I've used the search feature and read almost every single post that there is reguarding this, I've followed the portal instructions including in my IPB Tools_And_Scripts folder and still the portal doesn't do as asked, I managed to get it once a long time ago but I believe it was on 2.0.x that the portal last worked on and I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with everything that I've tried and nothing seems to work, so I'm asking for a straight answer.

DOES IPB portal work in IPB 2.1.5 and if so how the heck do I get it to work? If it doesn't, does anyone have any suggestions about HOW to get the portal to work or a portal alternative? My forums are uploaded to my root directory so the portal has direct access to the forums via the index.php, I've tried everything I can think of short of ripping my hair out from the roots @_x; forgive me if this is a repeat thread but I'm at my wit's end.