Blank Page Only :(

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:40 am

lHi,
A few weeks ago I've successfully upgraded my phpbb2 to phbbb3.0
Last week my server has done some configuration changes to make some other script work. I didnt realize that time but I want just to mention it here since it is the only thing I find reasonable, but I dont know how... since they only allowed to work php4 and 5 at the same time...
Anyway... Now I see just blank page when I try to access the forum. So I decided to upgrade it to latest relase since this might overcome the problem but nothing changed...
All I see when I try to access the forum is blank page with no error message and with no content either

What is your recommendation to overcome this un-errorness problem?

jimdunn · Post by **jimdunn** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:55 am

When you get a blank screen like that, there is often a helpful message or two in your Web Server Error Log. You may be able to look at the log through your Hosting Control Panel - if not you will need to ask your host to look for you.

You should post the error message here with a completed Support Request Template , if you need help with it, and also tell us if you are using a Custom Style, any MODS, and what you were editing, if anything, before the error occurred.

Remember to include a link to your forum, if you can

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:14 am

Hi the error messages is here

As you see from the messages the url is forum.freemailguide.com or freemailguide.com/forum

Hope it helps to find out a solution

[Thu Aug 07 04:38:05 2008] [error] [client 89.175.139.104] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/404.shtml, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum/index.php
[Thu Aug 07 04:38:05 2008] [error] [client 89.175.139.104] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/forum, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum/index.php
[Thu Aug 07 04:29:11 2008] [error] [client 68.230.44.234] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/404.shtml, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/profile. ... greed=true
[Thu Aug 07 04:29:11 2008] [error] [client 68.230.44.234] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/profile.php, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/profile. ... greed=true
[Thu Aug 07 03:54:42 2008] [error] [client 78.157.143.240] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/404.shtml, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/profile. ... greed=true
[Thu Aug 07 03:54:42 2008] [error] [client 78.157.143.240] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/profile.php, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/profile. ... greed=true

jimdunn · Post by **jimdunn** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:39 am

Well the links in those errors don't give me white pages - they give me HTTP404 Error messages, which usually indicate that files are missing or in the wrong place on the server.

http://www.freemailguide.com/forum/index.php does give me a blank page - if it's supposed to work too.

Have you asked your Host/Server Admin what is going on ?
Can you see that all the files are present and correct by FTP or your Control Panel ?

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:26 am

I asked my host to check the situation but when I check the default installation file for 3.0.2 I cand't see profile.php file in this package in root folder... should I?

jimdunn · Post by **jimdunn** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:34 am

No - I didn't see that - there is no profile.php in a default install so I don't know where that is coming from.

If you'd filled in the Support Request Template earlier, then I wouldn't have to ask again

Do you have any MODS installed ?

edit: I think somehow your old 2.x installation is involved in this riddle, I think 2.x used to have a profile.php

You or your host haven't mixed some files or folders up, have you ?

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:38 am

no mods but just htaccess is on for seo-friendly urls... nothing else... default forum with no mods...

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:40 am

but the upgrade was really smooth and forum was working after the upgrade... I dont know when it is started to be blank page though

jimdunn · Post by **jimdunn** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:51 am

See that error message says:
referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/profile. ... greed=true

is calling for

/home/freemail/public_html/forum/profile.php

They look like they could be different directories - maybe your old 2.x install is still there and a BOT tried to access it, creating this error ? But I'm guessing without more info about what directories your files are/were in and any redirection in place (eg for subdomains).

There's a chance that error has nothing to do with your current problem.

Tell us if your 2.x installation is still there, please.
And what folders you had 2.x and 3.x in ?

It might be worth temporarily renaming .htaccess too, to rule out any redirection problems in it.

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:04 pm

they are in different locations... the forum2 wasn't there... the old forum is in forum-old directory. I moved it there but it also doesnt work... but this directory has profile.pho file in it... old-forum and forum directories are still live and doesnt show anything

Post by **Brf** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:12 pm

Those profile.php calls are either spambots, or users trying to register from some outside phpBB2 link you have setup.

This one:

Code: Select all

[Thu Aug 07 04:38:05 2008] [error] [client 89.175.139.104] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/forum, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum/index.php

Indicates a probable script-path error. You have setup your forum from http://freemailguide.com/forum/ and you are trying to access it from http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum which is causing a script-path conflict.

jimdunn · Post by **jimdunn** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:21 pm

Those profile.php calls are either spambots, or users trying to register from some outside phpBB2 link you have setup.

That's what I thought they must be.

Indicates a probable script-path error. You have setup your forum from http://freemailguide.com/forum/ and you are trying to access it from http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum which is causing a script-path conflict.

I thought of that too - but it WAS working, according to the OP

So maybe this all comes down to the server changes he says the host did, messing with path or folder names in some way - for it to happen, as he says it did, when he made no changes.

Possibly cached files?
Deleting everything from the cache folder except index.html and .htaccess via FTP couldn't hurt

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:42 pm

Brf,
What a pity I was getting 3-5 spam registration so I can't prevent this happen I guess or simply please follow me how to stop them accessing this unavailable file

By the way when I access http://forum.freemailguide.com or http://www.freemailguide.com/forum/ they both give blank page

Brf wrote:Those profile.php calls are either spambots, or users trying to register from some outside phpBB2 link you have setup.

This one:
Code: Select all
[Thu Aug 07 04:38:05 2008] [error] [client 89.175.139.104] File does not exist: /home/freemail/public_html/forum/forum, referer: http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum/index.php
Indicates a probable script-path error. You have setup your forum from http://freemailguide.com/forum/ and you are trying to access it from http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum which is causing a script-path conflict.

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:44 pm

yes they are spam bots I guess

By the way I deleted those temp files in cache folder but problem still continues

jimdunn wrote:
Those profile.php calls are either spambots, or users trying to register from some outside phpBB2 link you have setup.
That's what I thought they must be.

Indicates a probable script-path error. You have setup your forum from http://freemailguide.com/forum/ and you are trying to access it from http://forum.freemailguide.com/forum which is causing a script-path conflict.
I thought of that too - but it WAS working, according to the OP

So maybe this all comes down to the server changes he says the host did, messing with path or folder names in some way - for it to happen, as he says it did, when he made no changes.

Possibly cached files?
Deleting everything from the cache folder except index.html and .htaccess via FTP couldn't hurt

ahayiroglu · Post by **ahayiroglu** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:53 pm

okay. My server support team contacted today with me and they send me followng information :
---------------------------------------------------------------------
In the config file, I changed:

$dbms = 'mysqli';

to

$dbms = 'mysql';
---------------------------------------------------------------------

So ı dont know how it changed from mysql to mysqli... have any idea? by the way forum is back online now...

If you have any idea how would this database change might occur, please let me know...

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