SMF 1.1.5 - New User Registration CAPTCHA not displayed

[VividViews]

I've searched and found many posts about the registration captcha not being displayed but nothing I've found seems to apply to my situation.

For over a year, SMF 1.1.x was running smoothly on our site.  As best I can recall, I had 1.1.4 running for a while until one day the captcha no longer displayed for new user registrations.  I spent today upgrading to 1.1.5 only to find it still doesn't work. 

Then I dropped a CLEAN, NEW 1.1.5 install onto our site and STILL have the same problem. This is with the default template and NO mods or packages installed.  This is an out-of-the-box install / hosting environment issue.  Yes, I tried all the "Complexity of visual verification image" options.

At this point, I'm completely lost as to how to identify the source of the problem.  I just don't know where to look.  I've checked the cPanel error log - nothing.  I've checked the SMF "Forum Error Log" - nothing.  I've searched for any files named "error_log" on disk - nothing.

Here is our phpinfo() [nofollow]

The generated image has a URL like this:
index.php?action=verificationcode;rand=31b83eb4115f204830dda53c5efebe13
but the browser just sits there trying to load it indefinitely

Can someone point me in the right direction?

[SlammedDime]

See if this works....

open up Sources/Subs-Graphics.php.

Code (Find) Select Expand

foreach ($characters as $char_index => $character)
{
// Can we use true type fonts?
$can_do_ttf = function_exists('imagettftext');

// How much rotation will we give?
if ($rotationType == 'none')


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foreach ($characters as $char_index => $character)
{
// Can we use true type fonts?
// Not on this server...
$can_do_ttf = false;

// How much rotation will we give?
if ($rotationType == 'none')


[VividViews]

Thank you sooooo much!  That worked perfectly

[higherauthority]

I have the same problem your fix now makes the text appear "type the letters shown in the picture. All I see is a red x in the spot where the graphic is suppose to be. It worked forever then all of a sudden it stopped.

[SlammedDime]

I have the same problem your fix now makes the text appear "type the letters shown in the picture. All I see is a red x in the spot where the graphic is suppose to be. It worked forever then all of a sudden it stopped.

Please start a new topic and include a link to your site as well as a test account to access your board with.  It probably has to do with your bridge, but you'll need to post a link with a test account (in a new topic) for me to check it out.  You should also reverse the fix in this topic, as it probably doesn't apply to you.

[FUBAR]

I was having the same problem as VividViews and finally came across this thread and SlammedDime's suggestion fixed my problem.

This was very weird because it was working and all of a sudden it stopped, I'm not sure if it's because of a mod.

Anyway, thanks SlammedDime!

[SlammedDime]

It could be because your host upgraded or changed their PHP configuration.

[Atlantisevf]

This code fix was a life saver! Nice to have the search turn up something useful.

I had a 1.15 install, and like others here the captcha worked fine for a while, and suddenly it didn't. The code change solved it, but for edification, I'll still want to find out what/if the host changed.

Thanks, SlammedDime 
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Atlantis

[xXBenXx]

I am now having the same issue. I tried the code fix but it didn't work.

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=254889.0