[Extension Support] Ideas, as used here

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[Extension Support] Ideas, as used here

Post by flumsi »

If your browser shouldn't everything be displayed in English?
Oops, sorry, my mistake. The power of habit :evil:
flumsi wrote: 06 Jun 2025, 09:46 Hallo zusammen

Das Problem besteht nach wie vor, da es jedoch nur mich selber betrifft, denn niemand sonst kann ja den Status einer Idee setzten, habe ich nach etlichen Stunden, aufgehört danach zu Suchen und gegebenenfalls, es auch zu korrigieren.

Irgendwann in einem anderen Leben werde ich es herausfinden, denn wen ich alle Extension deaktiviere, Cache leere + CTRL+F5 betätige, besteht der Fehler nach wie vor.

Ich habe jetzt aber eine Testumgebung und wir sind auch https + SSL Zertifiziert :beer:
Kommt Zeit, kommt Idee :lol:

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Hello everyone

The problem still exists, but since it only affects me, since no one else can set the status of an idea, after several hours & days I've given up searching for it and, if necessary, correcting it.

Sometime in another life I'll figure it out, because if I disable all extensions, clear the cache, and press CTRL+F5, the error still persists.

But I now have a test environment, and we're also https + SSL certified :beer:
time comes, ideas come
:lol:

[Extension Support] Ideas, as used here

Post by pxdetroit »

Stoker wrote: 06 Jun 2025, 12:12 @flumsi english please ;)
I didn't say it! LOL, dumb American here but I'm very respectful of people who can master two languages. I've been working on Spanish forever but without real people to speak to it's a longer process. Why do you insist on English here? You are in Denmark, right? Is it like air traffic control where English is the standard?

Anyway I didn't mind seeing another language. I dig it. Gonna go back up and translate it and study the words for a minute, because yes I'm a nerd like that.
:D

[Extension Support] Ideas, as used here

Post by pxdetroit »

I have a couple suggestions, which you may have already tried but here goes.

I've run into similar problems. When clearing the cache through the ACP doesn't work I've had success with either deleting the production folder from forums/cache, and by deleting the browser cookies. Sometimes to test I'll look at the same page on two different browsers plus see how it looks in the "incognito" mode.

I recently found a way to delete specific site cookies in Chrome. That's so helpful for me. I hate resetting all my cookies. It's a PITA to log into everywhere again. I had to re-log in here again today bc my stupid web-host had a hiccup and I had to clear everything last week.

One more thing, @flumsi, a while ago I gave you a tip about debugging. It was to do with (messing around with) your php.ini file and getting it to temporarily display errors. Well.... apparently I'm a dumbass because there's a whole other "server log" place where (guess what) those errors are actually stored, whether you monkey with the php.ini or not. I wondered why... for years... all my "server logs" ever showed were statistics. And I'm like... well great but I'm debugging right now... and I was so glad when I found that php.ini trick that makes the error show up on the screen. So anyway the magic phrase here is "cgi-scripting server error logs." Look for that in your hosting account and bookmark it for when you need to debug next. I believe the statistical logs are just called "logs" or "log files" at my host. Of course it might be a little different at your host but you get the idea. Look for the "cgi-scripting" server logs. It's easier than messing with php.ini.

[Extension Support] Ideas, as used here

Post by flumsi »

Hello everyone

Thanks very much for your help again.

As for the php.ini, I still don't understand it.
How, why, and where, let alone where, you can make such adjustments.

Yes, clearing the entire browser cache is really stupid, especially when it comes to passwords.
That's why I use the forum cache, the FTP server cache (production folder), or clear the forum cache via STK.
On the browser side, I use CTRL+F5 to force a refresh.

The log files have already been reviewed, but unfortunately, nothing, absolutely nothing, is recorded regarding errors. A query to my hoster yielded the same response: no errors. Debugging doesn't produce any error messages, i.e., PHP warnings. So I've put it on hold; it's strange.

All extensions were disabled on phpBB 3.3.1.4 with debugging, but unfortunately, there was no debug output. Since updating to 3.3.1.5, I've done the whole thing again, and I'm getting the same PHP debug output—no output.

I'm not that experienced with programming, so my resources are somewhat limited.

I set up a new test forum in 3.3.1.5, and the behavior isn't visible there. It works perfectly, so I'm at a loss. Since only I can operate it and only I can see it, I've left it as it is. It doesn't impede functionality or the forum in general in any way.

It's annoying that the issue doesn't appear in the new 3.3.1.5, but it does appear in the live forum with 3.3.1.5, regardless of whether all extensions are disabled or not.

The whole thing is in German in the appendix, so you can learn a little of the language ;)
auf_deutsch.rtf
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