HELP! Manage boards error

[homeslice]

Board Discussion does not have a valid parent. Use the 'find and repair errors' function to fix this.

this is what I get when I open up the manage boards menu on the admin panel

and when I go to the find and repair errors screen it doesnt show it as an error at all so there's no way for me to fix it

WHAT DO I DO ??

[[Unknown]]

Did you modify any of the tables manually (for example, through phpMyAdmin)?

Do you have phpMyAdmin?

--> Administration and Functionality.

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[homeslice]

I didnt modify any tables, I added a category called discussion and than I added a forum trying to make it a child board, now I cant access the editting features at all ? is there a was a can default it back to the original stuff

[[Unknown]]

Strange... it should be theoretically impossible to use the board management interface to cause this error.

Create a new file in Notepad (or similar, not Word or anything though) with the following contents:

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<?php
include('SSI.php');

db_query("
   UPDATE {$db_prefix}boards
   SET ID_PARENT = 0", __FILE__, __LINE__);

echo 'Fixed, hopefully.';

?>

Save it as "quickfix.php" (note the quotation marks) and upload it to your server, in the same directory as SMF.  Then go to:

http://www.example.com/forum/quickfix.php

After you've used it, please delete the file (because it could theoretically be used again by someone other than yourself.)

Did that help?

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[homeslice]

explain what u want me to do, I am confused

[[Unknown]]

I posted some PHP code you can use to fix your problems temporarily and make your forum work properly again.

All you need to do is copy the code I posted, put it in a file, upload that file, and access the file.  As I stated in my post.

Which part is causing you confusion?

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[homeslice]

Ok, thanks, I'll try, sorry I sound so stupid

[[Unknown]]

I've never met a single person in my life I would consider stupid, and that's including you.

I mean, come on, you're using SMF - that's a stroke of brilliance there !  I'm kidding, I'm kidding....

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[homeslice]

in the same directory as SMF ? Where should I upload it to exactly (not sure)

in the cgi-bin ? attachment folder ?

[[Unknown]]

Same directory as SMF.  Meaning, not in attachments or cgi-bin... just in the same place those are, and SSI.php is, and index.php is, etc.

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[homeslice]

Ok, I did it, and went to the correct address where it said hopefully fixed, but than I went back to the admin panel and went to the manage boards to see if it works and I still get the error, hey unknown, contact me right now on AIM please

[homeslice]

AOL Messenger: [email protected]

[[Unknown]]

Really.  Try it with these contents then:

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<?php
include('SSI.php');

db_query("
   UPDATE {$db_prefix}boards
   SET ID_PARENT = 0, childLevel = 0", __FILE__, __LINE__);

echo 'Fixed, hopefully.';

?>

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[homeslice]

Thanks, it works now, I dont know how you did it but thanks alot! You have good help here at the Simple Machines site,

Much appreciation

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[sharks]

Thanks for this great piece of work and advice, [Unknown] Much appreciated.

cheers,
sharks

[syndicate]

hey man, Thanks SO MUCH!! really easy instructions to follow and it works, thanks a lot

[cfriskme]

You are the man!!!...It fixed my error you are the man!!!

[BJE]

I'll say that again...You are the man!  thank you!