current cvs error

[chAos]

Hi,

i was installing thy cvs manually, when thy bug appeared on thy screen.

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/chaos/public_html/area51/cvs/includes/functions.php on line 802

is what it was called. on teh line 802 of thy functions.php apprears something like $user->start;

now, myself does wish to have a working cvs. does thy admin at these forums have temporary fix for it (he must have otherwise this forum wouldn't be working)?

thanks.

[SHS`]

I didn't bother using the install script.

Just piped the schema and basic files.

Created a config file and Bob's your mother's brother.

A field in phpbb_forums was missing though... you'll know what to add when you try and post.

[Guest]

Could you guys make a working CVS? I would love to get a sneak preview.

[Verteron]

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Could you guys make a working CVS? I would love to get a sneak preview.
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The CVS does work some of the time, at other times it does not. Remember it's very much a WIP, so catch it when it works and you'll have yourself a sneak preview. A lot of stuff works very well already. The gang tends to upload some experimental code which screws things up from time to time, but it's usually fixed in 24 hours or so.

[SHS`]

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[smithy_dll]

[OT[hey smilies are working [/OT]

CVS sometimes works, sometimes doesn't, but you can usually get it partly working (seeing as though the code is only partly done )

[theFinn]

Chaos: To fix that error just make your config_cache.php file writable by the webserver. Also make sure your cache directory under templates is writable.

Other wise CVS works just fine (well, the parts of it that are finished anyway..heh)

[chAos]

thanks james, that worked.

and as james also said, cvs works pretty much the same as this board. (just if you have you can see the admin panel )

[Black Fluffy Lion]

I installed the CVS a couple of times yesterday and it looks great...for those who can't figure out how to get it working, here's how to do it:

* unzip files
* with phpMyAdmin (or command lines/whatever...), run install/schemas/mysql_schema.sql on the database
* in a similar way, run install/schemas/mysql_basic.sql on the database
* change config.php to have your correct details in it (you can see how it should look in this topic: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=19242" target="_blank)
* knock out the whole of case: E_USER_NOTICE...break; in includes/funtions.php
* make config_cache.php writable
* took out forum_postable from the SELECT in includes/functions.php (in the make_jumpbox function)

if you prefer, the last step can be done by creating a forum_postable column in the phpbb_forums table, or by commenting out calls to the make_jumpbox() functions

after that, all that needed tinkering was the permissions on the fora so I could actually see a forum, and it works nicely

[dhn]

Black Fluffy Lion
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after that, all that needed tinkering was the permissions on the fora so I could actually see a forum, and it works nicely
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I had to insert a new row in the phpbb_forums table (forum_postable which defaults to 1) to accomplish that. You have to manually add the value 0 for categories.

edit: whoops, didn't see that you also posted the fix.