Mysterious login popup

[theparentpack]

When working on my sites in the past I have had a login window popup. Usually it is an .htaccess in my root directory.

Now I am getting multiples of this login whenever I visit my site, or visit a different page. What could be causing this?

http://alameda.ca.theparentpack.org/forums

[Jobe1986]

The URL http://alameda.ca.theparentpack.org/forums/images/yellopink/ has a .htaccess restricting access to the images contained within. So you're getting one login request per image loaded.

[theparentpack]

But looking via ftp there is no .htaccess there.

[David Grove]

The .htaccess file may be in a parent directory.

[theparentpack]

There are none, which is why I am confused.

[Steve Machol]

The definitely looks like .htaccess. Maybe you have a modification that is trying to access an .htaccess-protected image or area.

To troubleshoot this, first reupload all the original vB non-image files (except install.php). Make sure you upload these in ASCII format and overwrite the ones on the server. Also be sure to upload the admincp files to whichever directory you have set in your config.php file. Then run 'Suspect File Versions' in Diagnostics to make sure you have all the original files for your version and that none show 'File does not contain expected contents':

Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Diagnostics -> Suspect File Versions

[Note: In some cases you may also need to remove any of the listed .xml files in the includes/xml directory.]

Next, disable all plugins.

Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

Then if you still have this problem, create a new style and choose no parent style. This will force it to use the default templates. Finally empty your browser cache, close all browser windows then try again. Make sure you change to the new style and view your forums with it.

Do you have the same problem?

[theparentpack]

Do I need to re-upload the same version?

[Trevor Hannant]

There are none, which is why I am confused.

Some FTP Clients hide .htaccess files. Check the help file and do a search on Google etc. to get the settings relevant to your program to ensure you're seeing exactly what is in your webspace.

[theparentpack]

Mine does not hide them, as they have popped up many times. It seems I am having issues with the old Style. When I switch styles the issue no longer exists. Is there any way to salvage the style, and be able to use it? It is an older style.