Categories and forums not showing on index

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Hello,
i have just installed clean new test installation of phpbb 3.2.3 rc1 (and 3.2.2 before), everything went well, no errors or warnings during whole process, but after installation had finished, there is no "Your first category" and "Your first forum" showing on index page. I can see it in ACP, i can create another category and forum, but again - not showing on index page, just "This board has no forums.".
I tried whole process again with different php version, but same result (7.1.16 x 7.2.4).
It is freshly installed forum with no settings changed, so its quite strange.
Do you have any ideas why is this happening?

[</Solidjeuh>]

You need to set the forum permissions @ permissions tab

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i thought this is some weird error, if i remember well, about year ago (when i did last fresh phpbb installation) this forum was visible by default

[SlobberySam]

i thought this is some weird error, if i remember well, about year ago (when i did last fresh phpbb installation) this forum was visible by default

Considering you're missing the MCP tab, perhaps the admin account wasn't set up properly. Are you in Global Moderators and Registered Users?

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

the MCP would not show up in that spot.

you don't see any forums because you don't have permissions to see them.
go to the admin panel users and groups. look up your username, in the drop down select groups.
make sure you are in the registered user group, the admin group and the global moderator group.


how did you install? did you do a host one click install or did you use the files from here?


robert

[Brf]

Yes there should be an MCP link on that index page, up where that ACP link is, if the admin account was setup properly.

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

I stand corrected. I was thinking of something else.

sorry,
robert

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how did you install? did you do a host one click install or did you use the files from here?

files from here https://download.phpbb.com/pub/release/ ... .3-RC1.zip

Yes there should be an MCP link on that index page, up where that ACP link is, if the admin account was setup properly.

i did another installation with same result, no categories & forums on index page and no MCP link

even though it says "The installer has finished successfully…", there is some "Skip “installer.install_database.set_up_database” task" - what does this mean? it is not marked as warning or error, just something at the bottom after installation process has finished

something is definitely broken - i changed my account password via acp but when i wanted to log in with new password, it will not log me in (no error, no message, just still logged out)
when i want to log in with old password, it says incorrect password


Support Request Template
What version of phpBB are you using? phpBB 3.2.3-RC1
What is your board's URL? https://test.slamb.eu/
Who do you host your board with? https://www.snackhost.com
How did you install your board? I used the download package from phpBB.com
What is the most recent action performed on your board? Fresh Install
Is registration required to reproduce this issue? No
Do you have any MODs installed? No
Do you have any extensions installed? No
What styles do you currently have installed? default
What language(s) is your board currently using? default
Which database type/version are you using? MariaDB
What is your level of experience? New to PHP but not phpBB
What actions did you take (updating your board; installing a MOD, style or extension; etc.) prior to this problem becoming noticeable? just fresh install
Please describe your problem. categories and forums not showing on index page by default + installer.install_database.set_up_database message after install process + changing password issues
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[Mick]

This is very odd, are you sure your host has has all the credentials to run phpBB 3.2? You could try installing on a local server and see how that goes. See Knowledge Base - Installing and Setting Up Your Own Web Server.

[Brf]

Yup. Your admin user is not a member of any group. Does the same thing happen when you install the stable 3.2.2 ?

[x-rated]

On different webhosting it works fine, after installation there is "Your first forum" and MCP link, but that message "Skip “installer.install_database.set_up_database” task" appears during install process too, so probably this is not a problem.

But what can be wrong with Snackhost webhosting, do you have any ideas? I will ask webhosting support too.

btw there is no MCP link probably because there is no forum on index page

Yup. Your admin user is not a member of any group. Does the same thing happen when you install the stable 3.2.2 ?

with 3.2.2 it was the same, thats why i tried 3.2.3 rc1

[Mick]

My immediate reaction is if it’s fine elsewhere and it’s not on your host then there’s the problem.

[stevemaury]

As a test, try running this SQL on your 3.2.3RC-1 database. Backup the user_group table first:

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INSERT INTO phpbb_user_group (group_id, user_id, group_leader, user_pending) VALUES (2, 2, 1, 0) ;
INSERT INTO phpbb_user_group (group_id, user_id, group_leader, user_pending) VALUES (4, 2, 1, 0) ;
INSERT INTO phpbb_user_group (group_id, user_id, group_leader, user_pending) VALUES (5, 2, 1, 0) ;
UPDATE phpbb_users SET group_id = 2 WHERE user_id = 2;

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

btw there is no MCP link probably because there is no forum on index page

this is what I was talking about earlier . there is no MCP link on a page unless there is a forum or a topic on the page.


robert

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As a test, try running this SQL on your 3.2.3RC-1 database. Backup the user_group table first:

i dont know what should happen, i pasted it in php myadmin and this appeared

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