XF 1.1 cPanel transfer made XenForo go wrong

[Daniel Bittar]

Hi there!

Well, I was changing providers and did a simple cPanel transfer in a working XenForo install. Now everything is broken. It is so broken I can't even describe. You can see it here: http://forum.cirandaespirita.com.br

How can I fix this?

Thanks a lot,
Daniel Bittar.

 

[Paul B]

Looks like the transfer failed in several areas.

A major problem is the missing xf_user table.

You will need to restore a complete database backup and then do a file health check to ensure all files were copied OK.

 

[AndyB]

A safer way to backup and restore your database is described here:

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-forum-linux-windows.359/

 

[Liam W]

Is the database username/database name the same to begin with? Normally cpanel names it based on the cPanel username, which will probably have changed.

Obviously, that's just one issue.

 

[Paul B]

The FAQ explains how to do a move.

How can I move my installation to a different domain or host?
Backup the existing database and server files. Copy them to the new domain/server and update the library/config.php file with the new database details as required. It may be necessary to set permissions for the data and internal_data directories to world writeable (CHMOD 0777). Lastly, update the Board URL in the ACP -> Options -> Basic Board Information, if it has changed.
Note that if you are moving to a different type of web server and have Friendly URLs enabled, you will need to make the appropriate changes. Refer to the Friendly URLs section of the XenForo Manual for more details.

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-180455

 

[Daniel Bittar]

Hi Brogan!

I'm not really sure why but the database transfer had failed. Now I fixed it but my styles aren't loading. Could you take a look at it, please?

Thanks again,
Daniel Bittar.

 

[Liam W]

Hi Brogan!

I'm not really sure why but the database transfer had failed. Now I fixed it but my styles aren't loading. Could you take a look at it, please?

Thanks again,
Daniel Bittar.

Template compilation results in error:

http://forum.cirandaespirita.com.br/css.php?css=xenforo,form,public&style=2&dir=LTR&d=1368842241

An exception occurred: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unknown option bit(s) set at offset 0 in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/library/XenForo/CssOutput.php on line 90

1. XenForo_Application::handlePhpError()
2. preg_match() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 90
3. XenForo_CssOutput->parseInput() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 73
4. XenForo_CssOutput->__construct() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 588
5. XenForo_CssOutput::run() in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/css.php at line 12

 

[Paul B]

This is what I see when I click on the XenForo CSS in the page source: http://forum.cirandaespirita.com.br/css.php?css=xenforo,form,public&style=2&dir=LTR&d=1368842241

An exception occurred: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unknown option bit(s) set at offset 0 in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/library/XenForo/CssOutput.php on line 90

XenForo_Application::handlePhpError()
preg_match() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 90
XenForo_CssOutput->parseInput() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 73
XenForo_CssOutput->__construct() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 588
XenForo_CssOutput::run() in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/css.php at line 12

 

[xml]

That sounds like server apache/php version incompatibility with xenforo

 

[Liam W]

What PHP version is the server running?

xenForo needs PHP 5.2 minimum.

 

[Daniel Bittar]

I'm running PHP 5.4.20 as can be seen here: http://forum.cirandaespirita.com.br/info.php

I may even get PHP 5.5 if needed.

 

[xml]

php 5.4.x is not compatible with xf1.1, you should downgrade to php 5.3.27

 

[Liam W]

php 5.4.x is not compatible with xf1.1, you should downgrade to php 5.3.27

Wrong, where did you read that?

 

[xml]

Wrong, where did you read that?

I run xf1.1.1 and when I upgrade to php5.4 I get the same error so I stay on php5.3.27 and Apache 2.2.25 for now

 

[Mike Edge]

Delete the account on the new server. Increase your max_limit and try again MySQL timed out taking to long to transfer via WHM

 

[Daniel Bittar]

Hi Mike!

Which max_limit should I increase?

Thanks again,
Daniel Bittar.

 

[Mike Edge]

Your timeout limits.

 

[Mike]

This is what I see when I click on the XenForo CSS in the page source: http://forum.cirandaespirita.com.br/css.php?css=xenforo,form,public&style=2&dir=LTR&d=1368842241

An exception occurred: preg_match(): Compilation failed: unknown option bit(s) set at offset 0 in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/library/XenForo/CssOutput.php on line 90

XenForo_Application::handlePhpError()
preg_match() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 90
XenForo_CssOutput->parseInput() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 73
XenForo_CssOutput->__construct() in XenForo/CssOutput.php at line 588
XenForo_CssOutput::run() in /home/cirandae/public_html/forum/css.php at line 12

For reference, this error indicates that somehow, you have PCRE without Unicode support. This basically has to be explicitly disabled. Usually you want to just compile PCRE from the bundled version that comes with PHP. If it's a managed server, your host may be able to help.

 

[Daniel Bittar]

Well, as strange as it seems I can confirm it doesn't work with PHP 5.3.x but it works with PHP 5.3.x or 5.5.x.