Upgrade Beta 6 / Parse Error Code

[Craig]

Do I upload the one folder via my FTP program and then open it inside and go to the install folder, or do I upload each individual file?

 

[masterchief]

I use FileZilla on WinXP Pro

http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

 

[Craig]

I use FileZilla on WinXP Pro

http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

I will try FileZilla. I have been using Core FTP

 

[Paul B]

Personally I would avoid FileZilla.
Myself and others have problems with phantom files being created during transfers.

I've never had a problem with an FTP client before, FileZilla is the only one that hasn't worked properly for me.

If you use Firefox then you can't go wrong with FireFTP really.

 

[Craig]

Personally I would avoid FileZilla.
Myself and others have problems with phantom files being created during transfers.

I've never had a problem with an FTP client before, FileZilla is the only one that hasn't worked properly for me.

If you use Firefox then you can't go wrong with FireFTP really.

ok. Thanks. I do use Firefox.

 

[masterchief]

Personally I would avoid FileZilla.
Myself and others have problems with phantom files being created during transfers.

I've never had a problem with an FTP client before, FileZilla is the only one that hasn't worked properly for me.

If you use Firefox then you can't go wrong with FireFTP really.

what phantom files?

 

[Paul B]

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/which-ftp-program-do-you-use.3358/page-4#post-121200

It keeps creating files during an FTP process which then need to be overwritten by the actual file.

 

[masterchief]

interesting ... never had that problem myself

 

[Floris]

on ssh I do:

cd
mkdir b6
cd b6

on sftp I upload the upgrade beta 6 .zip

on ssh I do:

unzip xen[tab]
cp -rf upload/* ../public_html/

cd ..
rm -rf b6/

And open the browser to /install/

 

[Craig]

Personally I would avoid FileZilla.
Myself and others have problems with phantom files being created during transfers.

I've never had a problem with an FTP client before, FileZilla is the only one that hasn't worked properly for me.

If you use Firefox then you can't go wrong with FireFTP really.

I have switched to FireFTP. It seems to work better as I kept having some files hanging up with Core FTP

 

[masterchief]

WSFTP Pro for me

 

[Craig]

I was trying to re install Beta 5 as everything had gone wrong, and I received the following;

Warning: Unexpected character in input: ''' (ASCII=39) state=1 in /home/wrxmodf/public_html/library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php on line 983

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/wrxmodf/public_html/library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php on line 983

These show up immediately after the "Setup Administrator" window

 

[Jake Bunce]

Download the library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php file from your server. What is at the end of the file?

 

[Craig]

I downloaded it, but I have not a clue as to how to look at it. Sorry I am not a programmer at all.

 

[Craig]

I have even tried having my whole server set back to when I first got it and i can't install neither Beta 5 nor Beta 6.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Open it in a text editor. What is at the end of the file? This is the end of my library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php file:

		$db->delete('xf_user_alert', "alerted_user_id = $userIdQuoted");

		$db->delete('xf_conversation_recipient', "user_id = $userIdQuoted");
		$db->delete('xf_conversation_user', "owner_user_id = $userIdQuoted");

		$db->delete('xf_ip', "content_type = 'user' AND user_id = $userIdQuoted");
		// note: leaving content-associated IPs

		$this->getModelFromCache('XenForo_Model_Avatar')->deleteAvatar($userId, false);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the permission model.
	 *
	 * @return XenForo_Model_Permission
	 */
	protected function _getPermissionModel()
	{
		return $this->getModelFromCache('XenForo_Model_Permission');
	}
}

 

[Craig]

Open it in a text editor. What is at the end of the file? This is the end of my library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php file:

[/quote]

It was missing the following;
Model_Avatar')->deleteAvatar($userId, false);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the permission model.
	 *
	 * @return XenForo_Model_Permission
	 */
	protected function _getPermissionModel()
	{
		return $this->getModelFromCache('XenForo_Model_Permission');
	}
}

I added it, uploaded the repaired file, and installing to see what happens

 

[Paul B]

If this file is missing bits of code then it's possible that other files are also corrupt or incomplete.

I would recommend uploading the whole package again.

 

[Craig]

Open it in a text editor. What is at the end of the file? This is the end of my library/XenForo/DataWriter/User.php file:

IT WORKED! I am back online though only with Beta 5! but it is a start! Thank you so much Jake!

 

[Craig]

now to figure out how to up load beta 6 without jacking things up again

 

[SteveL]

I have even tried having my whole server set back to when I first got it and i can't install neither Beta 5 nor Beta 6.

Do you have a backup saved somewhere for the site from before you tried the Beta 6 upgrade? If so I would replace what you have done with it and then attempt the upgrade again. I use SmartFTP, I hate Filezilla.

This is a good reminder to all, before any changes are made to your site do a backup, it takes just minutes to do and can save you a lifetime.