VE - I can post on Suggestion Board

[Cetkat]

It just disappears after I click post. Clearing the cookies and reloading doesn't do it.

Lets see if the add topic works here..

[Velvet Elvis]

that makes absolutely no sense

I'm going to take the boards down in a bit and make backups of everything before I do too much more.

[Cetkat]

Perhaps there is something different between the main categories? Some sort of hierarchy - that the rules aren't evenly applied?

I checked again; and clicking both "Add Reply" and "Preview Post" brings up the main page instead of reloading to show the entry.

[Velvet Elvis]

This is the accociated error message:

Sep 25 17:49:09 server apache2: PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of 2632 bytes exceeds the limit of 0 bytes in Unknown on line 0

I've not messed with board permissions in months and there are not admin log entries pointing to anyone else having done so either.

It looks like it's yet another case of a php security update breaking working systems because they just couldn't resist the urge to throw in other changes at the same time.

[Cetkat]

Joy.

Well at least you found the problem, right? I notice that someone posted on the Depression forum.. even though the Confessional still doesn't go through (for me.. may need to re-set if you fixed it already).

[MiaB]

I also can't start new threads - I first noticed it on my blog.

[Velvet Elvis]

OK, try clearing your cache and resetting cookies again

I'm open to suggestions from any geeks out there who are not currently undergoing SSRI discontinuation.

[MiaB]

nope, still didn't work.

Sorry I don't have anything intelligent to add - the board technology is a complete mystery to me.

[Cetkat]

Ok, well it's not the cookies. I think it may be a user thing.. as in registered user.

I did the reset and even tried it in another browser. It only let me post as a guest.

Is there a setting anywhere limiting or extending character length of posts for registered users, but not effecting guest posts?

[Cetkat]

And now three people are able to post...

Hmm.

The posters' user names are all in the same part of the alphabet. Other than that, I don't see a common separator.

[Cetkat]

This is the accociated error message:

Sep 25 17:49:09 server apache2: PHP Warning: POST Content-Length of 2632 bytes exceeds the limit of 0 bytes in Unknown on line 0

I did a search on that error and pulled up this:

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=22427&edit=1

I saw two fixes listed:

I had the same problem with empty $_POST table.

In my case solution was to remove post_max_size line from php.ini.

In php.ini i had

post_max_size = 16000

instead of default post_max_size = 8M

and:

Code

<form name="processing" method="POST" action="sqlprocess.php">

SQL : <input type="text" name="sqlstring" /><br>

SQL2 : <input type="text" name="sqlstring2" /><br>

SQL3 : <input type="text" name="sqlstring3" />

<input type="submit" value="SUBMIT"/>

</form>

/*sqlprocess.php */

$query = $_REQUEST["sqlstring"];

$query2 = $_REQUEST["sqlstring2"];

$query3 = $_REQUEST["sqlstring3"];

Change to GET command.

[Velvet Elvis]

Yeah, saw that.

I'm 90% of the way done setting up a new VPS with debian Etch. It's been sitting that way for ages because I lost use of my left hand for a while, convinced myself I was never going to get it back and sank. The hand is back but I've still been sleeping in 20 hour increments.

Once that's done I can ditch the horrid hackish dotdeb packages that were required to use MySQL5 and php5 under Sarge. Securing postfix is pretty much all I've got left to deal with. That's like two hours of good brain time required and we're ready to rock with updated versions of the forum and blog software and everything.

[Velvet Elvis]

OK

We're back in business.

[cchalk]

Great news thanks! Some people yesterday were able to post as guests but not when they logged in.

[olga]

OK

We're back in business.

Thanks, VE! I hope you're sleeping in today to make up for your late night(s).

olga

[Cetkat]

OK

We're back in business.

Nice! Good job.