URL to your eFiction: http://rq.citadelofthewolf.com/index.php
Your version of eFiction: 3.1.1
Latest Patche(s): As far as I am aware
Any mods installed?: No, blocks yes, mods no.
Have you modified your eFiction?: No.
Version of PHP: 5.2.1
Version of MySQL: 5.0.18
Have you searched for your problem: Yes, only found it for the old 2.0
Other Notes: We didn't have this problem before I updated to 3.1.1.
State the nature of your problem:
1) An author is having a problem uploading more chapters to his story. We have a minimum word count of 100, but, to my knowledge no one else is having the problem.
2) When I am trying to edit a story in the queue, it seems to loose the story when I edit it or it won't allow you to update. It just sits on the add the body of the story page where it lists the name, title, chapter notes and story body.
What error messages are you receiving:
1) The only error message was that It kept returning a message saying that his story wasn't long enough and that it has to be a 100 words. The chapter is 7500 words...
2) No Error message, it just stays on the edit chapter page. I turned on Debug to see if it gave any errors, none showed. I turned it back off.
Do you have a test account for us: Yes, PM me or Email me for password and info.
Note: Server problem had nothing to do with this problem. Server problem is fixed and it's still happening. Which means no one can post to the site for the moment.
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
Pull the 3.1.1 zip again and reload it.
Do I need to run the upgrade again or just replace the files? I already did this once, but I will try it again.
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
Just update the files.
Well, I uploaded every single file except for the install/docs/skins directories. I am still having problems editing and posting stories.
The only way I seem to be able to edit files is to download the text file from the server. For some reason it doesn't look like any changes are being saved on the script side to the database. If I preview, the Chapter Notes appears, but no body. If I hit Add Story, it just reloads the Edit Chapter page.
Dreamy
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
Check the CHMOD'ing of the stories folder. Also check the phpinfo file in your Admin area. Maybe your host has turned safe mode on or changed the CHMOD of those files on you.
I have checked the Chmod for every file in the directory. The stories folder and every folder in it is set to 777 just like the instructions said.
safe_mode Off
safe_mode_exec_dir no value
safe_mode_gid Off
safe_mode_include_dir no value
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
URL to your eFiction: http://www.devianthearts.com
Your version of eFiction: 3.1.1
Latest Patche(s): As far as I am aware
Any mods installed?: bridged
Have you modified your eFiction?: No.
Version of PHP: 5.2.1
Version of MySQL: 5.0.18
Have you searched for your problem: Yes, found this thread
Other Notes: Hosting on dreamhost with php running as cgi
State the nature of your problem: Exact same as above, only I've been running 3.1.1 for a while now with no problems. Last night Dreamhost took the servers offline for building maintenance and when they finally came back on the site has been on and off line all day. I think that the problem may have something to do with this, but I'm not too sure.
I was running 3.1.1 for awhile too, It was working good until this weekend. I am not sure what is going on.
Then on Feb 23rd, my co-owner told me he tried to publish a new chapter and had problems posting. I tried to see if it was something I had done, but I didn't see anything. I posted here and went to edit stories in the queue, and it gives me all the other problems. It just all went off at one time.
Since I have DreamHost too, I am wondering if this might be a DreamHost problem. I have been mostly happy with them since last August, but lately it seems if it isn't one thing it's another with them. First they have DNS problems, then a then they go down for maintenance, and a core router goes out?
I am beginning to wonder if I need to find a new host, AGAIN! *groans*
Dreamy
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
My site is doing this too. I think it must have something to do with either php5 or Mysql5 because it just started when the server was upgraded. It times out when trying to add/edit anything more than a few words.
I managed to upload a short chapter for a new story last night and a few of my authors seem to have uploaded new chapters. I don't know if the problem is fixed or if it has something to do with the size of the what's being added as the largest chapter added is only 4994 words.
I'm storing my stories in file, if that's any help.
Copy and pasting is working, as is uploading txt files, but uploading html files isn't.
I'm pretty sure Steve only upgraded us to PHP 5.2.0, but they're close enough that it could be the problem. I bet it's some default setting in that version that's causing problems, I just can't think of what it would be. I suspect it might be ownership, since I had that problem before when I switched hosts...I'm also storing my stories in files, but at this point, I almost wish there was some easy way to change them...
Copy/past didn't work for me nor did file uploads...
It sounds like it's definitely the new upgrade to a new version of PHP. I wish there was a way to have them roll back my account to the one that was working before Friday! It is frustrating not being able to post new stories to my archive.
Current Version: 3.4.2
PHP 4
Mods: Challenges, Recommendations, Storyend, Display Word, Beta Reader, Bad Reviewer
All versions of PHP 5 prior to 5.2.1 and PHP 4 prior to 4.4.5 have security holes with publicly published exploits - I wouldn't recommend running any other version.
Try uploading a story that doesn't contain any non ASCII characters - i.e. no smart quotes or special hyphens, just plain ' and " . Maybe it is a problem with the installation of the iconv PHP extension that handles character set conversion.
