No route found for "GET /" [SOLVED]

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:52 am

I see several reports with this error, but not for the root direcory, which, of course, always exists.
Thie message is on the opening page, and will confuse new users. Login is still possible, but between "information" and "main index" only the above subject line is shown.
Switching back to English language does not help.
I use PHP Version 5.5.9-1ubuntu4.5

Support Request Template
What version of phpBB are you using? phpBB 3.1.2
What is your board's URL? Local
Who do you host your board with? Own computer
How did you install your board? I used the download package from phpBB.com
What is the most recent action performed on your board? Update from a previous version of phpBB3
Is registration required to reproduce this issue? No
Do you have any MODs installed? No
What version of phpBB3 did you update from? phpBB 3.0.12 (Not in your list!)
What styles do you currently have installed? Prosilver
What language(s) is your board currently using? Norwegian
Which database type/version are you using? MySQL 5
What is your level of experience? Experienced with PHP and phpBB
When did your problem begin? After upgrading, following instructions to the point.
I'm running several 3.0.12 boards, and I'm the responsible admin for phpbb.no (ingeva)
phpbb.no is still running 3.0.12, and I need to fix all issues with 3.0.12 before proceeding.
Please describe your problem. Opening page shows:
No route found for "GET /"
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Post by **Kailey** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:56 pm

ingeva wrote:When did your problem begin? After upgrading, following instructions to the point

Just so everyone can be on the same page - which instructions?

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:00 pm

kinerity wrote:Just so everyone can be on the same page - which instructions?

Good question.
This post: viewtopic.php?f=486&t=2270681
by Lumpy Burgertushie » Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:30 pm

Post by **Kailey** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:17 pm

Those are the correct instructions. Have you tried uploading fresh copies of the files again just to be sure?

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:23 pm

kinerity wrote:Those are the correct instructions. Have you tried uploading fresh copies of the files again just to be sure?

Yes I have. I have also tried replacing the database with a backup from another forum, and I get the same error. The backup update seems to be OK, and the forum itself is OK too, but this error message is unfortunate. I haven't tried it on the web yet; I always try out things locally first.
I'll check some more by inserting some debug statements in the offending function but any tips will be appreciated.

BTW, does anyone know where the previous version is stored? It is evidently NOT from the database.
The beforementioned procedure says that two directories should be kept from the old version (3.0.12) before the update, but they are identical to the ones in the new version (3.1.2) - or have I overlooked something?

david63 · Post by **david63** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:45 pm

ingeva wrote:does anyone know where the previous version is stored?

The previous version is not stored anywhere - when you do the upgrade it overwrites the old version. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a backup of both the files and database.

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:58 pm

david63 wrote:
ingeva wrote:does anyone know where the previous version is stored?
The previous version is not stored anywhere - when you do the upgrade it overwrites the old version. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a backup of both the files and database.

The version number can be found in several files, I just don't know which one is used. It is reported on one of the very first lines of the output from the upgrade routine.
After one database upgrade, if I try to run the routine again with another database, the version number is incorrect.

In the file ./vendor/symfony/http-kernel/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/RouterListener.php

I inserted a debug printout in the function below before the error.

public function onKernelRequest(GetResponseEvent $event)
{
$request = $event->getRequest();
/* Print this information */
print_r($request);
exit;
/* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! */

The result printout, slightly compressed, can be seen here:

http://egni.no/phpbb_debug.txt

Can you see any clues here?

david63 · Post by **david63** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:02 pm

That version number is stored in the config table of the database

T0ny · Post by **T0ny** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:51 pm

phpbb_debug.txt wrote: [REDIRECT_STATUS] => 403
[REDIRECT_URL] => /.err403.php

It looks like your server is redirecting the request due to an HTTP 403 "Access Forbidden" error

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:43 pm

david63 wrote:That version number is stored in the config table of the database

Yes, I found it. I just wonder why it isn't used by the upgrade procedure.

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:47 pm

T0ny wrote:
phpbb_debug.txt wrote: [REDIRECT_STATUS] => 403
[REDIRECT_URL] => /.err403.php
It looks like your server is redirecting the request due to an HTTP 403 "Access Forbidden" error

I wonder why on earth it would do that. After all, it looks for the root directory where there are no restrictions. Maybe I should try using the old .htaccess file ...

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:04 pm

ingeva wrote:I wonder why on earth it would do that. After all, it looks for the root directory where there are no restrictions. Maybe I should try using the old .htaccess file ...

Well, it seems like that did the trick. The .htaccess file that came with version 3.1.2 could not be used. Replacing it with my old .htaccess file and adding my special error processing file .err403.php etc. made the error disappear. The the 3.1.2 file does not contain any reference to .err403.php, which is my own special file (Gives a more elaborate error message and logs the error).

I don't understand why the root directory could be inaccessible. If I logged in everything worked fine. The error was only on the opening page.

ingeva · Post by **ingeva** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:33 am

ingeva wrote:
ingeva wrote:Maybe I should try using the old .htaccess file ...
Well, it seems like that did the trick. The .htaccess file that came with version 3.1.2 could not be used. Replacing it with my old .htaccess file and adding my special error processing file .err403.php etc. made the error disappear.

I found the culprit. This was caused by a protection scheme that I have been using on higher directory levels.
The solution:

I added
'DirectoryIndex index.php' (No quotes)

before the rest of the .htaccess file.

Oh, and one more thing:
Before updating the database from 3.0.x the default forum language MUST be set to English, otherwise the update will fail. This detail could be easy to miss.

LordGlissando · Post by **LordGlissando** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:41 pm

please state where you added; 'DirectoryIndex index.php' (No quotes) I'm getting No route found for "GET / on my route page, it is not affecting functionality but is confusing to users,thanks

Oyabun1 · Post by **Oyabun1** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:25 pm

LordGlissando wrote:please state where you added; 'DirectoryIndex index.php' (No quotes)

ingeva wrote:I added
'DirectoryIndex index.php' (No quotes)

before the rest of the .htaccess file.

I assume that means the line was added to the start of the .htaccess file in the root of the board installation.

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