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Cotton

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Well, that was a massive pain in the ass. Somehow (and, no it wasn't me, assholes) the database credentials got changed. It would have been someone that had access to the Cpanel login with GoDaddy, and I'm the only one that has that, and I haven't been in the Cpanel in months. I went ahead and changed the PW to the Cpanel just in case it was someone being malicious.

We did not have any malware, so that's good. I was originally told we did by GoDaddy and was told the only way to fix it was to buy their security package. (this was told to me by a guy that professed to be a Giants fan, and no I'm not kidding, amigo. He told me that when he saw the name of the site) I called vBulletin and sent them the error logs I got from the second guy I talked to at GoDaddy (who told me he was a Cowboys fan) and vBulletin said it was a database issue, explaining that the errors he sent me don't affect the software's performance. I then called GoDaddy back AGAIN, and he walked me through how to make sure the username and PW in the database matched the config file in the software. He also refunded the money for the security package since I was given the wrong information the first time I called.

And, here we are.
 

Cotton

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Also, I have to admit, boozeman was right. He said they were probably trying to scam us, and I told him surely not. Welp, he was right, but at least they made it right.
 

DLK150

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I kind of figured it was something along those lines although I didn't anticipate the scam angle. At least it was fixed and you received a refund.
 

lostxn

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Thanks for getting things up and going so fast. I'm sure it was a lot of work but it is appreciated. Would have hated missing out on the game chat.
 

Cotton

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:lol

In all seriousness, I don't think it was a scam attempt more than it was just simple incompetence by the Giants fan. I mean, it makes sense.
 

Chocolate Lab

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One thing, is there a way to set it where you can see who liked a post? In the newer VB boards I've seen, you can click on the number of likes and it will show who liked the post.
 

Cotton

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One thing, is there a way to set it where you can see who liked a post? In the newer VB boards I've seen, you can click on the number of likes and it will show who liked the post.
You can do that here. Click the number and it will pop up who liked it. I propped your post so you can test it for yourself.
 

Chocolate Lab

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That's what I was trying, but when I click it, no popup. Wonder why. Anyone else on Firefox seeing this?
 

Cotton

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That's what I was trying, but when I click it, no popup. Wonder why. Anyone else on Firefox seeing this?
If you have an ad or pop up blocker it could be that. That little window is considered a pop up by most blockers.
 

jsmith6919

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If you have an ad or pop up blocker it could be that. That little window is considered a pop up by most blockers.
Doesn't work for me either, on firefox or chrome
 

Cotton

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Doesn't work for me either, on firefox or chrome
Hmm, that's weird. It pops up fine for me. Does it for anyone else? It might let me see it because I am an admin. If it is that way for others, I may have to dig through access settings.
 

P_T

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Is it me or does the site still crash now and again?
 

Cotton

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Is it me or does the site still crash now and again?
It crashed again today. I think I have the issue figured out. We will are over the next few days.
 
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