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Hi,

I have a problem with my theme database.
It does not use the last version of the template files. For example, I have three different template files for "editpost_first" in my database and it is using the version from mybb 1.6 to display the theme. But If I go in the administration panel and I edit this template, it is showing a later version.
Here an image of the three "editpost_first" lines in the database:
[attachment=34670]

The problem is not only for this one but also other template files.

I already have installed some plugin but I think I will have to remove them and make a complete reinstallation of the templates before putting them back on.

However, I don't know how to make a fresh install of these templates files, if I click on "Find updated template" it says everything is fine cause it is checking the latest version available and not the ones that are used.

In my opinion there is a problem with these templates. The templates with sid = -2 are from the basic set, which cannot be edited. These are shown in the template listings under the default template set. When you make a change in one of these, they get a sid = 1.

The sid = -1 templates are user defined templates, these can never have the same name as existing templates So that looks like an anomaly in your listing. Also because editpost_first is not a standard template, so it can never have an entry with sid = -2.

This is what I have understood from template versions until now. Perhaps I'm wrong, but then I will be corrected by a staff member I hope. This is then an opportunity to learn things again.

I did not check again these values but yes this column shows if a template was edited or not (and I did not remember if I find this in a mybb topic or not, can't find it again).

The thing is that I would like to go back with the default templates for mybb 1.8 but as the "Find updated template" does not work, I don't know how to do it if it is not by doing a fresh install and coping all templates in the present database after having deleting all previous templates.

But I don't know why there is different version of the template files and if some column values are related to other values in other tables.

But for the example you give (template editpost_first) there is no default, because this is not a standard template. This must come from a theme, and when you don't want to use this theme anymore, you can delete all 3 versions.

For existing (default) templates, you go back to the original MyBB set by deleting all versions except the sid = -2. That can be done by a single MySQL Query:

DELETE FROM TABLE templates WHERE sid > -2

And delete all rows of table templatesets, except that for sid = 1 (Default templates)

From table themes delete all rows, except thet for tid = 1 (MyBB Master style)

For table themestylesheets execute the MySQL query:

DELETE FROM TABLE themestylesheets WHERE tid > 2

Then you should have a complete clean install of MyBB 1.8.5 (assuming you have installed/upgraded to 1.8.5)

I would consider a complete fresh install. That's not much work either, isn't it?

Thanks for your detailed reply Ad Bakker.

Is you solution is equal to this :
Creating a fresh install of MyBB 1.8 with test_ prefix for the database and runnning the following queries:

DELETE FROM mybb_templategroups;
DELETE FROM mybb_templates;
DELETE FROM mybb_templatesets;
DELETE FROM mybb_themes;
DELETE FROM mybb_themestylesheets;
INSERT mybb_templategroups SELECT * FROM test_templategroups;
INSERT mybb_templates SELECT * FROM test_templates;
INSERT mybb_templatesets SELECT * FROM test_templatesets;
INSERT mybb_themes SELECT * FROM test_themes;
INSERT mybb_themestylesheets SELECT * FROM test_themestylesheets;

I will first try your queries as I'm not sure how importing a template configuration from another MyBB installation won't create any configuration conflicts.

Edit : Here is what I've done to run what you mentionned:

DELETE FROM mybb_templates WHERE `sid` > '-2';
DELETE FROM mybb_templatesets WHERE `sid` <> '1';
DELETE FROM mybb_themes WHERE `tid` <> '1';
DELETE FROM mybb_themestylesheets WHERE `tid` > '2';

I have some problem regarding default image in template and the SCEditor is not showing properly. I will try running my above queries as well.

Edit2:
Seems it worked for the frontend the editor is here and the theme seems to be displayed properly. However, I have now an issue with the administration panel and more precisely with the cache manager where I have a mportant amount of duplicate "stats" line :

[attachment=34682]

Edit3:
http://community.mybb.com/thread-113427.html
From this above topic, I should also copy the datacache from the fresh install to solve this. Let's try it Smile

DELETE FROM mybb_datacache;
INSERT mybb_datacache SELECT * FROM test_datacache;

And rebuild everything after I think ^^"

Edit4:
Not solved.
Everything is duplicated everytime I run the "Rebuild and reload all".
I think I will go back from the beginning and try again this upgrade...

This all seems rather chaotic to me, and I do not understand the intentions anymore. Did you make a proper backup before starting this?

When you want to load database tables form a test install, make a backup of these tables as a .sql file, then change the table prefix test_ into mybb_ by find and replace with a text editor and store it again as a text file with .sql extension, drop all tables which you want to replace and then import the backup.

Finally I have used the following method:

upgrade to 1.8
parallel installation of a new forum 1.8 (fofov2)
delete category and forum automatically created in this new forum
merging these two forum (importing the updated one to fofov2)
change the old admin to super admin and delete super admin of the new install
tada !

However, I had some problem regarding the attachment merging.
In my forum the attachment names are on the following pattern: "201111/post_9_1321102841_e1277b1817f0bd78db546dc3ce4c0450.attach" and same for the thumbnail. In the mybb merging file for attachment, it is considering a name on this pattern: "201111/post_9_1321102841".attach" so I had some duplicate attachment names. It also did not keep the directory path.
So I manage to change the "merge\boards\mybb\attachments.php" file and the following code seems to give proper result:

<?php
/**
 * MyBB 1.8 Merge System
 * Copyright 2014 MyBB Group, All Rights Reserved
 *
 * Website: http://www.mybb.com
 * License: http://www.mybb.com/download/merge-system/license/
 */

// Disallow direct access to this file for security reasons
if(!defined("IN_MYBB"))
{
    die("Direct initialization of this file is not allowed.<br /><br />Please make sure IN_MYBB is defined.");
}

class MYBB_Converter_Module_Attachments extends Converter_Module_Attachments {

    var $settings = array(
        'friendly_name' => 'attachments',
        'progress_column' => 'aid',
        'default_per_screen' => 20,
    );

    function pre_setup()
    {
        global $import_session, $output, $mybb;

        // Set uploads path
        if(!isset($import_session['uploadspath']))
        {
            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("settings", "value", "name = 'bburl'", array('limit' => 1));
            $bburl = $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'value');
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);

            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("settings", "value", "name = 'uploadspath'", array('limit' => 1));
            $import_session['uploadspath'] = str_replace('./', $bburl.'/', $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'value'));
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);
        }

        $this->check_attachments_dir_perms();

        if($mybb->input['uploadspath'])
        {
            // Test our ability to read attachment files from the forum software
            $this->test_readability("attachments", "attachname");
        }
    }

    function import()
    {
        global $import_session;

        $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("attachments", "*", "", array('limit_start' => $this->trackers['start_attachments'], 'limit' => $import_session['attachments_per_screen']));
        while($attachment = $this->old_db->fetch_array($query))
        {
            $this->insert($attachment);
        }
    }

    function convert_data($data)
    {
        global $db, $import_session, $mybb, $error_notice, $insert_data;
        static $field_info;

        if(!isset($field_info))
        {
            // Get columns so we avoid any 'unknown column' errors
            $field_info = $db->show_fields_from("attachments");
        }

        $insert_data = array();

        foreach($field_info as $key => $field)
        {
            if($field['Extra'] == 'auto_increment')
            {
                if($db->type != "sqlite")
                {
                    unset($insert_data[$field['Field']]);
                }
                continue;
            }

            if(isset($data[$field['Field']]))
            {
                $insert_data[$field['Field']] = $data[$field['Field']];
            }
        }

        // MyBB 1.8 values
        $insert_data['import_aid'] = $data['aid'];
        $insert_data['pid'] = $this->get_import->pid($data['pid']);
        $insert_data['uid'] = $this->get_import->uid($data['uid']);

        $arr = explode("/", $data['attachname']);
        $first_path = $arr[0];
        $second_name = $arr[1];
        $attachname_array = explode('_', str_replace('.attach', '', $second_name));
        $insert_data['attachname'] = $first_path.'/post_'.$this->get_import->uid($attachname_array[1]).'_'.$attachname_array[2].'_'.$attachname_array[3].'.attach';

        if($data['thumbnail'])
        {
            $ext = get_extension($data['thumbnail']);
            $insert_data['thumbnail'] = str_replace(".attach", "_thumb.$ext", $insert_data['attachname']);
        }

        return $insert_data;
    }

    function after_insert($data, $insert_data, $aid)
    {
        global $mybb, $db, $import_session, $lang;

        $thumb_not_exists = $error_notice = "";
        if($data['thumbnail'])
        {
            // Check if the thumbnail directory (YYYYMM) exists, if not, create it
            $check_dir = explode("/", $insert_data['thumbnail']);
            $directory = $check_dir[0];
            $full_name = $check_dir[1];
            if(!@is_dir($mybb->settings['uploadspath']."/".$directory))
                {
                @mkdir($mybb->settings['uploadspath']."/".$directory);
                }
            // Transfer attachment thumbnail
            $attachment_thumbnail_file = merge_fetch_remote_file($import_session['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail']);

            if(!empty($attachment_thumbnail_file))
            {
                $attachrs = @fopen($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail'], 'w');
                if($attachrs)
                {
                    @fwrite($attachrs, $attachment_thumbnail_file);
                }
                else
                {
                    $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_thumbnail_error, $aid));
                }
                @fclose($attachrs);
                @my_chmod($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail'], '0777');
            }
            else
            {
                $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_thumbnail_found, $aid));
            }
        }

        // Check if the attachment directory (YYYYMM) exists, if not, create it
        $check_dir_at = explode("/", $data['attachname']);
        $dir_attachment = $check_dir_at[0];
        $full_name_at = $check_dir_at[1];
        if(!@is_dir($mybb->settings['uploadspath']."/".$dir_attachment))
            {
            @mkdir($mybb->settings['uploadspath']."/".$dir_attachment);
            }
        
        // Transfer attachment
        $attachment_file = merge_fetch_remote_file($import_session['uploadspath'].'/'.$data['attachname']);
        if(!empty($attachment_file))
        {
            $attachrs = @fopen($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['attachname'], 'w');
            if($attachrs)
            {
                @fwrite($attachrs, $attachment_file);
                @fclose($attachrs);
            }
            else
            {
                $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_error, $aid));
            }

            @my_chmod($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['attachname'], '0777');
        }
        else
        {
            $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_not_found, $aid));
        }

        // Restore connection
        $query = $db->simple_select("posts", "message", "pid = '{$insert_data['pid']}'");
        $message = $db->fetch_field($query, 'message');
        $db->free_result($query);
        $message = str_replace('[attachment='.$data['aid'].']', '[attachment='.$aid.']', $message);
    }

    function print_attachments_per_screen_page()
    {
        global $import_session, $lang;

        echo '<tr>
<th colspan="2" class="first last">'.$lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_link, $this->plain_bbname).':</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="uploadspath"> '.$lang->module_attachment_label.':</label></td>
<td width="50%"><input type="text" name="uploadspath" id="uploadspath" value="'.$import_session['uploadspath'].'" style="width: 95%;" /></td>
</tr>';
    }

    function fetch_total()
    {
        global $import_session;

        // Get number of attachments
        if(!isset($import_session['total_attachments']))
        {
            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("attachments", "COUNT(*) as count");
            $import_session['total_attachments'] = $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'count');
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);
        }

        return $import_session['total_attachments'];
    }
}

?>

The official code is the following:

<?php
/**
 * MyBB 1.8 Merge System
 * Copyright 2014 MyBB Group, All Rights Reserved
 *
 * Website: http://www.mybb.com
 * License: http://www.mybb.com/download/merge-system/license/
 */

// Disallow direct access to this file for security reasons
if(!defined("IN_MYBB"))
{
    die("Direct initialization of this file is not allowed.<br /><br />Please make sure IN_MYBB is defined.");
}

class MYBB_Converter_Module_Attachments extends Converter_Module_Attachments {

    var $settings = array(
        'friendly_name' => 'attachments',
        'progress_column' => 'aid',
        'default_per_screen' => 20,
    );

    function pre_setup()
    {
        global $import_session, $output, $mybb;

        // Set uploads path
        if(!isset($import_session['uploadspath']))
        {
            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("settings", "value", "name = 'bburl'", array('limit' => 1));
            $bburl = $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'value');
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);

            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("settings", "value", "name = 'uploadspath'", array('limit' => 1));
            $import_session['uploadspath'] = str_replace('./', $bburl.'/', $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'value'));
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);
        }

        $this->check_attachments_dir_perms();

        if($mybb->input['uploadspath'])
        {
            // Test our ability to read attachment files from the forum software
            $this->test_readability("attachments", "attachname");
        }
    }

    function import()
    {
        global $import_session;

        $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("attachments", "*", "", array('limit_start' => $this->trackers['start_attachments'], 'limit' => $import_session['attachments_per_screen']));
        while($attachment = $this->old_db->fetch_array($query))
        {
            $this->insert($attachment);
        }
    }

    function convert_data($data)
    {
        global $db, $import_session, $mybb, $error_notice, $insert_data;
        static $field_info;

        if(!isset($field_info))
        {
            // Get columns so we avoid any 'unknown column' errors
            $field_info = $db->show_fields_from("attachments");
        }

        $insert_data = array();

        foreach($field_info as $key => $field)
        {
            if($field['Extra'] == 'auto_increment')
            {
                if($db->type != "sqlite")
                {
                    unset($insert_data[$field['Field']]);
                }
                continue;
            }

            if(isset($data[$field['Field']]))
            {
                $insert_data[$field['Field']] = $data[$field['Field']];
            }
        }

        // MyBB 1.8 values
        $insert_data['import_aid'] = $data['aid'];
        $insert_data['pid'] = $this->get_import->pid($data['pid']);
        $insert_data['uid'] = $this->get_import->uid($data['uid']);

        $attachname_array = explode('_', str_replace('.attach', '', $data['attachname']));
        $insert_data['attachname'] = 'post_'.$this->get_import->uid($attachname_array[1]).'_'.$attachname_array[2].'.attach';

        if($data['thumbnail'])
        {
            $ext = get_extension($data['thumbnail']);
            $insert_data['thumbnail'] = str_replace(".attach", "_thumb.$ext", $insert_data['attachname']);
        }

        return $insert_data;
    }

    function after_insert($data, $insert_data, $aid)
    {
        global $mybb, $db, $import_session, $lang;

        $thumb_not_exists = $error_notice = "";
        if($data['thumbnail'])
        {
            // Transfer attachment thumbnail
            $attachment_thumbnail_file = merge_fetch_remote_file($import_session['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail']);

            if(!empty($attachment_thumbnail_file))
            {
                $attachrs = @fopen($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail'], 'w');
                if($attachrs)
                {
                    @fwrite($attachrs, $attachment_thumbnail_file);
                }
                else
                {
                    $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_thumbnail_error, $aid));
                }
                @fclose($attachrs);
                @my_chmod($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['thumbnail'], '0777');
            }
            else
            {
                $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_thumbnail_found, $aid));
            }
        }

        // Transfer attachment
        $attachment_file = merge_fetch_remote_file($import_session['uploadspath'].'/'.$data['attachname']);
        if(!empty($attachment_file))
        {
            $attachrs = @fopen($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['attachname'], 'w');
            if($attachrs)
            {
                @fwrite($attachrs, $attachment_file);
                @fclose($attachrs);
            }
            else
            {
                $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_error, $aid));
            }

            @my_chmod($mybb->settings['uploadspath'].'/'.$insert_data['attachname'], '0777');
        }
        else
        {
            $this->board->set_error_notice_in_progress($lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_not_found, $aid));
        }

        // Restore connection
        $query = $db->simple_select("posts", "message", "pid = '{$insert_data['pid']}'");
        $message = $db->fetch_field($query, 'message');
        $db->free_result($query);
        $message = str_replace('[attachment='.$data['aid'].']', '[attachment='.$aid.']', $message);
    }

    function print_attachments_per_screen_page()
    {
        global $import_session, $lang;

        echo '<tr>
<th colspan="2" class="first last">'.$lang->sprintf($lang->module_attachment_link, $this->plain_bbname).':</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="uploadspath"> '.$lang->module_attachment_label.':</label></td>
<td width="50%"><input type="text" name="uploadspath" id="uploadspath" value="'.$import_session['uploadspath'].'" style="width: 95%;" /></td>
</tr>';
    }

    function fetch_total()
    {
        global $import_session;

        // Get number of attachments
        if(!isset($import_session['total_attachments']))
        {
            $query = $this->old_db->simple_select("attachments", "COUNT(*) as count");
            $import_session['total_attachments'] = $this->old_db->fetch_field($query, 'count');
            $this->old_db->free_result($query);
        }

        return $import_session['total_attachments'];
    }
}

?>

Now I have a fresh forum without any file from old plugins or old modifications~

Edit: Just to mention, avatars images were not imported, a simple copy of the files and it's working fine.

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