need help... strange css issue

This is weird.  I turned cache off for CSS for a few days then recently i turned it back on and I get this crazy css issue.

I cleared all cache in Admin and cache/cache_public folders a million times. It doesn't fix it.  It goes back to normal if i uncheck the box for css cache. Right now, i'm using EAccelerator and some other things. Maybe with EAccelertor or other stuff i have, it got stuck and can't read css for strange reason. you guys familiar with this issue?

I forgot how to clear the cache for EAccelerator manually , but if your running it you most likely have a dedicated or VPS, so you could try a server reboot.

You could also locate the docs for EAccelerator and install the control.php management script which will allow you to clear the EAccelerator cache which with luck will clear up the problem.

Hey deano!  Yes i'm running a dedicated server.  I rebooted 2 times and it doesn't seem to help. Your second suggestion might help. I'm in the server and i do see the eaccelerator folder. Someone installed EAccelerator for me so i don't know much about it...... yet. :/  can you tell me basic steps on how to install control.php management or remove cache manually if you remember.  Is it in doc folder?  I have a feeling this might fix the problem.

I think i found them.  They are in /var/cache/eaccelerator/   There are so many folders. is that normal? Is it safe to remove them?

Safe to remove, but they will not regenerate. I think thats why i installed the control.php script.

So, see of there is a eaccelerator folder in your tmp folder.

It would be like /tmp/eaccelerator-0.9.5.2

If there is, then the control.php file should be in there.

If not, with a shell, run find / -name control.php

You need to copy that to the root of your website.

Then

Edit control.php. Change $user and $pw to your desired username and password.

Something like

$user = "admin";
$pw = "eAccelerator";

Edit the file /etc/php.d/eaccelerator.ini

Add

eaccelerator.allowed_admin_path="path to dolphin site/control.php"

Then run the control panal.

http://www.yoursite.com/control.php

Hmmm, i forgot to ask. What os you running? The instructions i provided are for centos.

If not centos.

Then google eaccelerator control panel YourOSName

I'm running debian. I actually found it.  I copied eaccelerator-0.9.6.1 to root and changed the user and password.  I can't find this... "/etc/php.d/eaccelerator.ini" to edit but for now i typed in  "http://mysite.com/eaccelerator-0.9.6.1/control.php.  NICE.. i didn't know anything about this.  I logged in and everything looks good but the function isn't working for some reason.  It says,

Warning: This script isn't in the allowed_admin_path setting!

All the buttons give me the same warning. Did i miss something.

Yes, the ini file is needed with this line.

eaccelerator.allowed_admin_path="path to where control.php is"

Thats what sets the admin path.

For Debian i believe all you need to do is put that in php.ini


Normally look like

eaccelerator.allowed_admin_path="/var/www/html/control.php

Obviously you need to edit that path to where you placed control.php

Oh, and efter the php.ini edit, apache will need to be restarted.

eaccelerator is fixed!  I finally can clear cache :D but umm... the CSS issue is still there.. still messy.  *pulling my hair*  I learned so much about eaccelerator already. Jeesh thanks so much!!  sigh.. looks like there's something else.  :S  I just don't get it. I will try reboot again later tonight.

I used to also have this same problem with the cache. Left it off for 2 versions before it finally started working again. It's always been a mystery to me.

Hello

did you find a solution for this issue ?

I am tryng to "speed" my site, and if I enable the cache for css I get the same problem. it make me creasy.

I look everywhere around and could not find a solution

I am not sure about the issue but just one thought i just got so i thought lets try. You have a custom templates ( i think i am right) and did you modified the base css to make changes?

Thank you for trying to help :-)

Yes, I have a custom template from the market:

http://www.boonex.com/m/mediazone-premium-css3-template-2011-11-01

I did make some change in the css ( like font size and colors,...). But I don't see why this small change should make a problem with the cache. Can you explain ?

When you edit the base css files it will work until cache is activated and after activating the cache and compression. It start using custom template css (don't know why but i faced it myself) and that can cause problems if something heavily is edited in base so try to do that changes in custom template and for just testing have you tried to switch to uni template?

 I think I am getting a step closer with your help.

I did check in UNI and I have the same problem... But The problem don't appear with my old template !

So the question must be which files is loaded in UNI and my actuel template, and is it not in my old template, or ?

I have try fews things around, like put back the original files for installing the new template, clear all the cache manually,... but no solution yet :-(

I forgot: Happy new year !

Why don't you download all template files and put them in a test site and check if it causes problem and if it does than you can replace file and see which file is the problem.

And Happy New Year to you too.......:)

 I created a new problem.

trying to restore original files for testing which one could be doing problem with the cache, I must have change one of the modification I did to change to "realname" as you explain here: http://www.boonex.com/forums/#topic/Change-your-site-s-nickname-to-fullname-.htm

( By the way this is one of the best modification, thank you ).

But now I thought I put everything back on place as it was before the testing, but it doesn't sho the "realname" or even the "nickname" but just __firstName__ _ for every users ( by "friends" and "members".

I can not find the file I forgot to restore.

Can you help me ?

Thank you

I didn't get you properly you did what and happened what? If there is a problem with my modification than have you replaced all files properly.

and thanks for your appreciation................:) 

 I thought I didn't restore one of the file properly.

But after all, IT WAS JUST AGAIN THIS STU***D CACHE.

I clear all the cache again and now everything is showing properly again.

Thank you very much for your time.

Happy to help.

Good luck

Some for informations in case other peoples have the same issue.

I install a clean "Test dolphin" version on a different host, and try differents templates.

So it look like that it is a issue with dolphin cache system itself, because some templates show correctly with the CSS cache ON, and others templates just get this crazy issue where everything is missed up when the CSS cache is ON.

For now the dolphin version where I could see that is 7.0.8 ( didn't try other versions)