I have probblems with attached pics after I move on another server

[mih02k]

Hi,

I've just moved my forum to a new server, everything ok but I have one topic with pics attached and is not working, I can't see any pic attached there. In my DB is ok I think, I have them in my attachements folder in my server but I think the pics are cripted or something else . I use smf 2.0 RC1. I want to know what I must do to see the pics again in that topic.

Thank you all!

[JBlaze]

Try using repair_settings.php to restore the paths to your attachments.
What is repair_settings.php?

[mih02k]

I use it, ...the path is ok but the pics not working

[JBlaze]

Try to CHMOD you attachments directory to 755 or 777

[mih02k]

Is not working  , I dont know what to do, I use in the firs forum this option "Encrypt stored filenames" and all pics are encrypted...is possible to make it work???

[Sarge]

Is it just one topic?

[mih02k]

Yes is only one topic with attached pics, al post with no attachment is working good.

[Sarge]

Are there any other topics where attachments are working correctly, or is it the only topic where attachments have been posted?

[mih02k]

Is the only topic with attachment and is just pics attached. Its showing the name of attached pic but when I click on it I can save the pic in my computer and when I open it is saying "Drawing Failed"!! I have no other topics with attachment.

[Sarge]

I use in the firs forum this option "Encrypt stored filenames"

Do you have this option selected now? If not, enable it.

[mih02k]

I use in the firs forum this option "Encrypt stored filenames"

Do you have this option selected now? If not, enable it.

Yes I have it, I try with this setting turned ON and OFF and is not working. I have the same settings in the 2 forrums.

[Leemy]

I am having the same issue (adding my 2c so I can subscribe to any solutions)

Attached JPGs and MP3s and anything else-- the path is there, it downloads the file-- but the JPG image is corrupted or the mp3 doesnt play a proper file. Sounds exactly like what mih02k is experiencing.

Something that was suggested to me was that the FTP download/upload cant be set to Auto it has to be on Binary/ASCII but I havent had luck restoring anything.

[Sarge]

Something that was suggested to me was that the FTP download/upload cant be set to Auto it has to be on Binary/ASCII

It really depends on the FTP client, the FTP server software and/or the hosting server, but I always use Binary as default when uploading files and never had any problems. (I use FileZilla as a client, and the FTP server is usually either ProFTPd or PureFTPd.)

[Leemy]

I am using Filezilla, and generally had it on Auto as I am a n00b and have no idea what the functional difference is.
I have old backups... but theyre downloaded in "auto" (if that's an option in d/ling as well)

[Something like that]

Different operating systems use different symbols for the return/enter key. They come back from the old days when printers printed a line of text characters at a time. Unix/Linux systems us LF (line feed), Mac uses CR (carriage return), and Dos/Windows uses CRLF (both). FTP clients in ASCII mode will convert the format automatically; however, this change would corrupt binary files. In the last ten years, FTP clients are smart enough to transfer anything that doesn't seem like text as binary automatically. Furthermore, most text editors are capable of handling the other formats for the return key. So you can always use binary or auto mode and be okay.

[mih02k]

I think the problem is this "Encrypt stored filenames" ...

In my new forum this option is turned off, after I have some pics umploaded again I try to test and move the forum in another server to see if the problem persist. I move it with no probblems and is working very good. So the solution is to have "Encrypt stored filenames" turned OFF. 

[Leemy]

@mih02k are all your old attachments encrypted?

from my expereince with this problem, its a lot of old attachments; some were enc., some not.

[mih02k]

Yes all my pics are enc. nothing to do. I will be more carefull in the future.

Thank you all !!

[Leemy]

So you lost all your old attachments? No resolution??

[Sarge]

Only filenames are encrypted, not the content.

mih02k, can you download the attachments and see if they're displayed alright on your computer?