Error with TP+RC3

[G6Cad]

Lets turn this around.
YOU! give me the steps YOu take when you install from scratch.

What SMF version ?
What language selection? UTF8 or Regular ?

TP install, what package ?, when did you download it

When you install, what steps do you take, and in what order ?

[Jeff]

MRs G.  Here's what I did.

Previous install =
SMF 1.1RC2 working fine
Tiny Portal V.0.8.6 working fine

Backup EVERYTHING.

Upgraded SMF 1.1RC3 - works fine

Attempted package manager upgrade of TP V0.9.5 downloaded from here on 9/14/06.  Filename  = TP_095beta.zip

First attempt in package manager failed, complaining of a problem with Packages/temp. 
Looking on my server, I did not see a directory of Packages/temp. 
Created directory Packages/temp, chmod 777 for it
Package manager install completes with no errors. 

Result received =
    * Upshrink table exists
    * Settings table exists
          o Updated version to 095
    * Blocks table exists
    * Variables table exists
          o Changed value5 in variables table
    * Articles table exists
          o Updated body in articles table
    * DL manager table exists

TinyPortalÂÃ,´s table structure is now installed/updated.
Please restart your forum to see the changes.

Restarted and tried using my old TP_RC2_V86 themes (mercury to be specific).  It fails out, complaining of:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() in /var/www/jeff.loris.tv/cbr600rr.com/forum/Themes/mercury11rc2_tp/index.template.php on line 395

I change back to default theme and figure my themes could all stand to be cleaned up, so I delete ALL themes except for CLASSIC & DEFAULT.

Use theme manager to upload/install new mercury TP RC3 version (downloaded from here this morning).

Switch to mercury and sure enough, same error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() ...

Come here and find this thread of someone else having the EXACT same problem. 

Go through and remove mod, reapply mod (package manager). 

Now, since I've removed some themes I'm getting an install failure/error of:
ERROR IN PACKAGE INSTALLATION:
Execute Modification     ./Themes/babylon/index.template.php     Test failed

Interesting...  I go to my backup and check the themes directory to find that I've never had babylon installed! 

I find an OLD OLD version of babylon on my server from a test forum, and copy it over.  CHMOD everything to 777, and still have this failure.

Skip this failure and install anyway and it seems to complete correctly.  But still have the error of:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() ...

Not really sure where to go now.  I guess I'll try to find a clean version of Babylon to install, but that's where I'm at now.

I can't speak to the other person's problems.  This is just mine and what I've done.  And BTW, I REALLY appreciate your help on this.  I know you have better things to do on a Sunday.

-Jeff

[Jeff]

Okay, so I went back to a full package of RC3, and copied over ALL Babylon files.  Re-ran the TP upgrade which completed with NO errors and claims success.

Switched over to Mercury and same stuff:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() in /var/www/jeff.loris.tv/cbr600rr.com/forum/Themes/mercury11rc3_tp/index.template.php on line 395

tried Aero TP theme, same stuff:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() in /var/www/jeff.loris.tv/cbr600rr.com/forum/Themes/Aero79_smf11RC3_TP/index.template.php on line 317

I don't know what to do at this point.  I guess I could try a COMPLETE reinstall of SMF and Tiny Portal, but dang, this is frustrating and seems unnecessary...

[G6Cad]

Stop fooling around with any other theme , if it doesent work in default, non other will work
Erase all themes exept the 3 default SMF themes

Well, in your case i think it quite easy
You installed Tp to the wrong theme set as your forum default.
And the second error, you deleted the BABYLON theme, that theme is also from the SMF default package.

What you can do now is to upload all the files from the SMF default package to get fresh new files. (save the settings.php and settings.bak.php)
When you have done that, upload all the files from the manual tp package

Then download the zip file from the installations board with the premade files for TP, upload them and overwrite the old ones.
Then refresh your forum, if you get DB errors now, you have to download the repair_settings.php from simplemachines.org (download section tools) and upload that file to your forum root, point your browser to the file, and check that all the urls are set to the correct paths (smf default theme)

[Jeff]

Thank you.  I'll try that now...

[Jeff]

Then download the zip file from the installations board with the premade files for TP, upload them and overwrite the old ones.

I don't understand this... What am I looking to download and overwrite here?  A theme?? 

Standing by patiently... :-)

[Jeff]

okay.  I did the following:

Saved settings & settings_bak

Copied over the full 1.1 RC3 package.
Unzipped, overwrote everything
Copied back over settings & settings_bak

Copied over the manual install files.
Unzipped and overwrote whatever it wanted to overwrite.

Copied over the TP V0.9.6 install
Unzipped & overwrote whatever

Refreshed and the main theme was all goofed up.  Loaded mercury TP and still had the original error...

I'm now reinstalling SMF from the ground up...

[Jeff]

Okay...

ground zero rm -rf * of /forum
copy over full SMF 1.1RC3 install
unzip
copy over attachments dir from backup
copy over settings* from backup

so far so good.

try to use package manager to install TPv0.95
error - corrupt file or incomplete.
create Packages/temp
chmod 777 Packages/temp
chmod 777 Packages

package manager again, try to install, installs successfully.  No complaints.

Install mercury TP rc3

I absolutely effen give up!!!!!

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tportal_version() in /var/www/jeff.loris.tv/cbr600rr.com/forum/Themes/mercury11rc3_tp/index.template.php on line 395

Based on the fact that I have completed a complete and fresh install, this should not at all be happening. 

I don't know why I figured this install would be any different from my nightmare with the last site I did...  argh. 

Willing to follow ANY ADVICE you may have to help me get this back up.

[G6Cad]

But please! Start read what i write to you.
Mercery is NOT!!!!! default theme

Download the repair_settings.php from simplemachines.org. upload it to your forum root, run the file through your browser, SET THE PATHS TO DEFAULT THEME !!

[Jeff]

Okay, I will try this. 

I understand that mercury is not a default theme.  However, the default theme is not a tiny portal theme is it?