js/ubb_jslib.js file with my file and they are identical:

https://www.diffchecker.com/diff

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Originally Posted by Gizmo
You should install the UBB.threads System Requirements Test Script and see if it detects any problems with your configuration; the error is reporting that the mysqli_pconnect function does not exist on your server, can you disable persistent connections in your config file and see if the error goes away?

the "PERSISTENT_DB_CONNECTION" line in /includes/config.inc.php should be set to '' (blank) for this test. Additionally, you can also install the mysqli_pconnect function to your server.
This is a bug because there is no mysqli_pconnect in the MySQLi extension. To fix this issue, replace line 31 in /ubb/libs/mysqli.inc.php:
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				$this->dbh = mysqli_pconnect("p:" . $config['DATABASE_SERVER'], $config['DATABASE_USER'], $config['DATABASE_PASSWORD'], $config['DATABASE_NAME']) or die("Problem occured in connection");
with:
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				$this->dbh = mysqli_connect("p:" . $config['DATABASE_SERVER'], $config['DATABASE_USER'], $config['DATABASE_PASSWORD'], $config['DATABASE_NAME']) or die("Problem occured in connection");

The "p:" will already open the persistent connection

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I can confirm the V7.x installer error while updating the language files. I stuck every time at this point. The installer do a update to the files but dont display the continue button. You have to use the browser-back button and skip the next part wit 'do my own modification'. The rest runs fine. After this you have to check you language files by hand (I use beyond compare).


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I'm having the same experience as Zarzal.

Like him, I had to use the "I will do my own language file mod" option to get the installer past the "Language" step.

At least I got it finished and hope that all goes well from here.

Thanks for the confirmation Zarzal.

Since I'm using a more recent version of PHP, I will make the update suggested by Phillip above.

Thanks for the help and input!


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Originally Posted by Zarzal
I can confirm the V7.x installer error while updating the language files. I stuck every time at this point. The installer do a update to the files but dont display the continue button. You have to use the browser-back button and skip the next part wit 'do my own modification'. The rest runs fine. After this you have to check you language files by hand (I use beyond compare).
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I'm having the same experience as Zarzal.

Like him, I had to use the "I will do my own language file mod" option to get the installer past the "Language" step.

Zarzal is using his third-party/custom German language.

Are you using only the stock English language for your install, or do you have multiple languages / asking the upgrader to also automatically upgrade those additional languages for you?


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Since I had to skip the automated language file update during the install, how would I now update the language files?

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Originally Posted by Philipp
This is a bug because there is no mysqli_pconnect in the MySQLi extension. To fix this issue, replace line 31 in /ubb/libs/mysqli.inc.php:
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				$this->dbh = mysqli_pconnect("p:" . $config['DATABASE_SERVER'], $config['DATABASE_USER'], $config['DATABASE_PASSWORD'], $config['DATABASE_NAME']) or die("Problem occured in connection");
with:
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				$this->dbh = mysqli_connect("p:" . $config['DATABASE_SERVER'], $config['DATABASE_USER'], $config['DATABASE_PASSWORD'], $config['DATABASE_NAME']) or die("Problem occured in connection");

The "p:" will already open the persistent connection

Thank you for this. It will be corrected for a future release.


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Originally Posted by mmem700
Since I had to skip the automated language file update during the install, how would I now update the language files?

Manually. Compare side-by-side if using a language other than English.
Or copy the files over from the installer package's language directory to your forum's language directory.

Again, are you using only English? or do you have additional language installed?

The upgrader can only automatically update English files.

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Just using English.

I'll go ahead and copy the language files from the install files to the live system as suggested.

Thanks for the help.


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Originally Posted by isaac
The upgrader can only automatically update English files.
Thats wrong. The updater change my german files too. If a string is missing he insert the original english string. Thats fine. After the installsation I have to translate it. Last test was the update from 7.6.2 to 7.7.0 with several modifications to the language files.No string was missing after the update and comparing with the original english files.

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I guess I should have phrased that better. :/

The upgrader can only automatically update files with English.


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isaac, thats ok smile


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