Forums dont work

Hi , I have been having issues with the orca forums working for the first beta release.. I have yet to get them to work.. I'm currently testing on a shared 1and1 linux sever.. I had a lot of issues with modules install up untill this last beta release, now everything seems to install perfectly.. even the forum module says it installs with seccess however any links within the site reference the directory of /forum   when I check my root directory this folder doesnt exsist and takes me to a page cant be found placeholder.. there is a forum folder in the modules/boonex/  folder.. but not where all the site links reference.. even in the admin pannel for the forums references to the /forum folder.. All other modules seem to be working perfectly, so why arent the forums installing where they should.. I run dolphin 6.4 on these same servers with the orca forums working just fine.. the site I use to test the Beta version of dolphin 7 is.. www.ctwsolutions.com .. so if anyone has any ideas about why the forum module says its installed but are not, I sure would like some help or advice.. I cant beleave im the only one who has ever had this problem, if anyone else out there has had this issue and has a fix for it sure would like to know what ya did.. thanks for any help.

Come on people.. are you telling me no one here as any ideas or has seen this issue before? 

@microwheel,

what you are looking at there sir, is not a call to a directory, but that is written in your htacess on mod_rewrite. if you want to see it working please visit cookedinthesouth.com/forum is our d7b2 i think test zone. you also didnt tell us what version you were running. that would help some. and take a gander at our d7b6 http://ftblifecoach.com/forum/

so hmmmm...... could be an install issue, what were the problems you were having when you were installing?

i know this wasnt much help, but you didnt give us much info to go on either.

Regards,

DosDawg

hum

Definitely a .htaccess problem, because the direct link works:  http://www.ctwsolutions.com/modules/boonex/forum/

Also.... the links on your menu are a bit strange... kind of a mix between permalinks and mod_rewrite links.  I'd suggest you re-upload the .htaccess file that belongs in your sites root directory, and see if that helps.

Howdy DosDawg.. sorry thought I had mentioned I haven't seen the Forums working right sice the first beta release.. I currently have been trsting the newest beta release.. D7B6.. but they havent worked since the early alpha release.. As for the isntalls.. the install seems to go just fine, only time I had amy install issues was with D7B4, and that was a issue on the my host server side, my sites site on a shared 1and1.com server.. but they been pretty good at helping make sure things are in place that I need to run Dolphin, well asside from the RMS, but I've never been too concerned about that as I dont worry too much about the video stuff.. Anyway the installs go perfect.. even got  the flash menus working good which didnt on D7B4 and D7B5, and all after the install I go in to the admin area and install modules and all modules say they install without errors.. then when I go into the site to check the module features everything seems to work pretty good except the forums.. I dont upzip the DB7 pakage before ftp uploading it.. I upload the entire zip file to the root directory of my site and extract it from there before runing the install. what Im seeing when I look through the files and foulders in my site is that its not creating a  http://ctwsolutions.com/forum/ folder when the forum module is installed.. even though it says it installed the module. but its the only thing Im really finding that isnt working. Doesnt make any sence to me since my other site running Dolphin 6.1.4 is hosted on  the same shared 1and1.com servers and the orca forums for it are working fine. Hope I was able to clarify things alittle more.  Thank. Microwheel

Hi houstonlively, I saw that myself. But have no clue what to do with in the  .htacess file to resolve the issue. Like I said I uplaod the intire D7b6 zip file to my site root directory and and unzip it in place, so Im not extracting it first then uploading it.. 1and1.com provides me with a control panel with whats called a site explorer that allows you to upload and extract files directly.. The first few D7 Beta versions I was uploading with wizeftp 5 and had install issues I think were related to  the binary problems some people were having.. I know the .htacess file can be messed up  that way easily.. is there any thing you can sugjest I look at in the .htacess file that may help?

  Thanks...

  Microwheel

hum, if not htaccess,

DO YOU HAVE PERMALINK ENABLE? i open your site http://www.ctwsolutions.com/ then i mouse over first member there ( pinto2 ), i see the status bar says http://www.ctwsolutions.com/profile.php?ID=2.

,

,

if you have permalink enalbled it will say http://www.ctwsolutions.com/pinto2

.

Yeah... first rename your existing .htaccess file to .htaccess.bak     or whatever you want to, then create a new .htaccess file and paste the text below into it, then save it in your sites root directory.

Options -MultiViews



<IfModule mod_php4.c>

php_flag register_globals Off

</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_php5.c>

php_flag allow_url_include Off

php_flag register_globals Off

</IfModule>



<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

RewriteEngine on



RewriteRule ^news/{0,1}$  news.php [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^news/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  news.php?newsUri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^blogs/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?page=$2&per_page=$1  [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/top/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_blogs [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_blogs&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/top_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_posts [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/top_posts/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=top_posts&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/tag/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey= [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=search_by_tag&tagKey=$2&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/entry/{0,1}$    modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&postUri= [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName= [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/posts/([^/.]+)/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerName=$1&categoryUri=$2&page=$4&per_page=$3 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/home/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=home [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/all_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=all_posts [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/popular_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=popular_posts [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/featured_posts/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=featured_posts [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/tags/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=tags [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/show_calendar/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_calendar [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=main [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/add/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=add [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/manage/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=manage [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/pending/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=my_page&mode=pending [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=edit_post&EditPostID=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/member_posts/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=show_member_blog&ownerID=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^blogs/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/blogs/blogs.php?action=category&uri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?Browse=1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/add/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add&EditPostID=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/edit/([0-9]+)/dimg/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=add&EditPostID=$1&dimg=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/manage/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=manage [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/pending/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=pending [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/my_page/disapproved/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=my_page&mode=disapproved [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/cat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?catUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/all/cat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?catUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/subcat/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?scatUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/all/subcat/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?scatUri=$3&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/entry/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?entryUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds_tags.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/calendar/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_calendar [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/categories/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_categories [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/tags/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=tags [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/all_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_all_ads [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/top_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_top_rated [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/popular_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_popular [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^ads/featured_ads/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/ads/classifieds.php?action=show_featured [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^photo/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ modules/?r=photos/browse/all/&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/{0,1}$ modules/?r=photos/browse/top/ [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/browse/top/&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/browse/top/&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/browse/tag/$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/?r=photos/browse/tag/$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/browse/tag/$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  modules/?r=photos/browse/owner/$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/?r=photos/browse/owner/$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/browse/owner/$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/view/$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^photo/gallery/{0,1}$  modules/?r=photos/view/$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^music/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?sh_musicMode=top [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?sh_musicMode=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?sh_musicMode=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^music/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?categoryUri=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?categoryUri=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?categoryUri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^music/gallery_home/{0,1}$  browseMedia.php?type=shared_music [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_favorite/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?action=showFavorite [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery_popular/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/browseMusic.php?action=showPopular [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  modules/boonex/shared_music/userPart.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_music/userPart.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/userPart.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^music/gallery/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_music/viewMusic.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^video/all/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$   modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?sh_videoMode=top [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?sh_videoMode=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_top/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?sh_videoMode=top&page=$2&per_page=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?tag=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?tag=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^video/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/{0,1}$ modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?categoryUri=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?categoryUri=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/category/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?categoryUri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^video/gallery_home/{0,1}$  browseMedia.php?type=shared_video [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_favorite/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?action=showFavorite [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery_popular/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/browseVideo.php?action=showPopular [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$  modules/boonex/shared_video/userPart.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$  modules/boonex/shared_video/userPart.php?ownerName=$1&page=$3&per_page=$2 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/all/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/userPart.php?ownerName=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^video/gallery/{0,1}$  modules/boonex/shared_video/viewVideo.php?fileUri=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^search/tag/([^/.]+)/{0,1}$  search.php?Tags=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^browse/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)/([^/.]+)$ browse.php?sex=$1&age=$2&country=$3 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^m/(.*)$  modules/index.php?r=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^forum/groups/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=groups [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^forum/events/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=events [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^forum/store/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1?orca_integration=store [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^forum/(.*)$  modules/boonex/forum/$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteRule ^page/(.*)$  viewPage.php?ID=$1 [QSA,L]



RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d

RewriteRule .+ - [L]

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)$ profile.php?ID=$1 [QSA,L]



</IfModule>



AddType application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip .air

AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf

As okiewardoyo said, in administration >settings > permalinks .... make sure all boxes are checked.  I'm guessing some of them are, and some are not.


Do you do a clean install every time, or do you overwrite existing files?

houstonlively, I do a clean install everytime I do an install.. I usually even delete and create a new database too, so everything is new on the install.. I did have permilinks off, mostly because in my D6.1.4 site there were issues with them.. I did just turn them back on now though.. also I did as you sugjested and created a new .htaccess file with the info you gave me.. and uploaded it. still no go on the forums though.

After turning on permalinks there are areas give me the dreaded page cant be found placeholder.. this was always the same issue I had on my dolphin 6.1.4 site with permalinks enabled.. kinda think it has something to do with the 1and1.com shared server.. though they say it shouldnt. I still dont see why the forums would need permalinks enabled to work though..

I think it's time you ditched the 1and1 hosting.  A little bit of investigating indicates that your problem is a very common one with 1and1.  Seems as though they don't allow overiding some of their settings in .htaccess, and their customer service is trained to NOT address these issues.  From what I have just been reading, you will never, ever get Dolphin to run right on a 1and1 server.

And when you do ditch 1&1 they are going to try and charge you for several more months... 1&1 are HORRIBLE!