Any Coders/Programmers/Server Gurus Among Us?

The Mrs · #1 03-21-2013, 06:23 AM

I have some questions if you wouldn't mind answering them.

It has to do with uploading files to the server.

The Mrs · #2 03-21-2013, 06:24 AM

Oh, and breaking & fixing mods/hacks.

Azzan · #3 03-21-2013, 08:16 AM

I've been a programmer in a former life. What's your question(s)?

The Mrs · #4 03-21-2013, 09:04 AM

It's really a server question. Uploading files. I've always uploaded mod files to the server without using ftp. Just upload the zip file thru the file manager & extract. It's always worked.

I broke the last mod I installed. It had php, js & xml files to upload to the server and a product xml file to upload to the admin cpanel. I thought there was a problem with it, (turns out it worked perfectly, it was an IE/cache issue!) so I uninstalled/reinstalled the product xml file w/overwrite thru the admincp. But didn't do anything to the server files.

Apparently it's a big no-no to uninstall, (according to vBulletin.org mod thread), because it deleted a table that the mod created.

Can I get that table back by uploading the files to the server again? Can I just delete the files in the server, and upload them again? (I've already tried to upload/overwrite each file separately and that hasn't seemed to change anything.) Or do I need to uninstall them and upload again? And if so, with either route, will it hurt anything? I've never uninstalled anything at the server level, so it's scary to me!

imreedemed · #5 03-21-2013, 09:25 AM

I assume you are talking of a database 'table'. Well, in that case, i dont see any relationship between uploading/deleting files and the table. How did the mod create the table? Did it manually on the database, maybe used a script? i'd recreate the table with the rightful column fields .. then figure out how to populate it with some 'data'. God bless

The Mrs · #6 03-21-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by imreedemed

I assume you are talking of a database 'table'. Well, in that case, i dont see any relationship between uploading/deleting files and the table. How did the mod create the table? Did it manually on the database, maybe used a script? i'd recreate the table with the rightful column fields .. then figure out how to populate it with some 'data'. God bless

Thanks IR. Yes, a database table specific to this mod, and yes, the mod creates the table. I just have no idea how/which file. (This is beyond my pay grade, as well as creating a table!)

If I uninstall the mod, and reinstall, will it create a new table? We didn't have the mod installed long enough to worry about needing to recreate the table/data. The mod itself has a 'recounter' to reset the mod's data.

I just don't know if uninstalling the mod will break anything in the server/forum, and am skeered, so figured I'd better ask someone who knows.

imreedemed · #7 03-21-2013, 11:50 AM

Well, you need to get your hands dirty and look at the code

If the installation script creates this table, then yes, uninstall and re-install the mod.

On the other hand to avoid server downtimes or the risk of introduction more bugs, you can look at the code snipplet that creates the table, externalize and run it independently.

But more importantly pray