I have been running servers for years on windows and the only difference in this setup is that instead of using a bundled package of hosting software which normally only controlled my Apache and php install, I installed them individually and followed the setup to have them working as they normally do. I have compared my config files that that of my normal AppSrv install and they are almost identical except for the settings changes that I have made as I am using a new directory tree for storing my wwwroot files. The big reason I moved away from AppSrv is because they have not updated to the newer versions of php and Apache and could be a security concern. This server hosts both my own personal site that many people view as well as a volunteer site that there members have assess to as well as the public.

I have played with linux or unix type servers before and understand there befits but configuring an email server never worked out the way I wanted so I have stuck with widows, though I may look at them again as I also have a separate test machine that is identical hardware to the production server.

As for Xoops installs I have installed both 2.5.5 and the 2.6.0 version on a clean system with nothing other than the files that they come with and have had issues with the profile module which is the reason I started to find older versions of it to see if I could get it to work which I did using 1.61 from the basic modules pack found here:https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6007 on a 2.5.5 install.

I also run a round cube install from this server with no issues so i am doubtful that it is a issue with the server hardware or software itself.

I am not trying to sound angry or defensive just hoping to clarify where I am coming from and what the "whole" story is and why I posted the question I did.

I am unable to remove permissions on the viability screen even though it says the database was updated. Also assigning permissions to created groups was not allowing them to see the fields that it should have. My server is setup on a windows box with everything running as a live server, I have domains setup and working and I am using vhosts in apache to create multiple server entry points based on url.

It maybe something that I have done in my setup, normally I use AppSrv to install my php and apache but I wanted to learn to do it myself this time.

I tired the new version with no luck, the only reason I tried to version in the module pack was because the included one was not functioning properly. I am running a windows XP 64bit server with:

PHP Version 5.4.11 32bit
mySQL Version 5.5.29 32bit
Apache Version 2.4.3.0 32bit

The only other services running not required by windows is hMailserver and FileZilla server.

I will install it later today and report back, thanks everyone for your help so far.

I finally have things working I uninstalled everything Xoops last night and dumped the database and started fresh, installing 2.5.5 and using the profile module from the Basic Modules Pack and i was able to get everything running with very little issues. I am not sure why the profile module with 2.5.5 will not work for me as it is 1.63 i believed and I am running 1.61 with no issues.

Another update on my quest for a working solution. I installed the profile module from the basic module pack which is version 1.61 and things seem to be working I can add end delete visibility properly and can work with non standard Xoops groups such as a supervisor group. I am not sure if there is something that got changed in the newest release that gave me the issues or just my user error.

I turned on debugging and tried to remove one of the permissions from the visibility scree and got this:
Warning: Illegal string offset 'user_group' in file H:/webroot/secure/keyboe/xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/edada955-profile-default-default^%%03^031^031FDDDE%%db%3Aprofile_admin_visibility.html.php line 35
Warning: Illegal string offset 'profile_group' in file H:/webroot/secure/keyboe/xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/edada955-profile-default-default^%%03^031^031FDDDE%%db%3Aprofile_admin_visibility.html.php line 36

I did not know it was a hack version, I have uninstalled the whole Xoops system from my server and done a clean install and will start to play with it this afternoon. I am not wanting to get the rest of the site up until I can get this module or me errors that are making this module not function properly.

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Update: after a clean install i installed the standard profile that comes with 2.5.5 and went to the visibility screen and when deleting viability for a field it says they are removed but they still show on the page. I remember seeing something on the forums that there is a big and a fix for it, should i be using that "fix"

I tried the line 513 fix with no success, I also for kicks installed the profile module form the 2.5.6 beta with no change and the 2.6.0 version gave a white page.

I appreciate all the help, as this site is for a volunteer group, I am now back to the original 2.5.5 release version and seeing what I come up with.

I have been a long time user of Xoops and have been lurking around the forums for a while but finally decided to resister as I can't seem to solve the problem I am having in the new release of Xoops.

I installed a fresh copy of 2.5.5 onto my server and it installed just fine with no errors or abnormalities. I then installed the profile module and it installed fine. I then went to start setting up my site, I created another group called supervisors and went to go configure permissions for it on the profile module after giving it access in the group screen. I found I was unable to change permissions properly it would say it deleted it but then not change the screen, also the fields assigned to be visible from that group were not seen. I uninstalled the module and found the latest copy on the Xoops site 1.75 i believe. With it i was able to properly adjust permissions on the admin page but the fields were not seen on the profile by any user. I am at a loss as to why I cannot get the profile module to work with added groups and get the permissions to play nice.