' + smf_images_url + '

[searchgr]

[Sun Jun 27 02:47:55 2010] [error] [client 92.xxx.xxx.xxx] File does not exist: /home/xxxxx/public_html/' + smf_images_url + ', referer: http://www.xxxxxx.xxx/index.php?action=post;topic=4268.msg46531


I have some server error logs like the above one. Any ideas what is causing these errors?

[xenovanis]

Can you check your forum errorlog and see how the error is entered in there?

Regarding this error, what are the issues you and your users experience?

[searchgr]

No issues, no logs in the forum' error log file. These errors appear only in the server error log file (via CPanel).

[xenovanis]

I have no idea unfortunately.

Does the ip belong to one of your members? If not, it could be a spammer attempting to post.

[searchgr]

There are many error files with different ip's. Is not just one case. Thank you anyway.

[GoinNutz]

I'm seeing the same exact thing on a couple of boards I run using clean updated SMF 1.1.11 and no mods / no hacks or plugins.

My example is just like the OP's first post - my cPanel errors logs are full of tons of these, for example:

[Thu Jul 07 01:26:06 2010] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] File does not exist: /home/example/public_html/forum/' + smf_images_url + ', referer: http://www.example.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=14234.1365;num_replies=1377

It's not any particular thread or any particular user. It comes from all kinds of IP addresses / users / various threads.

I'm hoping that this thread takes off and maybe some of us can come up with a common denominator or at least a clue as to the underlying cause. Right now it's pretty elusive, because I don't even see anything that correlates with it in the Apache error log on the server.

[searchgr]

Is the 'InLine Attachments' mod installed in your forum?

[GoinNutz]

Is the 'InLine Attachments' mod installed in your forum?

If you were asking me and not the O.P., then no - this issue is happening on a board with NO mods or hacks installed.

[searchgr]

Thank you. I was thinking that the errors are created by a mod.

[GoinNutz]

I'm seeing the same exact thing on a couple of boards I run using clean updated SMF 1.1.11 and no mods / no hacks or plugins.

[GoinNutz]

Thank you. I was thinking that the errors are created by a mod.

YW.

Now since we seem to have determined:

1. It's NOT just you.

2. It's NOT the server, because I have a bunch of SMF's on a single server (a standard linux/apache/cpanel box) and not all of them produce the error.

3. It is NOT just in SMF version 2. It happens in BOTH SMF 1.x and 2.x

4. It's NOT a mod (it is happending on smf's with no mods installed)

That rules-out a lot!

So then perhaps it's specific themes?

On one of my board where it happens I'm using Black Rain v2 by Crip and PDX-DK by padexx and SMF default (users can choose from the 3).

[searchgr]

The problem appeared before 1 month. At that period i have installed the iphone theme.

[GoinNutz]

OK, and I've never used the iphone theme, so maybe it's not a theme issue either.

In this case, I'm truly stumped. I cannot find anything on the server or in the logs that gives me any clue as to what could be causing this.

[MultiformeIngegno]

I'm getting the same error... the IP is from one of my users...

[GoinNutz]

Looks like this still remains a mystery after all this time. I'm still seeing this issue even with fresh 1.1.13 installs.

[searchgr]

Same here - SMF 2.0 RC5.

[Arantor]

You know, it would probably help to have a live link to the page where this is occurring so that we can take a look into it... right now you've told me that there's a problem but we need to see it for ourselves to start examining *why* it's happening. I have a fair idea why it's happening already, it shouldn't really happen on 2.0 but I guess it's possible. But you guys need to provide some links to pages where it's happening before anyone here can start to investigate.