Trying to upgrade from 2.0.19 to 2.1.3

[WhiteJC]

I tried uninstalling all mods and then deleting all php files in the root forum directory EXCEPT Settings.php and Sources and Themes directories.
I uploaded the 2.1.3 package, run upgrade.php

and got the same result

[Kindred]

Then you need to talk to your host -- because what you are seeing does not make a lot of sense

[Arantor]

So here's the question, in Settings.php, what does it have listed for $boarddir?

[WhiteJC]

So here's the question, in Settings.php, what does it have listed for $boarddir?

########## Directories/Files ##########
# Note: These directories do not have to be changed unless you move things.
$boarddir = '/home/friends8/public_html/forum';        # The absolute path to the forum's folder. (not just '.'!)
$sourcedir = '/home/friends8/public_html/forum/Sources';        # Path to the Sources directory.
$cachedir = '/home/friends8/public_html/forum/cache';        # Path to the cache directory.

[Arantor]

Ah so there's the problem.

The avatar path is /home1/frienfg5/public_html/forum/avatars but from your message above, one would assume it should be /home/friends8/public_html/forum/avatars

No wonder it can't make it writable - it doesn't exist. Think that needs to be fixed first.

[WhiteJC]

Ah so there's the problem.

The avatar path is /home1/frienfg5/public_html/forum/avatars but from your message above, one would assume it should be /home/friends8/public_html/forum/avatars

No wonder it can't make it writable - it doesn't exist. Think that needs to be fixed first.

where do I need to change the path?

$boarddir = '/home/friends8/public_html/forum'; is defined in Settings.php
so where would the update get /home1/frienfg5/public_html/forum/avatars from?

is there another file that I need to amend with the correct path details?

[Arantor]

No, that one is in the database in the settings table.

It's been years since I touched repair_settings.php but I thought that offered you that as an option.

The relevant setting in the settings table has the "variable" name of avatar_directory.

It's very possible this has been wrong for a while and you never noticed - this is the path to the server-hosted avatar gallery (not the one where users upload their own to).

[WhiteJC]

I found that the path was set to the wrong directory in the Attachments and Avatars Avatar Settings

as its just gone 1 o'clock here I'll try the upgrade again in the morning now that the path has been corrected

[WhiteJC]

fixing the path sorted the problem

thanks for everyones help