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You would be better served moving your VA to phpVMS v7 and then commissioning a new theme/skin as opposed to paying for a new skin in phpVMS 5.5.2

You posted in the phpVMS v7 section.

As of 01 September 2023, use beta 5 or the latest dev build available in Discord v7-releases channel.

@ChrisHD I wasn't aware that CC was developing for v7.

There are several areas that TFDI need to work on to get smartCARS 3 to be fully compatible with phpVMS v7. Until TFDI fully utilizes the phpVMS API and other items, there is nothing that can be done from the phpVMS side. Maybe post on the TFDI smartCARS 3 forum on their website. Their statement that smartCARS 3 now natively supports phpVMS 7 is not entirely true.

What version of phpVMS? The most senior pilots are those with the earliest join date - regardless of rank or hours flown. The lower ID numbers are the most senior pilots - unless you are reusing ID numbers. That being said, you should be able to set the sort order in pilot_list template file. If this file is in your skin, edit it there - otherwise look in /core/templates

phpVMS version? PHP version? MySQL or MariaDB version? What skin are you using? If not default skin, does it work with the default skin? Do you have at least one airline listed in the database? Are new pilots registering using that airline code? For instance, you have an airline named SouthWest Airlines with the airline code SWA. Any pilot registering would need to use the pilot code SWA and the system should assign a pilot number. Post your site URL or PM it to me so I can look at your registration page.

In that case, you will have to write some code to retrieve that data and display it on the map and have it update from time to time. I don't recall seeing any module that displays that live - as the flight is progressing. There was at least one payware ACARS client - no longer available - that provided a flown flight map file that showed the planned route as well as the actual flight path of the aircraft.... but it only provided the display after the PIREP was filed.

I believe you have to access the position reports for the flight. What ACARS program are you using and does it store position reports in the phpVMS database?

Use phpVMS v7 then and file manual PIREPs.

If you are set on using APVacars, you can try using phpVMS 5.5.2 or 5.5.2.72 Be aware that you will need either PHP 5.6 or 7.0-7.2 respectively - and there is no guarantee that all functions will work correctly. But I wouldn't invest any money on phpVMS 5.5.2 or 5.5.2.72 - I'd install phpVMS v7 and invest my money there.

APVacars doesn't work with phpVMS v7. vmsACARS is designed for v7 and works well. SmartCARS v3 is in open beta and is supposed to work with v7. It is NOT a free upgrade from SamrtCARS v2. vmsACARS is a one time $50 fee. smartCARS 3 is a monthly $6.99 fee.

Try it on PHP 8.1 instead. Also, posting you have a 500 error is really of no help to us in helping you figure out what is wrong. phpVMS Docs | Asking for help

Not in versions 2.x or 5.x Not sure about version 7 The flights could be 105A, 105B, etc.

You can't use the same flight number for multiple flights - even if it is the same city pairs on different days or for multiple legs to different city pairs.

Their server was down earlier. Did you go directly to the simBrief website and see if it works from there? Server is back up now.

@servetas hasn't visited the forum here in over a year. Maybe tagging him here will solicit a visit and response.

What do you think you screwed up that you can't access the admin panel? I believe the skin is stored in the database settings table. Be sure to back up the DB before changing anything.

Great!

You can change the sort order in the AwardsData.class file. Presently it is set to order by name. You can change to sort by any field name listed in the awards table. Sadly, date is not one of the options available - as that would be my choice.

Are you using the latest dev build of phpVMS? Are you using the latest beta release of vmsACARS (released within the last hour)?

No one is going to send you the reCaptcha keys. You need to go to Google and set up an account, then generate the two site keys. Google reCaptcha v2

That MySQL version will cause issues with phpVMS 5.5.2 and 5.5.2.72 You may not notice them at first, but they will show up eventually. Ask them whether Strict Mode is on or off in MySQL. What other PHP versions do they offer?

https://vmshost.io/store/acars

Until you have access to cPanel and fully understand how the DB works, it would be best to have your pilots register on the site. Honestly, you would be better off to cut your losses and move directly to phpVMS v7. The version of phpVMS you are using is old and no longer supported. And with newer versions of MySQL/MariaDB, you will have issues. Don't believe everything TFDI is telling you. Since you are new to phpVMS, you should be using the newest version of phpVMS - which is version 7. Ask TFDI what versions of PHP they offer with their hosting - they should have several versions available. Also ask what version of MySQL/MariaDB they use.