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It is easy to see that this guide is not in place on your board: https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3 ... -on-phpbb/

Your board responds with both an HTTP and HTTPS URL, which can cause issues. Please switch your forum to HTTPS and configure cookie secure

[Mick]

switch your forum to HTTPS and configure cookie secure

And add an .htaccess redirect from http to https.

[ssl]

Unless I'm mistaken Mick, this is stipulated in the link provided

[Mick]

You are right

[John Robi]

Hello,

Yes, it is stipulated and thank you both.

I changed .htaccess though it had been changed earlier. In preparing for upgrade to 3.3.11 I think the root phpBB3 folder got switched for an older backup, my bad.

I set the cookie to secure.

SSI, just can't wait to read your reply post on my install second language post. I inherited a nightmare with this phpBB3. Though, I must say, it is relief to have your support.

John

[John Robi]

Hello,

I upgraded to 3.3.11 and the board is up and running.

Bottom line, phpBB3 is still corrupted. Ideas anyone?

Exceptions / failures:

1. In the tab General, the menu item Board Settings when clicked gives the extension Header Banner configuration screen not Board Settings configuration. This is exactly the same error prior to the upgrade.

2. In the General tab the menu item Header Banner when clicked gives a general error and fails to display the Header Banner Configuration screen. This is exactly the same error prior to the upgrade. The error text of which can be found in one of my earlier posts.

3. If I disable the extension Header Banner in the Customize tab, Board Settings goes away, as in no longer listed in the General tab. And, Header Banner menu choice goes away as well. These are exactly the same errors prior to the upgrade.

4. The language pack is not British English but American English. I cannot set British English as the default because Board Setting displays the Header Banner configuration screen, not Board Settings configuration. This is exactly the same error prior to the upgrade.

5. I cannot set Board Settings configuration parameters nor view them because, as noted above, Board Settings goes to the Header Banner configuration screen. This is exactly the same error prior to the upgrade.

I'm still testing and exploring as I look for more anomalies.

Yours,
John

P.S. As a curious note, after the upgrade when on the board and submitting a post as a test, I got an error message in red text on clicking "Submit": "Your IP address has been blacklisted. You are not allowed to send emails, submit entries,.... go to this link to read about what one may do to change this". What the.... I went to the link*, looked at the information. I called my ISP and they were at a loss. I closed all app. and rebooted my PC, still blacklisted. After some time passed while exploring blacklisting, I opened a private browser window and logged onto the board. I was able to post without issue. I then, opened the browser in normal mode, logged in made a post without issue. Go figure. Haven't had any other issues or blacklist notifications since then.

* www.spamhaus.org

[warmweer]

I upgraded to 3.3.11 and the board is up and running.

Bottom line, phpBB3 is still corrupted. Ideas anyone?

Well, upgrading a phpBB with known issues isn't exactly a recommended procedure and could cause more issues.

php version running on the server 5.4.5

This PHP version wasn't even suited for phpBB 3.2.5

* PHP 5.4.7+ with support for the database you intend to use.

Just in case: which PHP version did you use for the upgrade (and on which your board is running now)?

[John Robi]

To all, the issue is fixed.

Please refer to:
[/url]viewtopic.php?p=16005535#p16005535[/url]

If you followed the posts in this topic. I could not access Header Banner by clicking on its button, I got a General error message and so the Banner screen would not display. By chance, randomly I mistakenly clicked on Board Settings and behold the Header Banner configuration screen displayed. Something was not right.

Solution, in ACP deep in Mask, Administration Control Panel, there is Module Management listing the modules that control the actions of the buttons. Please use the link above to read about it.

The upgrade to 3.3.11 is complete. It turned out there was no corruption. phpBB3 provides a place to change the target assignment of the buttons in Module Management. And it was there that a prior administrator re-targeted the buttons and incorrectly programed the Header Banner resulting in a General Error message.

This journey would not have come to a successful conclusion without the forum member warmweer. It was he who led me to Module Management and I am gratefully thankful.

In closing, a big thank you to all. The support on this forum is excellent. I have learned a great deal.

With gratitude,

John

Added later:
It turns out there was no corruption causing the button behavior nor other behaviors in the ACP. The database had no issues either. Although, since no one could explain why the issue was happening it was assumed there was some type of corruption in phpBB3 and/or the database. It turns out phpBB created Module Management to effect behaviors and allows the Administrator to change every button's target* on the General tab in the category Board Configuration. This is where the button Board Settings was set to access Header Banner. And, the button Header Banner was improperly executed causing a General Error message. Entering the appropriate information the buttons returned to the expected behavior and work well.

One can find the screen Module Management at: ACP; System; Administration Control Panel; General; Board Configuration; Module Management.

* In other words the anchor link <a href:"..."

[Mick]

Any idea how ACP_BOARD_CONFIGURATION got changed?

[John Robi]

Hello Mick,

I am the fourth administrator of the forum. phpBB3 was installed in 2008 and at some time after that (I speculate) one of the administers added the extension Header Banner. Only, after the install the button to launch Header Banner failed, gave a General Error message, Again, speculation, the administrator not being able to correct the Header Banner button decided to use the Board Settings button instead. Therefore, the Module Management screen was accessed and the default settings to control the button used for Board Settings was repurchased to launch Header Banner.

My issue was I knew nothing about the Module Management. I had no idea phpBB provided a place where one could change the target of the buttons. I only knew the Header Banner button failed while I was trying to get the banner to display and while looking for the cause some days later by accident I clicked on Board Settings and the Header Banner screen popped up. Really messed up. I did speculate early on that it was not corruption as others on the support forum thought. It was deliberate. I look at the View Page Source of the index page and there was the HTML code calling for the Header Banner where the Board Settings should be. So, somewhere in someplace the coding was changed but, where? Now I know where, in Module Management.

I guess most supporters of this forum either aren't familiar with Module Management or forget it's there or no nothing about it. It took many many days and several topics to run down the cause. I credit with great respect member warmweer. He had asked a question about permissions and I provided several screen shots. He then questioned one of the screen shots by saying, what does that 3rd icon (green) do. I didn't know. I navigated back to the screen in the image I had provided (the label in the screen shot read Board Settings), hovered over the 3rd icon and a popup showed the word Edit. As I was writing warmweer about the button I stopped, thought what happens when you click on that 3rd icon. Went back and clicked, oh my gosh it is a button assignment and it is set to Header Banner. Oh that clever warmweer. He speculated I might click on that 3rd icon and find it sets the target of the button. In my response to warmwer I may have gone overboard with compliments, no I didn't, I was elated, excited, happy with a smile on my face so I went hog wild with compliments. And he well deserved them.

Mick, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Still grateful to all who lent a hand to help me, educate me and point me in the right direction,
John

Added later:
Wow Mick, I just noticed how many posts you have made on this forum. Impressive and so time consuming. I'll just bet the people you have helped really appreciate your time and diligence. I know I have.

[Mick]

I just noticed how many posts you have

That’s nothing look here memberlist.php?mode=&sk=d&sd=d#memberlist

[John Robi]

That’s nothing look here memberlist.php?mode=&sk=d&sd=d#memberlist

Mick, I looked. So many good people with a common goal to help others. This forum is so fortunate to have such support.


John