Yikes! Deprecation!!

[Aiwendil]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I know hardly anything about the matter myself, but I guess it's not as simple as looking at the indicated lines and examining them for errors.

I think the problem is larger than those lines. It looks to me like the server has been upgraded to PHP5, while the version of vBulletin we're running was written for PHP4. The 'deprecated' warnings just mean that at those lines, there is a PHP4 usage (in this case, an ampersand for passing a reference) that - while it still works in PHP5 - is no longer recommended (and may be unsupported in future revisions of PHP). The other problems (missing avatars, etc.) are probably due to code that is actually no longer compatible with PHP5, rather than just being deprecated.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

I think the problem is larger than those lines. It looks to me like the server has been upgraded to PHP5, while the version of vBulletin we're running was written for PHP4. The 'deprecated' warnings just mean that at those lines, there is a PHP4 usage (in this case, an ampersand for passing a reference) that - while it still works in PHP5 - is no longer recommended (and may be unsupported in future revisions of PHP). The other problems (missing avatars, etc.) are probably due to code that is actually no longer compatible with PHP5, rather than just being deprecated.

That would make sense. Can we upgrade to the new version? I'll be happy to contribute.

[The Barrow-Wight]

Upgrading is the likely solution to this problem. I'll see what that would cost and what steps would need to be taken to do it and reply here. In the meantime, I hope everyone will have patience.

[Rumil]

I'm as much use as a chocolate teapot at these sorts of things so can only wish the mods the best of luck!

For me (in Explorer 10 for my sins) the colours are all right (except while writing a post strangely where the frame for the text box is white ?!) but everyone's avatars are missing.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Rumil

For me (in Explorer 10 for my sins) the colours are all right (except while writing a post strangely where the frame for the text box is white ?!) but everyone's avatars are missing.

I use Google Chrome, and for me, the main difference apart from the lines at the top is the color of the typing box. The avvies are usually present.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Actually, the only avatar I can't see is Rumil's.

I can see most people's, but not Rumil's, BWH's, or Thena's.

A cucumber would be able to figure out the issue faster than I would. Anyone who I've skyped/chatted with online can probably testify to how computer illiterate I am ("Why isn't it working?" "Because you didn't turn it on!" "How do I turn it on?" "You press the button that says [...]!" "Where's the button?"...) Like Rumil I wish the mods and admins luck with this, and I'd gladly help so long as it's something I can actually do.

[The Barrow-Wight]

Upgrading is the likely solution, and I think I could work it out. I've figured it out before.

The upgrade costs $209.

Shall we have a bake sale?