InteraMOD 1.4.0 Upgrade to Categories Hierarchy Mod 2.1.4c

[jolin]

I spoken with the creator of the Categories Hierarchy Mod

(http://ptifo.clanmckeen.com | The Mod Main Site)

and he told me the def_*.php are no more existing since v2.1.0 (so more than one year). The latest stable version is CH 2.1.4c which supports phpBB 2.0.20

IntegraMOD 1.4.0 uses CH v2.0.4 a super outdated version of CH which still uses the terrible def_*.php which creates millions of problems with every aspect of the board behaviour from users getting Blank Screens to people loosing thier board entire structure and topic counters!.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Can anyone who know IntegraMOD well enough perform the super required update to CH 2.1.4c and post preModed files for IntegraMOD 1.4.0 phpBB 2.0.20

This will help so many people and is at the core of the IntegraMOD behavior!!

Thanks in advance,

With love,

Jane

[Helter]

if you speak to him again, ask him if it is possible to update. He told me definatly "no".

[Dioncecht]

Has anyone tried to install the new CH into IM 140?

[jolin]

Upgrading to CH 2.1.4c is the most fundamental update that has to be done as soon as possible.

I know it's even near impossible and from what I read the best thing would be to first uninstall by following the 2.0.4 MOD install and rollback the install process. because CH 2.0.4 is using the def_*.php files to store the board structure and topics counters and NOT using the database to the best of my knowledge I guess it is possible to rollback the code and than install 2.1.4c because it has a completely different code.

If we would not upgrade to CH 2.1.4c IntegraMOD project will die as it's the most fundamental mod of IntegraMOD and already causing millions of troubles.

[Helter]

you cannot uninstall it. It is too integral and would require a complete fresh start. If you somehow managed to uninstall it, then you would also have to uninstall PCP, as it is not compatible. I would guess there are probably 10-20 other mods that would have to go also. If you absolutly have to have the latest CH, you may want to try Wekkes version. When you see how few mods he has and how buggy they seem, youll understand why we abandoned that upgrade months ago. With the new versions of CH, there is little left of phpBB

ps. the def files are caching files, and they are not to blame for every white page.

If you dont want to use def files

OPEN

forum root/includes/functions_categories_hierarchy.php

FIND

define('CACHE_TREE', true);
define('CACHE_WORDS', true);
define('CACHE_THEMES', true);

REPLACE WITH

//define('CACHE_TREE', true);
//define('CACHE_WORDS', true);
//define('CACHE_THEMES', true);

[jolin]

With the new versions of CH, there is little left of phpBB

Don't get me wrong I don't want CH latest I HATE the fact that this Mod had moved so much of phpBB code all over the place making it so hard to deploy other Mods. HATE IT. I would rather use a different Mod for making subforums that don't mess all phpBB code. ptirhiik (The Creator of the Mod) wants phpBB to be on his name or something and this Mod is just driving me crazy as its just so hard to maintain with phpBB official updates and of course god forbid if you want to add any other Mod except the "precious CH".

P.S I know it also deals with the calendar and announcements which all have bugs in this current version. <img>

The trouble is I found all this after developing on IntegraMOD for 6 Months so I'm really frustrated.

ps. the def files are caching files, and they are not to blame for every white page.

If you dont want to use def files

OPEN

forum root/includes/functions_categories_hierarchy.php

FIND

define('CACHE_TREE', true);
define('CACHE_WORDS', true);
define('CACHE_THEMES', true);

REPLACE WITH

//define('CACHE_TREE', true);
//define('CACHE_WORDS', true);
//define('CACHE_THEMES', true);

Wouldn't it cause even more stress on the server than its all ready making?

Anyway here is what ptirhiik told me to do to try and upgrade:

The other mods puts in integramods won't probably fit as is CH 2.1.x line. IMHO, your first step should be :
- duplicate the database into a new one,
- copy your config.php into a new directory, and adjust the parms to go to the new database,
- use CH 2.1.4c "installed" pack, and copy the root directory into this new directory,
- with phpMyadmin, update phpbb_config with changing all the references to the regular domain & path to this new domain (if changed) and new path,
- let's the CH installer run by hitting this new path,
- then check CH 2.1.4c functionalities : the chances are very high you won't need a lot of supplementary mod. Check which ones are required, then search in contribution forum which one are available.

You can also push integramod team to upgrade their product too.

What I would really want is to get rid of CH altogether!!!
If we can't upgrade it and it's all buggy and changing so much code in phpBB making it impossible to update and develop I guess everyone would agree it's best to get rid of it altogether and find less demanding Mods that output the same result!.

[Cmd Chaos]

i found CH 2.1.4c realy realy buggy, 2.0.4 worked well though. i say, don't upgrade it

[Helter]

another problem with this upgrade is that we would loose PCP. Alot of what makes Integramod so tightly integrated is the default PCP setup. Without it we would loose a great deal of funtion that we take for granted and alot of mods would have to be re-written, or re-integrated to keep them from being isolated.

[Fallen]

I have no problems with the CH current version that is installed in IM. If you want to remove it. Do as suggested, or take your time, and find all the source code. But I totally agree with the creators. This is a great mod, and does not cause me any errors. IMO

[Dioncecht]

Wont Olympus be using the newer CH and PCP? Or is the idea of using Olympus scrapped?

[Helter]

Olympus (phpBB3) will not need CH as it nativly supports sub forums, though im sure ptirhiik is already working on a mod for it

[stef]

I think it's very important for the security to upgrade IM with the lasted Categories Hierarchy version 2.1.6 and, of course, the new version of Topic calendar version 2.2.0 .

[Dioncecht]

I think it's very important for the security to upgrade IM with the lasted Categories Hierarchy version 2.1.6 and, of course, the new version of Topic calendar version 2.2.0 .

Why? What kind of security risk does the current version of CH pose now? I doubt if the new version is any more secure than the one IM uses right now. It's supposed to have a few new features.. new features = more security holes.

Just my opinion.