JSON Error Posting Table

[rhens]

Version: vBulletin 5.1.2 PL 3

Error:Error while saving content: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data

Action: Attempting to post a table containing HTML anchored URL links and HTML image links as a new thread.

What is causing this error?

[glennrocksvb]

Turn on debug mode and try again. Then take a look at the ajax response. It should contain the detailed php error stack trace.

[rhens]

Turn on debug mode and try again. Then take a look at the ajax response. It should contain the detailed php error stack trace.

This would be the logical course of action if turning on debug mode didn't result in a "cannot read config.php" error. However, changing the presentation config.php file from:

// This setting enables debug mode, it should NEVER be used on a live site
$config['debug'] = false;

To

// This setting enables debug mode, it should NEVER be used on a live site
$config['debug'] = true;

results in just such an error.

This error occurs with the core config.php file edited from:

// $config['Misc']['debug'] = true;

To

$config['Misc']['debug'] = true;

Therefore, I gave up on it and moved on.

[Mark.B]

What program are you editing the config file with? Don't use Windows Notepad....it will mess up the file. Use a proper text editor, such as Notepad++, which is free.

[McLarenDan]

There are also two debug fields that I was editing to turn it on and off - if that's any help?

also, as Mark said, don't use Notepad... Notepad ++ all the way!

[Wayne Luke]

This would be the logical course of action if turning on debug mode didn't result in a "cannot read config.php" error. However, changing the presentation config.php file from:

// This setting enables debug mode, it should NEVER be used on a live site
$config['debug'] = false;

To

// This setting enables debug mode, it should NEVER be used on a live site
$config['debug'] = true;

results in just such an error.

This error occurs with the core config.php file edited from:

// $config['Misc']['debug'] = true;

To

$config['Misc']['debug'] = true;

Therefore, I gave up on it and moved on.

Remove the UTF8 BOM at the beginning of your saved files. Either save them in ASCII mode or UTF Without BOM mode. Do not use Microsoft tools to edit these files as Microsoft loves the BOM and it breaks the files.