vBulletin 3.7.2 Released

vBulletin 3.7.2

As promised last week, today sees the scheduled release of a maintenance version for vBulletin 3.7.x.

vBulletin 3.7.2 contains only bug fixes, details of which can be found in the bug tracker.

The security fixes included in vBulletin 3.7.1 PL1 and PL2 are also included in vBulletin 3.7.2.


Upgrading from Previous Versions

3.7.2 is a maintenance release. We recommend that all customers running prior versions of vBulletin 3.7 upgrade to benefit from bug fixes and stability improvements.

Full instructions for upgrading vBulletin are available here.


PHP and MySQL Requirements

Please note that vBulletin 3.7.x requires at least PHP 4.3.3 and MySQL 4.0.16 or later.

However, we recommend that vBulletin 3.7.x is run on PHP 5.2.6 with APC (or a similar opcode cache) and MySQL 5.0.51 for best performance and stability.


End of Life for PHP 4

The PHP group has announced the end of life for PHP 4. We strongly recommend that customers update their servers to PHP 5.2.6 if they are still running PHP 4. vBulletin 3.7.x supports PHP 5 without any problems, though you may need to disable strict mode for MySQL, see here on how to enable 'force_sql_mode'.

Note: We will continue to support PHP 4 in the vBulletin 3 series.


Download vBulletin 3.7.2

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yay! 50 more non-manadatory template edits!

right.

but the problem is if you don't do them, come 3.7.3, they might code something that uses one of those new hooks, but it won't be part of the 'mandatory' template changes list.
support will say 'blah blah blah, i won't help you until you un-install everything and revert to the standard skin' so, you might as well do them as they come out for your own security and future portability.

No-one's forcing you to upgrade.

Anyway, it is just the same as Microsoft releasing security updates/patches ect.

It's really easy to upgrade. The templates don't revert until you do them....so what's the problem?

How many times have you had to edit your custom background, or folder view style, or start menu display, etc etc on windows after a security update? or howabout even going as far as a full service pak? never.

The problem is that it's a pain in the ass. lol And as stated, its not mandatory 'now', but something in the future might end up using a template hook (like the blogs do for the nav bar link). If you decided on 3.6.7->3.6.8 that you didn't want to edit the nav bar template, and then later bought the blog add on, you'd never get your nav bar item for the blogs because the template hook doesn't exist. And of course, in 3.6.8, there was no template edit to the nav bar at all. So, if you missed it the first time, things later on might not work.
And like I said, when you try to troubleshoot why it doesn't work, vb is going to tell you to buzz off, and revert to 100% stock... something few are willing to do.

Originally Posted by briansol

How many times have you had to edit your custom background, or folder view style, or start menu display, etc etc on windows after a security update? or howabout even going as far as a full service pak? never.

Sounds like they need a new template system. If so, how should it work?

my modified include:


* album_pictureview

* album_picture_edit

* footer

* FORUMDISPLAY

* forumdisplay_sortarrow

* FORUMHOME

* humanverify_recaptcha

* MEMBERINFO

* memberlist

* memberlist_search

* moderation_pictures

* modifyignorelist

* modifyoptions

* modifyprofile

* navbar


* pm_newpm

* search_forums

* socialgroups_editor

* socialgroups_picture

* threadadmin_authenticate

* threadadmin_copyposts

* threadadmin_easyspam

* threadadmin_mergeposts

* USERCP_SHELL

* visitormessage_editor

* WHOSONLINE

off the top of my head. there may be more.

As I said, you do NOT have to upgrade. Their template system is great as it is... I can't seem them creating a template system that would automatically update everyone's styles...it would be impossible to do this for everyone.

And I modified 4 templates, pretty easy really.I just add an html comment for all modifications and write a few notes down in AdminCP.