Problem compiling languages in 7.0.9 for Orca Forum

Okay, I've looked throughout the forums and the knowledge base, and it's obvious that I'm not doing something right, or every bit of information I can find is out of date.

I'm installing a brand new subdomain with Dolphin (which I might wind up loving if I can resolve this issue). I'm also wanting to create a brand new look for my site without having to spend a significant amount of time learning XSLT (which I've neatly avoided, so far). I just don't have the time for that, as I'm on a deadline and will have to choose something else if I can't get Dolphin working in very short order.

The way that Orca works right now, I'm not permitted to compile language files. The admin link takes me to the front-end forums, which I can't see under the custom template until I compile. I can't compile, because the link requires compilation before I can see it. This is the main problem with having the management on the front end... it's just not going to work!

The problem is, I'm stuck with the UNI template, because when I try to see the forum from another template, I get the following:

Warning: DOMDocument::load() [domdocument.load]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/layout/skin027/xsl/recent_topics_main.xsl" in /home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/classes/BxXslTransform.php on line 84

Warning: XSLTProcessor::importStylesheet() [xsltprocessor.importstylesheet]: compilation error in /home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/classes/BxXslTransform.php on line 87

Warning: XSLTProcessor::importStylesheet() [xsltprocessor.importstylesheet]: xsltParseStylesheetProcess : empty stylesheet in /home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/classes/BxXslTransform.php on line 87

Warning: XSLTProcessor::transformToXml() [xsltprocessor.transformtoxml]: No stylesheet associated to this object in /home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/classes/BxXslTransform.php on line 88

This is (I believe) simply due to the lack of language compilation, which needs to be done from the back end instead of on the front. And I know I'm repeating myself, but I want it stressed just how annoying it is to become

The template that the boss selected is skin027, which I'm happy to direct anyone to. It's a dark template originally intended for a nightclub, and it's widely available (and touts itself to work with 7.0.9, though I think that needs testing with all of the modules on before that's really claimed to be "compatible").

Is there a string I can put into the browser to help it want to compile?

Is there another method I can use?

Thanks for any helpful responses.

Start by looking for this file

/home/jedischo/public_html/members/modules/boonex/forum/layout/skin027/xsl/recent_topics_main.xsl

that is what the error is all about.  I have a feeling it is missing, has a permissions issue, or the entire template is in the wrong location.

Dolphin 7.09 changed where the templates for the forum are located, they MUST be in the layout folder now.

I had an issue with a template that was in the templates folder and moved to the layout folder and it worked.

Thanks, Steve, but the issue wasn't the folder: it was with the fact that the template just wasn't made to work with 7.0.9, and if it was, it wasn't tested (guessing, but by the dates it looked to be 7.0.3 at the latest). And I didn't see that there would be much in the way of a fix. The files themselves were missing. And I'm new to Dolphin itself, so I'm not really very knowledgeable about where to get files that work. So I looked around for a solution.

I went and found a hosting provider called Root Baron (http://rootbaron.com/), who got me all fixed up in a matter of about 2 hours of tracing errors and duplicating files and trying to just make it work. The template just wasn't made for this version of Dolphin, and though it said 7.0.x on it, there wasn't really a backward-compatibility with the older style of template. I also found a copy of another template which was similar, and it specifically said that it was for 7.0.9, but the dates on the file were December 2010 ... and not surprisingly, it didn't work, as it was from the same author.

I was so frustrated that I couldn't really see straight. Good ol' Root Baron had it fixed in relatively short order, and they have my public praise and thanks. I have to say the support for my template was a fast fix for a seemingly impossible task.

We don't host through Root Baron, and they aren't responsible for the performance of my client's web site in any way: they didn't have to help the way they did, but they helped, and it worked, and it's been flawless with the torture testing we've tried to put it through.

They really do seem to be experts in the Dolphin Community Software, and I'd say they're probably going to be my answer for the foreseeable future. This act of kindness in educating me about the way Dolphin works was above and beyond anything I would have even thought to ask.

The site launches tonight. It wouldn't have without this help. This community is just plain awesome, to have such people connecting!

And yes, I might sound a little "testimonial-ish" about this, but I really am grateful for having a great community like BoonEx has, and for Root Baron, who really just made things work better than I thought was possible, given the situation.

more times than not, when you have a problem compiling language files for orca, the issue is not dolphin, but the custom template you are trying to use, and if like in this case, the template is free (tmd) and you are not using their (hosting), then you have no avenue of support. 

get it, release a template, (free) named 7.0.x, though knowing the entire time, that 7.0.3 -- 7.0.4 had additional requirements. so those who are paying for hosting services, get the template fixed, those who are not paying for hosting services, well they are SOL. brilliant marketing schema. 

well the templates are fixable. so if you are trying to use one of cogdizels works, and are not on tmd hosting, and dont possess the skills yourself, the templates are indeed fixable.

must contact rootbaron.com for a quote. 

My suspicions have been thought by others I see. The problem with that is I don't pay for something to be fixed. I pay for something to be customized. If it doesn't work from the beginning, then I scrap it and move on. So their little marketing ploy is an epic fail with me. 

However I have found these posts extremely useful and they have become my favorite! I appreciate them very much.

I have encountered this over and over again with these templates. I have found a very easy fix though. After doing a file compare, and looking at all the files in the XSL directory under the suspect template, I just did the following:

Get a copy of the Dolphin upgrade (in this case 7.0.9) and go into /modules/boonex/forum/layout/uni/xsl

Copy all the files in the UNI template to the /modules/boonex/forum/layout/suspect_template/xsl directory and overwrite.

(Make sure you replace the "suspect_template" value in the path above to match your template.

Clear your cache

Then go to your forums, click on Manage Forum, and then recompile languages.

It has worked every time from each change from 7.0.1 to present 7.0.9 without a hitch!