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Old 27 Sep 2007, 20:51
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Error on Install - New Server

I just moved to a new server. Today is the first day since the move that I've attempted to install a new game.

I uploaded the games as usual - same as I'd been doing before the move.

On install I got this:

Warning: unpack() [function.unpack]: Invalid format type p in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 750

Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794
NOTE: These are games I had previously uploaded and tested on my test site. They worked fine then.

My conclusion is that it must have something to do with the new server, but I don't know what.

Any ideas?
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 01:37
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Yeh I just posted about this too:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=158910

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Old 28 Sep 2007, 02:13
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Originally Posted by ScottRowan View Post
Yeh I just posted about this too:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=158910

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lol I replied to your thread too!

nope, none.

In fact, your thread upset me because I thought maybe it was my new server. Now I have no idea what it could be!

Has anything about your forum changed since you last installed games?

I moved to a new host and a VPS. The forum seems to work fine, as does the current arcade, but I thought maybe some setting was different and that was upsetting things.

It's going to take someone who knows more about this than me to help us out here.

Sorry!
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 17:32
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Originally Posted by The Librarian View Post
I just moved to a new server. Today is the first day since the move that I've attempted to install a new game.

I uploaded the games as usual - same as I'd been doing before the move.

On install I got this:



NOTE: These are games I had previously uploaded and tested on my test site. They worked fine then.

My conclusion is that it must have something to do with the new server, but I don't know what.

Any ideas?
Very strange that it worked before and not now.

Um......... this is happening when you just do a single game install? Or when you check multiple games and try installing them all with 1 click?
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 17:48
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Originally Posted by MortysTW View Post
Very strange that it worked before and not now.

Um......... this is happening when you just do a single game install? Or when you check multiple games and try installing them all with 1 click?
I checked it both ways before I posted, and neither worked.
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 17:53
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I think you're just cursed. haha

Um........ okay, grab the product.xml file that is within the UPGRADE folder when you download the latest arcade script, and upload it via AdminCP>Plugins & Products> and ADD the product but make sure you CHECK the box for OVERWRITE and maybe it will overwrite some goofed thing and straighten things out.

I'm at a loss other than that since you are sure you've installed it before.
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 17:58
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Originally Posted by MortysTW View Post
I think you're just cursed. haha
Ha Ha, not funny.
Originally Posted by MortysTW View Post
Um........ okay, grab the product.xml file that is within the UPGRADE folder when you download the latest arcade script, and upload it via AdminCP>Plugins & Products> and ADD the product but make sure you CHECK the box for OVERWRITE and maybe it will overwrite some goofed thing and straighten things out.

I'm at a loss other than that since you are sure you've installed it before.
OK, I can do that. Should I turn the arcade off first?
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 18:03
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Probably a good idea.
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 18:06
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Im using an older version of the arcade.

If I uninstalled ibPro and installed v3Arcade, would you loose all the highscores etc?
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 18:15
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I don't know the capabilities of v3Arcade. You'd have to go to their support forum and ask if there script is capable of that. ibPro support forums could only help if you were switching over this (better) direction.
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 20:05
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Ok,

I mean I dont really want to convert I just want this error fixed.

I dont know why its doing it I never changed anything in template or settings, its like it just stopped :S
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 21:00
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Upgrade! You say you are using an older version. Upgrade. See if that fixes the errors.

Newer versions come out because bugs are found over time and things are tweaked, sorted, hammered, and hopefully fixed with time.

If you are still out of luck after you have followed the upgrade instructions, PM me with your FTP user/pass and also your AdminCP user/pass and I'll take a look. But this is after you have upgraded with no luck.
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Old 28 Sep 2007, 23:42
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Originally Posted by MortysTW View Post
Probably a good idea.
Alright Morty, I tried re-loading the product and that didn't work. So I reloaded ALL the files, overwriting EVERYTHING and then re-loading the product and that didn't work. So I told the Product Manager to delete the product and THEN re-loaded and it still didn't work.

Same error message everytime.

I'm still wondering if it could be something with my new host so I compared cPanel info. Here are the differences:

OLD kernel version 2.6.17.11-grsechg -- NEW kernel version 2.6.9-023stab044.4-enterprise
OLD php version 5.2.3 -- NEW php version 5.2.4
OLD cPanel Build 11.10.0-STABLE 16448 -- NEW cPanel Build 11.11.0-RELEASE 16983

Everything else is the same.


Any new ideas?
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Old 30 Sep 2007, 06:07
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Alright, I know you said you OVERWROTE everything by re-uploading. For whatever reason, I've come to find when helping others around here, that things don't always get overwritten.

All the .php extension files that are in the /arcade/ directory should be deleted. THen deleted the arcade.php that is in your forum root /forum/arcade.php

Once you've deleted those, then go back and upload the php files like you just did.

I know it sounds stupid, but its been the solution for my issues in the past and some others that I've helped. Maybe we can break this curse of yours.
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Old 01 Oct 2007, 04:09
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Originally Posted by MortysTW View Post
Alright, I know you said you OVERWROTE everything by re-uploading. For whatever reason, I've come to find when helping others around here, that things don't always get overwritten.

All the .php extension files that are in the /arcade/ directory should be deleted. THen deleted the arcade.php that is in your forum root /forum/arcade.php

Once you've deleted those, then go back and upload the php files like you just did.

I know it sounds stupid, but its been the solution for my issues in the past and some others that I've helped. Maybe we can break this curse of yours.
UPDATE: And a bit of GOOD, Yes, Morty - GOOD news!

What you suggested didn't work. Sorry. I tried deleting everything and re-installing, but it still didn't work...

So I googled a bit and found THIS

which I tried on my test forum and IT WORKED!!!! YIPPEEE!!!

The games install. HOWEVER, I still am getting this error:
Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794
But the other error which stopped installation completely can be solved by doing this:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~quote from NickTheGreek at ibpdownloads.com~~~~~~~~~~
This is the solution:

Open the /tar.php file

edit the line :


Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)  
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

to:


Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)  
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

in simple english, remove the /prefix that gives the error

I did that and everything works fine, on both www.yourforum.gr ( IPB 2.0.4 + Cyber's MOD Arcade ) & www.invisiongames.org ( 2.1.7 + ipbcoding.com Arcade 6.1.0 )

The issue is not the arcade but the TAR unpacker.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~end of Nick's post~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So thank you Nick, and thank you Google...

and thank you Morty for trying.

At least that problem is solved.


I'm still going to keep looking for a solution for this:
Warning: fread() [function.fread]: Length parameter must be greater than 0 in /arcade/functions/tar.php on line 794

I did find this: http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=4896

I can't tell if they're talking about the same thing though.
 


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