forum crash

[Hosy]

SMF Version: SMF 1.1 RC2
OK....a couple times i would bring up my server pc and have a win xp message stating php had to close....i clicked OK and everything still ran fine....last week my isp went down after a storm for over 24hrs...came back up and forum now does this >>>> http://dirtybirdbmx.com/forum/index.php [nofollow] ... i have tried reinstalling the php service and reconfiguring mysql...but no success....are there some things i can try via editing some settings file or something? if not what files would i need to save so i don't have to completely rebuild the forums? <<<was thinking of completely reinstalling forums,mysql & php but don't wanna have to rebuild forums....

thanks in advance for any help,
Hosy

[kegobeer]

You are running your webserver from a computer in your house?  You are using a DNS redirect to point dirtybirdbmx.com to your IP address?  Is that correct?

When you install SMF, you enter the website URL or IP address (yoursite.com, 192.168.1.1, localhost, etc).  SMF uses this to locate your css files, images, etc.  When you access your site, you must always connect the same way or you get missing images, etc.  For example, here's a part of your html:

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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://24.32.179.145/forum/Themes/default/style.css?rc2" />


However, the redirect isn't going to 24.32.179.145, it's going to 24.206.200.146.  That's going to cause all sorts of problems.  You need to update your Settings.php file and change the $boardurl to reflect your new ip address, or to reflect dirtybirdbmx.com.

[Hosy]

ahhhh....yes i had to update the redirect when my ISP came back online...i got a diff IP addy....i'll give your solutions a go and reply back how it went....THANKS!!!!

[Hosy]

ok i changed the ip in the settings.php but still no good is there other places i need to do this?

[kegobeer]

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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://24.32.179.145/forum/Themes/default/style.css?rc2" />


It's still the old ip address.  Try using repair_settings.php (found in the Downloads -> Converters section).  Put it in your SMF directory and run it.

[Hosy]

AWESOME!!!!

back online!

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!!

~Hosy