Forum broke after installing StopForumSpam

[martiniturbide]

Hello

My community forum broke after trying to install the "StopForumSpam" plugin.
- https://www.os2world.com/forum/

Now the site shows blank like if it has not "Settings.php", but the file is there.

I had tried to recover a backup from six days ago, but the forum still does not load.
Please advice what I can do to recover the forum.

Regards

[martiniturbide]

Hello again

I renamed "/forum/Sources/StopForumSpam.php" to StopForumSpam.old

The forum is now back, but if I got to the "admin" options, I get:

"Call to a member function txt() on null".

I can not change anything on the forum now.

I get this on the log:

"AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Cannot assign null to property SFS::$context of type array in /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/StopForumSpam.php:118\nStack trace:\n#0 /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/StopForumSpam.php(97): SFS->__construct()\n#1 /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/StopForumSpam.php(76): SFS::selfClass()\n#2 /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/Subs.php(4238): SFS::hook_pre_load()\n#3 /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/Load.php(372): call_integration_hook()\n#4 /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/index.php(75): reloadSettings()\n#5 {main}\n  thrown in /home/others/os2wnet/os2prd/html/forum/Sources/StopForumSpam.php on line 118'

Regards

[martiniturbide]

Hello

I was able to fix the forum by renaming the /Sources/StopForumSpam folder. After that I was able to get into the "Admin" page and remove the package.

It is working again without showing errors. Now I don't know what to install to stop spam registration the forum (I even have recaptcha), but I get too much spammers.

Regards

[vbgamer45]

What PHP version are you using? I would also try the mod's support ticket for support.

[Kindred]

please remember... before installing a mod -- ALWAYS take a backup of your site files and database.

if the mod installation fails, them you can restore the backup

[Steve]

Now I don't know what to install to stop spam registration the forum (I even have recaptcha), but I get too much spammers.

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Spam_-_my_forum_is_flooded_with_spam%2C_what_can_I_do

and

https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?msg=3776163

[Doug Heffernan]

This might come in handy too.

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/A_mod_broke_my_forum

[Kindred]

The best protection against spambots is a GOOD set of questions

[Sir Osis of Liver]

This works well -

https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?mod=4278

[martiniturbide]

Thanks for the suggestions.

My version are:
- SMF 2.0.19 - I can not update, long story short, my community's browser is not ready for SMF 2.1.4.
- PHP   8.1.27 (fpm-fcgi)

I tried to install "Image for Anti-Spam Verification Questions", but I get an error that is not recommended to continue with the install.
(Attached here)


Regards

[Doug Heffernan]

Thanks for the suggestions.

My version are:
- SMF 2.0.19 - I can not update, long story short, my community's browser is not ready for SMF 2.1.4.
- PHP   8.1.27 (fpm-fcgi)

I tried to install "Image for Anti-Spam Verification Questions", but I get an error that is not recommended to continue with the install.
(Attached here)


Regards

You will have to make the edits manually to the failed file(s). Click the pencil icon to see the code that it fails or run the mod package through the parser.

[Kindred]

Shorter story... you are going to HAVE to upgrade soon anyway, since smf 2.0.x does not and likely will not support php 8.2

[meylodie]

Hello

I was able to fix the forum by renaming the /Sources/StopForumSpam folder. After that I was able to get into the "Admin" page and remove the package.

It is working again without showing errors. Now I don't know what to install to stop spam registration the forum (I even have recaptcha), but I get too much spammers.

Regards

Hi, you could give a try at Keycaptcha for SMF. https://www.keycaptcha.com

I have been using it for a long time and had no worry since. I also have "Bad Behavior mod" installed.

[Steve]

Since the OP has been here since Kindred's response with no further input on this issue, marking solved.