I asked in the gen support forum but they think it's a theme specific issue. I have SMF1.1RC2 installed, (bridged with mambo but I dont think that really has an issue here). I was trying to modify the Simplicity theme to work with RC2 and kept having SSI issues where it broke the index page, etc. (yet worked fine other than that).... so I went into the boardindex file and made the path to SSI.php absolute and tried it then. Next thing I know, I'm overloading the server I'm hosted on, giving the appearance of a DDOS attack against me, and now my host has suspended my acct. (They may reinstate me, I dont know yet... [they better!!!]) ... So I don't know why that happened but it really screwed stuff up. Any idea what happened or how to fix it? Obviously, I can't use the simplicity theme (which I love btw!) because I have RC2 installed, but I wanted to try and update the theme myself.... ARGH! :o >:(
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=25482
I gave you a link to the proper topic to post in.
I'm sorry, I still don't think it's theme specific. The fact is when the SSI.php file was called is when the craziness happened. It didn't matter what theme I was using, it just happened to be the Simplicity theme at the time. Of course I'm probably wrong, but since it was the SSI.php file that caused the DDOS-like attack, thats why I originally posted in the general support thread....
Normal themes don't use SSI.php. Simplicity does weird stuff and does use it, so I think it most likely is a theme issue.
I understand your point now though sorry.
Try the ssi_examples.php file which is in your forum folder. If that goes well, then something is wrong with Simplicty. If not, its the SSI.php causing trouble.
I haven't looked at the theme for RC2, but including SSI is also done in TinyPortal, a portal mod i am working on, and it works fine on RC2. So i am guessing the theme and/or path to it is the cause here. But try what I suggested if you can.
Well, Bloc, maybe it IS a theme issue, as that ssi_examples file works fine. It could aslo be some of the changes I made myself. I tried following the RC1 to RC2 thread and making the changes but I guess that didn't work! :( I have completely deleted the files and started anew because every time I tried to work on things I'd overload the server and they'd suspend my account! :-[
mm. I have running Simplicity on tinyportal.net , but in the 1.1RC1 version. The site is 1.1RC2..so I reckon some of your edits made it go like you describe.