i have a problem with a php page that is driving me crackers

[rodent51]

hi

 

i hope someone can help me, i run an invision power board version 1.0a, it has always run fine and i have had no problems with it, it runs on a windows 2000 server running mysql 3.23.55 this has been the case for a few years now and all has been well

 

i have now paid for server space with a host and have uploaded my database, uploaded my forum and configured the conf_global.php

 

i cant access my index.php file, or more to the point i can but it just displays a blank page, no error and no server error acording to my hosting company http://www.rodent51.com/forums (this points to www.rodent51.com/forums/index.php)

 

now i can access my admin.php and its in the same directory as the index.php

 

i have tried everything i can and the host is not helping much at all, now they tell me they are using up to date php and mysql

 

can anyone see any reason why this page would work on my 2000 box and not on the host server, i really would appreciate any help on this matter

 

thanks chez

 

<?php

 

/*

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------

|  Invision Power Board v1.1

|  ========================================

|  by Matthew Mecham

|  © 2001,2002 Invision Power Services, Inc

|  http://www.ibforums.com

|  ========================================

|  Web: http://www.ibforums.com

|  Email: phpboards@ibforums.com

|  Licence Info: phpib-licence@ibforums.com

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

|  > Wrapper script

|  > Script written by Matt Mecham

|  > Date started: 14th February 2002

|

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------

*/

 

 

//-----------------------------------------------

// USER CONFIGURABLE ELEMENTS

//-----------------------------------------------

 

// Root path

 

$root_path = "./";

 

//-----------------------------------------------

// NO USER EDITABLE SECTIONS BELOW

//-----------------------------------------------

 

error_reporting  (E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE);

set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);

 

class Debug {

    function startTimer() {

        global $starttime;

        $mtime = microtime ();

        $mtime = explode (' ', $mtime);

        $mtime = $mtime[1] + $mtime[0];

        $starttime = $mtime;

    }

    function endTimer() {

        global $starttime;

        $mtime = microtime ();

        $mtime = explode (' ', $mtime);

        $mtime = $mtime[1] + $mtime[0];

        $endtime = $mtime;

        $totaltime = round (($endtime - $starttime), 5);

        return $totaltime;

    }

}

 

class info {

 

var $member    = array();

var $input      = array();

var $session_id = "";

var $base_url  = "";

var $vars      = "";

var $skin_id    = "0";    // Skin Dir name

var $skin_rid  = "";      // Real skin id (numerical only)

var $lang_id    = "en";

var $skin      = "";

var $lang      = "";

var $server_load = 0;

var $version    = "v1.1a";

var $lastclick  = "";

var $location  = "";

var $debug_html = "";

 

function info() {

global $sess, $std, $DB, $root_path, $INFO;

 

$this->vars = &$INFO;

 

$this->vars['TEAM_ICON_URL']  = $INFO['html_url'] . '/team_icons';

$this->vars['AVATARS_URL']    = $INFO['html_url'] . '/avatars';

$this->vars['EMOTICONS_URL']  = $INFO['html_url'] . '/emoticons';

$this->vars['mime_img']        = $INFO['html_url'] . '/mime_types';

 

}

}

 

//--------------------------------

// Import $INFO, now!

//--------------------------------

 

require $root_path."conf_global.php";

 

//--------------------------------

// The clocks a' tickin'

//--------------------------------

 

$Debug = new Debug;

$Debug->startTimer();

 

//--------------------------------

// Require our global functions

//--------------------------------

 

require $root_path."sources/functions.php";

 

$std  = new FUNC;

$print = new display();

$sess  = new session();

 

//--------------------------------

// Load the DB driver and such

//--------------------------------

 

$INFO['sql_driver'] = !$INFO['sql_driver'] ? 'mySQL' : $INFO['sql_driver'];

 

$to_require = $root_path."sources/Drivers/".$INFO['sql_driver'].".php";

require ($to_require);

 

$DB = new db_driver;

 

$DB->obj['sql_database']    = $INFO['sql_database'];

$DB->obj['sql_user']        = $INFO['sql_user'];

$DB->obj['sql_pass']        = $INFO['sql_pass'];

$DB->obj['sql_host']        = $INFO['sql_host'];

$DB->obj['sql_tbl_prefix']  = $INFO['sql_tbl_prefix'];

 

$DB->obj['debug']            = ($INFO['sql_debug'] == 1) ? $_GET['debug'] : 0;

 

// Get a DB connection

 

$DB->connect();

 

//--------------------------------

// Wrap it all up in a nice easy to

// transport super class

//--------------------------------

 

$ibforums            = new info();

 

//--------------------------------

//  Set up our vars

//--------------------------------

 

$ibforums->input      = $std->parse_incoming();

$ibforums->member    = $sess->authorise();

$ibforums->skin      = $std->load_skin();

$ibforums->lastclick  = $sess->last_click;

$ibforums->location  = $sess->location;

$ibforums->session_id = $sess->session_id;

 

list($ppu,$tpu) = explode( "&", $ibforums->member['view_prefs'] );

 

$ibforums->vars['display_max_topics'] = ($tpu > 0) ? $tpu : $ibforums->vars['display_max_topics'];

$ibforums->vars['display_max_posts']  = ($ppu > 0) ? $ppu : $ibforums->vars['display_max_posts'];

 

if ($ibforums->member['id'] and ( $std->my_getcookie('hide_sess') ) )

{

$ibforums->session_id = "";

}

 

$ibforums->base_url  = $ibforums->vars['board_url'].'/index.'.$ibforums->vars['php_ext'].'?s='.$ibforums->session_id;

 

$ibforums->skin_rid  = $ibforums->skin['set_id'];

$ibforums->skin_id    = 's'.$ibforums->skin['set_id'];

 

$ibforums->vars['img_url']  = 'style_images/' . $ibforums->skin['img_dir'];

 

//--------------------------------

//  Set up our language choice

//--------------------------------

 

if ($ibforums->vars['default_language'] == "")

{

$ibforums->vars['default_language'] = 'en';

}

 

$ibforums->lang_id = $ibforums->member['language'] ? $ibforums->member['language'] : $ibforums->vars['default_language'];

 

if ( ($ibforums->lang_id != $ibforums->vars['default_language']) and (! is_dir( $root_path."lang/".$ibforums->lang_id ) ) )

{

$ibforums->lang_id = $ibforums->vars['default_language'];

}

 

$ibforums->lang = $std->load_words($ibforums->lang, 'lang_global', $ibforums->lang_id);

 

//--------------------------------

 

$skin_universal = $std->load_template('skin_global');

 

//--------------------------------

 

if ($ibforums->input['act'] != 'Login' and $ibforums->input['act'] != 'Reg' and $ibforums->input['act'] != 'Attach')

{

 

//--------------------------------

//  Do we have permission to view

//  the board?

//--------------------------------

 

if ($ibforums->member['g_view_board'] != 1)

{

$std->Error( array( 'LEVEL' => 1, 'MSG' => 'no_view_board') );

}

 

//--------------------------------

//  Is the board offline?

//--------------------------------

 

if ($ibforums->vars['board_offline'] == 1)

{

if ($ibforums->member['g_access_offline'] != 1)

{

$std->board_offline();

}

 

}

 

//--------------------------------

//  Is log in enforced?

//--------------------------------

 

if ( (! $ibforums->member['id']) and ($ibforums->vars['force_login'] == 1) )

{

require $root_path."sources/Login.php";

 

}

 

}

 

//--------------------------------

// Decide what to do

//--------------------------------

 

$choice = array(

                "idx"      => "Boards",

                "SF"      => "Forums",

                "SR"      => "Forums",

                "ST"      => "Topics",

                "Login"    => "Login",

                "Post"    => "Post",

                "Poll"    => "lib/add_poll",

                "Reg"      => "Register",

                "Online"  => "Online",

                "Members"  => "Memberlist",

                "Help"    => "Help",

                "Search"  => "Search",

                "Mod"      => "Moderate",

                "Print"    => "misc/print_page",

                "Forward"  => "misc/forward_page",

                "Mail"    => "misc/contact_member",

                "Invite"  => "misc/contact_member",

                "ICQ"      => "misc/contact_member",

                "AOL"      => "misc/contact_member",

                "YAHOO"    => "misc/contact_member",

                "MSN"      => "misc/contact_member",

                "report"  => "misc/contact_member",

                "chat"    => "misc/contact_member",

                "Msg"      => "Messenger",

                "UserCP"  => "Usercp",

                "Profile"  => "Profile",

                "Track"    => "misc/tracker",

                "Stats"    => "misc/stats",

                "Attach"  => "misc/attach",

                'ib3'      => 'misc/ib3',

                'legends'  => 'misc/legends',

                'modcp'    => 'mod_cp',

                'calendar' => "calendar",

                'buddy'    => "browsebuddy",

              );

 

               

/***************************************************/

 

$ibforums->input['act'] = $ibforums->input['act'] == '' ? "idx" : $ibforums->input['act'];

 

// Check to make sure the array key exits..

 

if (! isset($choice[ $ibforums->input['act'] ]) )

{

$ibforums->input['act'] = 'idx';

}

 

// Require and run

 

require $root_path."sources/".$choice[ $ibforums->input['act'] ].".php";

 

 

 

//+-------------------------------------------------

// GLOBAL ROUTINES

//+-------------------------------------------------

 

function fatal_error($message="", $help="") {

echo("$message<br><br>$help");

exit;

}

?>

 

[peasepud]

i have tried everything i can and the host is not helping much at all, now they tell me they are using up to date php and mysql

 

Is this not the problem? you are running something written in 2001 on php 5. I'd recommend posting the question here > http://forums.ipbhelpers.com/  as they will have more knowledge about these specific things (not that I dont have faith in those posting here).

 

 

Good luck although I think what you really need to do is upgrade to the current version, I moved my board to version 2.2 and paid for it but it was worth every penny, the difference is immense.

[awpti]

Indeed. Vast majority of applications written using PHP3/4 don't work at all on PHP5 without heavy modification of the configuration (globals, long arrays and then some)