UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.classic [Archived] UBB.classic Bugs [FIXED - 6.5.0] 6.4.0 Issue: Reverting to only 1 day for "show topics" randomly

Have had a few reports of this from users on my board ... and it happened to me after I upgraded once.

I have my board default set to show topics from the last 10 days. But, on occasion, when a user is logged in, it switches to 1 day. When refreshing, it goes to their normal setting (either default 10 days, or whatever they have).

It isn't too big of a deal, but I thought I would mention it. Thanks.

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

[This message was edited by Charles Capps on January 06, 2003 at 12:37 PM.]

[This message was edited by Charles Capps on February 07, 2003 at 01:38 PM.]

You have not properly completed the upgrade - you have not replcaed your copy of the Accelerator.

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Charles Capps
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Hmmm ... I must have missed that part of the upgrade. I thought I ran everything step by step in the process. I uploaded all files, except the vars. What did I miss, and what do I need to do to correct this?

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

I have checked ... all files appear to be the current one from the zip. THis includes ultimatebb.php in my ubb folder. What did I miss here?

Could it have been browser caching to the old one or something?

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

Also, you should be linking your users to ultimatebb.cgi rather than .php because IIRC, that tends to not set session cookies properly.

I would upload the ultimatebb.php again to be sure, then hit the ultimatebb.cgi and see if that fixes the issue.

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"I see dumb people....they're everywhere. They walk around like everyone else. They don't even know they're dumb"
TheGeeksInc.com Forums

I was told by my hosting company to use the php version on my left side menus to help with the server load. Is this false?

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

Yes, you should never link directly to the PHP as it doesn't properly handle session cookies.

The UBB will figure out when it is appropriate to call the accelerator internally and do so. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Graeme

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The PHP version is invoked automatically to serve cached copies of your forum summary, forums and posts. The accelerator doesn't set any cookies when you visit. All logging in, and setting session cookies is handled in the ultimatebb.cgi (This is an older thread about some problems when linking to ultimatebb.php)

Now back to the actual problem - I experienced similar behavior due to open_basedir restrictions that my host has (translation: my members directory had to be in the same directory as ultimatebb.php) I would still try to upload ultimatebb.php again as the Upgrade procedure doesn't check the Ultimatebb.php's CVS tag (at the bottom). My Version in my ultimatebb.php is 1.14.

Regarding the server load, Charles would be able to answer that one correctly. I don't have quite enough traffic for that to be an issue yet <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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"I see dumb people....they're everywhere. They walk around like everyone else. They don't even know they're dumb"
TheGeeksInc.com Forums

After uploading it, I am getting more reports of this happening. Also, the todays topics doesn't seem to be updating instantly ... it seems to be delayed a short bit.

I will have to change all links from the php to the cgi soon then on that deal. I am moving hosting companies soon anyway, but never use hosting4less ... less is what you get there. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

I am getting more reports that initially when a user goes to the forum, it is only showing 1 day's worth of posts for the logged in users. It fixes after a refresh or if they resubmit their profile preference, but it is still happening, even after re-uploading ultimatebb.php.

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

The Todays active topics updates about every 5 minutes.

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"I see dumb people....they're everywhere. They walk around like everyone else. They don't even know they're dumb"
TheGeeksInc.com Forums

Thanks on that.


Update on the other stuff. I think it has all to do with my hard coded forum links on the left side of my forum. They are coded as .php, not .cgi, and as I was told in the other forum, that can cause cookies issues. Strange that it would revert to 1 day's worth of topics though instead of the default 10 days, so maybe that is a bug. BUt, I will have to recode the .php links to .cgi links, and see what happens, which will take a bit to do being my schedule is nuts!

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

If you switch your links to .cgi, and the problem goes away, then this is likely NOTABUG. Designed behavior is that .php is called automatically by the UBB. If it conitunes after you switch the links, then it might be support ticket time.

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"I see dumb people....they're everywhere. They walk around like everyone else. They don't even know they're dumb"
TheGeeksInc.com Forums

It will just take me a bit to get all forums converted.

BTW, it happened to me today. This is the URL (of the specific forum I was in):

http://www.stixfx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=63;hardset=;start_point=;DaysPrune=

It looks like it doesn't give a day amount in there.

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

Please open a support ticket - your Accelerator has gone insane and I need to determine why. Thanks.

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LOL!! Love the wording. Will do. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Jason STIX Buckley
Owner / Admin
Stix Fx
http://www.stixfx.com
board: http://www.stixfx.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php
version: UBB.classicTM 6.4.0

I am on the same host and my users have just started to complain about this. Hmmmmmm

My users are complaining about the SAME problem.

Its not to do with the accelerator, I tried turning it off.

Go to http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi then hit one of the forums, I has the link of:

http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=1;hardset=;start_point=;DaysPrune=

I have got it set to ALL TOPICS, not only the forum default, but my profile, but only shows topics from last day.

Okay this is more interesting....

If I log out, its fine. I tried even clearing ALL the cookies and logging back in - BANG same problem.

Seems its to do with the cookies of a logged in user. I have tried 3 usernames and ALL have the same problem.

Seems I fixed it. If you experience that error upload again the two .php files in noncgi and it fixes !

No ticket -> no diagnosis -> NOTABUG

The symptoms described are known to occur when the Accelerator is not properly overwritten during the upgrade, but they may also occur under certain PHP configurations. I need that ticket open to fix this one properly...

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Charles Capps
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I'm also having problems with this - Please look at http://community.infopop.net/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=729094322&f=5733071413&m=5933032296

Has a support ticket been entered on this yet?

Nope. Please open one if you are experiencing this problem.

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Charles Capps
UBB.classic™ Developer
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For what it's worth, the only time I've seen this anomaly is when viewing the board in Admin mode. It reverts to last day posts consistently. Then when the board is opened back up to full view, the proper topic view is displayed. I've not had any users complain about it. I've only seen it, as an admin looking in admin mode. It is a consistent anomaly on my board.

Charles if you need a test bed, let me know and I'll open a support ticket.

PaulC - http://www.MonteCarloSS.com

Okay, has this issue been "resolved" yet?

I'm in the process of upgrading to 6.4 (went to 6.4.0.1 because of this deal -- Show Topics reverting back to a "day" despite what is set in both the General Display Settings and preferences).

After I saw this (I had installed 5 hacks), I went back and removed the hacks. The issue remained. So I decided to upgrade (I was using the 6.4.0 version).

I still had the deal where the "Show Topics" was at one day despite the aforementioned.

So I came here, and I saw this thread.

I went back and jumped out of the closed/open only to admin setting to fully open. The "Show Topics" was at the default I had set up in General Display area.

Then an issue occurred with the accelerator.

I don't know if this "issue" is with my host or with the UBB. I get this message:

Ironically, this error did not come up when I was in closed/open to admin only mode.

I know that Charles has said to "open a ticket" -- and I'd be more than happy to do so, but I can't/won't open a ticket if it means I have to pay a fee. Sorry, I just don't have the money.

Opening a Support ticket doesn't necessarily require payment. If payment is required, they will contact you before work is done.

If this is a bug, it needs fixed, and the only way is via a support ticket.

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"I see dumb people....they're everywhere. They walk around like everyone else. They don't even know they're dumb"
TheGeeksInc.com Forums

Okay, I'll fill out a "support ticket" - but I have another question. Do I need to keep the board "modification free"?

I really want to get going with my upgrade--it's long overdue on my board--and I need my test board for, well, testing purposes. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />


I also want to make note that I did have accelerator problems on my host's end, but that has been "fixed."

The issue still exists, however, when I go into the close/open for admin only mode -- where it reverts to one day's topics no matter what.

This did turn out to be a bug, but the fix could only have been confirmed today, when Sue was nice enough to be the only person to actually open a ticket for this issue.

The fix will appear in the first 6.5.0 beta release.

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Charles Capps
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