[fixed] Avatars don't work after 2.6 upgrade

[VenusGirl]

Hi

Title says it all, they no longer work after my 2.6 upgrade from 2.5.

Kim

[Steve Machol]

Do you have a phpinfo.php file? If not create a text file with this content:


<?php
phpinfo();
?>Upload it to your forum directory and post the URL here.

[VenusGirl]

Originally posted by smachol
Do you have a phpinfo.php file? If not create a text file with this content:


<?php
phpinfo();
?>Upload it to your forum directory and post the URL here.

Here you are:

http://www.agirlonvenus.com/phpinfo.php

[Mike Sullivan]

(I assume you mean avatar uploading)

Ok, this is the second person to report this. I had to change some code related to uploads to handle register_globals being off. So, questions:

1. Do attachments work? (How about any other file uploading areas at all?)
2. Do you get any error messages?

<edit>
Correction: I believe you are the first person to report this, related to 2.2.6. So if NO uploading works, my next question becomes:
3. Would it be at all possible to get FTP access to see if I can figure out the problem?
</edit>

[VenusGirl]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
(I assume you mean avatar uploading)

Ok, this is the second person to report this. I had to change some code related to uploads to handle register_globals being off. So, questions:

1. Do attachments work? (How about any other file uploading areas at all?)
2. Would it be at all possible to get FTP access to see if I can figure out the problem?

I dont allow attachments since this board is hosted on my own server (my computer), Because of this I won't allow ftp access.

Avatars can be uploaded, they just are not showing up since the upgrade, it is just the empty box with an x in it's place.

Kim

[Steve Machol]

I don't see anything in your PHP info that would cause a problem. Try setting 'Allow Image Size Checking Failure?' to yes in your Admin CP to see if this fixes the problem.

[VenusGirl]

Originally posted by smachol
I don't see anything in your PHP info that would cause a problem. Try setting 'Allow Image Size Checking Failure?' to yes in your Admin CP to see if this fixes the problem.

No that doesn't fix it either.

Kim

[Steve Machol]

Fill out a support ticket at:

http://www.vbulletin.com/members/support.php

Be sure to include the login info to your Admin CP and FTP.

[bigmattyh]

I don't know if you've fixed it in the hour since your last post, but I can see avatars on your board just fine.

[VenusGirl]

Originally posted by bigmattyh
I don't know if you've fixed it in the hour since your last post, but I can see avatars on your board just fine.

I restored the avatar file.

Kim

[Mike Sullivan]

Originally posted by VenusGirl
I restored the avatar file. Ok, I need you to bring back the non-working avatar.php. If you don't want to break avatars, save it as avatarnew.php or something non-standard.

[VenusGirl]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
Ok, I need you to bring back the non-working avatar.php. If you don't want to break avatars, save it as avatarnew.php or something non-standard.

Ok what will this do?

Kim

[Mike Sullivan]

Originally posted by VenusGirl


Ok what will this do?

Kim Allow me to analyze the problem. "It doesn't work" doesn't really give me much to go on... :)

[bigmattyh]

Mike (Ed) --

I just realized that I have this problem too. I'm running 2.2.6, under PHP 4.2.1 and RedHat 7.1. The problem definitely seems to be in the new avatar.php file, because after restoring the 2.2.5 file, everything worked the way it should.

Basically, none of the avatars were showing for any users who had chosen custom avatars.
phpinfo() here. (http://forum.icomix.com/admin/phpinfo.php) (Please note: this is a test board, although it will be active shortly.)

[Mike Sullivan]

I committed what should be a fix for this a little while ago. It'll be in the final version.

[bigmattyh]

Well, I just upgraded to 2.2.6 final, and avatars are broken again. I replaced the old 2.2.5 avatar.php file (which was working) with the newly-released 2.2.6 avatar.php, and it's returning broken image links again.

The above link still works if you need it.

[Mike Sullivan]

Upload the broken version so I can take a look at what's happening. Rename it to something other than avtar.php if you want to.

I still can't reproduce this problem and the 2.2.6 final version should behave EXACTLY likely the 2.2.5 version that you say works.

[bigmattyh]

This is the new 2.2.6 version. (http://forum.icomix.com/avatar1.php?userid=1)

This is the old (working) 2.2.5 version. (http://forum.icomix.com/avatar.php?userid=1)

phpinfo() (http://forum.icomix.com/admin/phpinfo.php)

I'm baffled, myself. :)

[Mike Sullivan]

Ahh, crap. I see why now. Turn your error_reporting down in php.ini to not report notices (E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE) or stick "$debug = 0;" in your config.php.

*thinks for a sec, then goes to look at avatar.php*

What the...? Line 9 is "@error_reporting(7);". avatar.php already tries to do what I just asked you to do. Weird.

[bigmattyh]

In php.ini, I have display_errors set to On... might that be the problem? (It's a non-standard setting.)

[Mike Sullivan]

Actually, this might be an obscure PHP bug...

Remove the @ from the @error_reporting(7); line I posted and it works correctly. The @ -- which is just supposed to surpress error messages -- also causes it to return 0 (false?) instead of the previous error_reporting value.

[bigmattyh]

All right, it works now. Thanks, Mike!

[Mike Sullivan]

Ok, it seems it's not a bug: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=17438 . *sigh* I'll mention this to John and see what he wants to do with the zip file's version.

[CReverse4Care]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
Remove the @ from the @error_reporting(7); line I posted and it works correctly. The @ -- which is just supposed to surpress error messages -- also causes it to return 0 (false?) instead of the previous error_reporting value.

i have the same 'custom avatar problem' after upgrading to v. 2.2.6 (did it today).

there is no @ in the error_reporting(7); line in the avatar.php. what's wrong?

if i try to view the avatar in for example netscape (using right-click + view image), it says


Warning: Undefined variable: debug in E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 18

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 54

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 56

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 57

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 58

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 59

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php:18) in
E:\WC\C02042201\www\vb\avatar.php on line 60
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(this error is on Zero's avatar on this page (http://www.billy-corgan.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=225) (same error for every user's avatar), if it's of any interest)

[Mike Sullivan]

There has to be a @ on that line, otherwise you wouldn't be having the problem. It's the first character there.

Either way, there are still two other ways to deal with it:

Turn your error_reporting down in php.ini to not report notices (E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE) or stick "$debug = 0;" in your config.php.

BTW, nice site. :)

[CReverse4Care]

Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
There has to be a @ on that line, otherwise you wouldn't be having the problem. It's the first character there.

Either way, there are still two other ways to deal with it:


no, no @ in that line, but it got fixed using $debug = 0; in config.php. thanks for good & quick helping :)


Originally posted by Ed Sullivan
BTW, nice site. :)

thanks! :o :)

[Fuitad]

How come we don't all have this bug in 2.2.6? I'm curious...

[Ren]

I have this bug in 2.2.6 attachments and uploading avatars don't work

[Steve Machol]

Did you apply the fix Ed posted?

[Ren]

yes sir , now I don't get a error for attachments but they don't even show now ..trying the avatar now.
I used the $debug = 0; fix in the config.php

Update , the avatar doesn't work ethier . Once I try to upload it takes me to the password recovery page .

[Steve Machol]

Do you have a phpinfo.php file? If not create a text file with this content:


<?php
phpinfo();
?>Then upload it to your forum directory and post the URL here.

[Ren]

Php Info (http://www.10sixtalk.com/forum/info.php)

[Steve Machol]

Thanks. The php info looks Ok.

What's the URL to your forums? Did you upgrade from a previous version? And finally do you have any hacks installed?

[Ren]

http://www.10sixtalk.com/forum/

Yes I upgraded from 2.2.5 and No hacks other than chat Installed

I have used this same design since 2.2.5 and everything worked fine til 2.2.6

[Ren]

I don't know if this will help but I took the config.php line out that you suggested which took the error away but when you did a attachment nothing showed up.

So here is the error I get when trying to upload a attachment.

Method Not Implemented
ÚÁbð·¹ÆC'e*T€xÒl€Ð,±ˆi
}MšCjp to /index.htm not supported.
Invalid method in request ÚÁbð·¹ÆC'e*T€xÒl€Ð,±ˆi
}MšCjp

Also did a Fresh install of just VB 2.2.6 for testing purposes of course and It gives me the same error on a fresh install.

[Ren]

so am I just screwed or what ? I never had a problem with VB til php 4.2 and 2.2.6 now all hell is breaking lose:(

[Steve Machol]

Fill out a support ticket at:

http://www.vbulletin.com/members/support.php

Be sure to include the login info to your Admin CP and FTP.

[Ren]

I figured out my own problem ..I forgot to chmod the /tmp folder to 777 and it fixed it :p

[Steve Machol]

Glad to hear it. :)