May 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Version 4.2.1 has been released to fix a few bugs that had been found in a few of the modules. For full release notes see: http://support.wowhead-tooltips.com/threads/152-Version-4.2.1-Released!.

It took quite some time, but I finally was able to get the Wiki, powered by DokuWiki, up and running, and transfer over all of the documentation on the main site. The Wiki is now the place to go for all things related to the documentation of Wowhead Tooltips. This way I can keep everything centralized and modify it easily as necessary.

The Wiki is located at http://wiki.wowhead-tooltips.com.

On a side note, version 4.1, the first stable 4.x release, has been released! You can read the full release notes here.
April 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Because of the overwhelmingly successful Donation Drive, the support forums are now back online! I would like to expend my heart felt thanks to everyone who graciously donated the money in order for us to reach our goal! The new forums, powered by vBulletin, are now up and running, so if you have any problems please feel free to post them.


Please note that I did change the URL of the support forums to http://support.wowhead-tooltips.com, so please update your bookmarks.

April 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Because of my recent frustrations with trying to provide adequate support and the control given by vBulletin, I have decided to purchase a license for the vBulletin forums. The problem lies in the fact that vBulletin costs $195 USD for a single license, and with my current physical limitations to be able to work, I do not have that kind of money.

In light of this, I am turning to the users of this script. I am asking you guys to help out financially so I can get the license and get the support forums back on track. It really does bother me that I script does not work for everyone as intended, and I really do want to help everyone get it working. But because of the lack of caring, laziness, or whatever you wish to call it on the part of some of the people who requested support I had to close the forums. It really was a painful decision, that I did not come to lightly. I mulled over it for at least a couple of weeks, and eventually got to the point of where I dreaded going to the forums each day for fear of what kinds of posts were being made.

However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I strongly believe that if we can get a forums software with more features to control those posts made, and a support system in place then we can remedy this problem, and then we'd be able to get the support to those who require it.

So, I am asking for your help. Any donations you can afford will go directly towards purchasing the vBulletin license ($195 USD). All donations are accepted by PayPal via a ChipIn widget. If you prefer you can send any donations to donate@wowhead-tooltips.com via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account in order to donate.


The goal has been met! My deepest thanks for everyone who has donated. I am going to purchase vBulletin today and get it up and running as soon as possible.


Any help you can offer is deeply appreciated by me. No amount is too small, every penny gets us a little closer to the goal!

Deepest Regards,
Adam K. <adam@wowhead-tooltips.com>


I wanted to personally thank everyone who donated during the donation drive. The goal has been met exceedingly quick and for that I am forever grateful. I have already purchased vBulletin and am currently in the process of installing it. Stay tuned for more updates!

Tonight marks the release of version 4.0-beta2. The primary reason for this release is to fix the recent changes that came to Wowhead's URL syntax (they removed the "?" from the URL). Also included in this release is a fix for those of you that have encountered problems with the installation script errantly adding slashes ("\") to the contents of config.php. This is not actually the fault of the installation script, but rather the configuration of your PHP installation. Your host most likely has magic_quotes_gpc enabled, which is ridiculous considering that setting has been deprecated in later versions. But I digress...To upgrade simply overwrite ./includes/wowhead.php and ./install/index.php and then rerun the installation script, if you were unable to install the script using beta 1.



Download: Here
Support: Support Forums (Preferred) or E-Mail Me (Last Resort)

Finally, I wanted to mention that I have begun putting together a Wiki which will be the new home for the documentation regarding the script. There still are quite a few pages that I need to write, but I am making progress. All of the installation instructions have been successfully migrated over and I am currently working on the documentation for each module. Stay tuned and I hope to have it all up and running before too long.

I am proud to announce the release of version 4.0-beta1 of Wowhead Tooltips. This release includes a major overhaul in how the installation of the script is handled and also how the configuration is handled. This release marks the initial introduction of the install script and the configuration class, which pulls the configuration data from MySQL and gives all of the various modules access to any config variables they require. In light of this all of the installation instructions for all software has been changed and you will need to follow the new instructions very closely.


Changes/Additions

There are quite a few changes in this release, but I will just try to mention the major ones.
  • File config.php now only holds version information and MySQL information. All other configuration options are now stored in the wowhead_config SQL table.
  • Introduction of a brand new installation script. Script is designed to configure MySQL (including creating the tables), and setting up the config to your specifications.
  • Changed how any module which accesses the Armory actually sends the queries according to a user suggestion.
  • Files armory.css and wowhead.css were moved to ./wowhead/css. This will make the installation easier to manage and add the possibility to create a CSS editor for those not proficient with it.
  • Installation instructions were changed to reflect the above change.

Upgrade Procedure

Given the massive amounts of change in this release you will be forced to overwrite ALL files and run the new installation script. Otherwise all sorts of issues could arise. Don't say I didn't warn you.


Download: http://www.wowhead-tooltips.com/downloads/
Support: E-Mail Me or Support Forums (Preferred)

Please note that this is a BETA release. I have tested the installation script MANY times while writing it, and then afterwards during a long testing period. If you run into any problems with the installation script please post them here so I can get them fixed as soon as possible.
January 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Version 3.7.4 has been released to fix a problem with the SQL table structure and a non-functional enchant module.


Upgrade Procedure

Simply overwrite ./includes/wowhead_enchant.php and ./table_scheme.sql with the ones in the zip file and you're all set. You will want to delete (drop) the SQL tables if they already exist.


Download: http://www.wowhead-tooltips.com/downloads/
Support: E-Mail Me or Support Forums (Preferred)

Minor Version 3.7.3 has been released to fix an issue related to the global for the database prefix. The only changed file was config.php so the upgrade procedure couldn't be any easier.


Files to Overwrite

All files are located relative to the wowhead folder.
  • ./config.php (be sure to edit it first)
  • ./includes/wowhead_cache.php (optional)

Upgrade Procedure

Simply edit ./config.php to your liking and reupload it to your site, ensuring that you overwrite the current copy. I would also suggest deleting your SQL tables. Optionally, you can overwrite ./includes/wowhead_cache.php to add a check to make sure the global WHP_DB_PREFIX exists before proceeding.


Download: http://www.wowhead-tooltips.com/downloads/
Support: E-Mail Me or Support Forums (Preferred)
January 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Version 3.7.1 has been released to fix an issue reported here. Enchant reagents weren't properly being pulled from Wowhead if they were only used once in a given enchant.


Upgrade Procedure

Simply overwrite ./includes/wowhead_enchant.php with the one in the zip file and you're all set.


Download: http://www.wowhead-tooltips.com/downloads/
Support: E-Mail Me or Support Forums (Preferred)

Version 3.7.1 has been released to fix an issue reported here. Nothing really major if you don't use the Russian language.


Upgrade Procedure

Simply overwrite ./includes/wowhead_spell.php with the one in the zip file and you're all set.


Download: http://www.wowhead-tooltips.com/downloads/
Support: E-Mail Me or Support Forums (Preferred)