[Tfug] Strange problem on my phpbb forum
Jeffry Johnston
tfug at kidsquid.com
Sun Jan 6 13:36:44 MST 2008
Wow, that was fast!
mysql> select * from phpbb_config;
...
| server_name | 192.168.1.3 |
| server_port | 80 |
Thanks a lot.. you nailed it! :) :) I really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jeff
On Jan 6, 2008 1:14 PM, Judd Pickell <pickell at gmail.com> wrote:
> The return address is in the database under phpbb_config (If I recall
> correctly). Chances are it has been modified either by a plugin, or
> external access to be the actual IP instead of the domain as you had
> originally requested it be setup. I could give you more details but I
> haven't worked closely with phpbb2 in awhile. All of the redirect
> links as well as direct links are built from the information in the
> database. So that should be where you start your hunt.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Sincerely,
> Judd Pickell
>
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 12:20 PM, Jeffry Johnston <tfug at kidsquid.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On my web server box, I recently set up a phpbb forum for my wife and her
> > friends, but it is having trouble. When they try to log in, it
> > redirects them to http://192.168.1.3/phpbb/index.php, obviously not
> > right!... and so they cannot log in reliably (one user reported being
> > able to hit their browser back arrow to get in). Unfortunately,
> > there are a lot of things going on here which complicate the issue.
> > I'll try to give all the details. I appreciate any help and
> > suggestions! If you need more details in a certain area, please ask.
> >
> > Software versions:
> > * Debian Linux stable (Etch)
> > * Linux, 2.6.18-4-686
> > * apache2, 2.2.3-4
> > * phpbb2, 2.0.21-6
> > * Other apps running on the server without this 192.168.1.3 problem:
> > Moin Moin (wiki), DokuWiki
> >
> > DNS, IP, ports, etc:
> > * Internal IP: 192.168.1.3, apache2 listening on port 980
> > * External IP: dynamic (Cox cable)
> > * External DNS: calamari.reverse-dns.net, a freedns.afraid.org dynamic
> > dns domain.
> > * My actual domain name: kidsquid.com
> > * Subdomain: http://momshangout.kidsquid.com/ stealth redirects to
> > http://calamari.reverse-dns.net:980/phpbb
> >
> > Router:
> > * Linksys BEFW11S4 V4, 192.168.1.1
> > * Setup: Network Address Server Settings (DHCP): Static DNS 1:
> > 192.168.1.2, Static DNS 2: 192.168.1.3, Static DNS 3: 192.168.1.4
> > note: one weirdness here is that I have to specify my server IP above,
> > if I don't then it isn't accessible from outside.. which doesn't make
> > much sense to me. But it causes headabches because when I connect a
> > machine and have it use DHCP, then it thinks my DNS addresses are
> > those above, which aren't correct. This is my strongest suspicion of
> > a problem at this point, but I don't know how to fix it.
> > * Applications & Gaming: Application: APACHE2, Start: 980, End: 980,
> > Protocol: Both (TCP and UDP), IP Address: 192.168.1.3, Enable: Yes
> >
> > I searched my phpbb installation for the following (grep -Ri {keyword}
> > /usr/share/phpbb2/*), with no hits:
> > localhost, kidsquid, reverse-dns, 192.168.1.3
> >
> > /etc/apache2/ports.conf:
> > Listen 80
> > Listen 980
> >
> > /etc/apache2/httpd.conf:
> > ServerName calamari.reverse-dns.net:980
> > UseCanonicalName On
> >
> > /etc/apache2/sites-available/default:
> > NameVirtualHost *
> > <VirtualHost *>
> > ServerAdmin webmaster at localhost
> > ServerName calamari.reverse-dns.net:980
> > UseCanonicalName On
> >
> > DocumentRoot /var/www/public_html/
> > <Directory />
> > Options FollowSymLinks
> > AllowOverride None
> > </Directory>
> > <Directory /var/www/public_html/>
> > Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
> > AllowOverride None
> > Order allow,deny allow from all
> > # This directive allows us to have apache2's default start page
> > # in /apache2-default/, but still have / go to the
> > right place
> > # RedirectMatch ^/$ /apache2-default/
> > </Directory>
> >
> > ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/cgi-bin/
> > <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
> > AllowOverride None
> > Options ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
> > Order allow,deny
> > Allow from all
> > </Directory>
> >
> > ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
> >
> > # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
> > # alert, emerg.
> > LogLevel warn
> >
> > CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined
> > ServerSignature On
> >
> > Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"
> > <Directory "/usr/share/doc/">
> > Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
> > AllowOverride None
> > Order deny,allow
> > Deny from all
> > Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
> > </Directory>
> >
> > Alias /phpbb /usr/share/phpbb2/site
> > <Directory /usr/share/phpbb2/site>
> > Options FollowSymLinks
> > AllowOverride Limit
> > #Deny from all
> > #Allow from 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.4
> > Allow from all
> > </Directory>
> >
> > </VirtualHost>
> >
> > /etc/phpbb2/apache.conf:
> > # Note: order matters
> > Alias /phpbb/images/avatars /var/lib/phpbb2/avatars
> > Alias /phpbb /usr/share/phpbb2/site
> >
> > <Directory /usr/share/phpbb2/site/>
> > <IfModule mod_php4.c>
> > php_flag register_globals off
> > </IfModule>
> > <IfModule mod_php5.c>
> > php_flag register_globals off
> > </IfModule>
> >
> > Options -Indexes +FollowSymlinks
> >
> > DirectoryIndex index.php
> >
> > AllowOverride None
> > order allow,deny
> > allow from all
> > </Directory>
> >
> > # For a second board on the same server (see README.multiboard for details):
> > #
> > #Alias /second_board/images/avatars /var/lib/phpbb2/board2_avatars <<< create!
> > #Alias /second_board /usr/share/phpbb2/site
> > #<Location /second_board>
> > # php_value auto_prepend_file /etc/phpbb2/alternative_config.php
> > #</Location>
> >
> > # For virtual host:
> > #<VirtualHost *>
> > # # For using an alternative database (for multiple boards for example)
> > # php_value auto_prepend_file /etc/phpbb2/virtualhost_config.php
> > #
> > # ServerName forum.example.com
> > # DocumentRoot /usr/share/phpbb2/site
> > # # You may need to workaround the global /images/ alias in your apache
> > # # configuration, your mileage may vary
> > # Alias /images/avatars /var/lib/phpbb2/avatars
> > # Alias /images /usr/share/phpbb2/site/images
> > #</VirtualHost>
> >
> > /etc/phpbb2/config.php:
> > <?php
> > // Database configuration file for phpbb2. This file is automatically
> > // generated by phpbb2-conf-mysql
> >
> > /*
> > Please use `dpkg-reconfigure phpbb2-conf-mysql' if you want to modify
> > these variables, or deinstall phpbb2-conf-mysql altogether.
> >
> > Only this way phpbb2-conf-mysql can upgrade your table definitions
> > when needed.
> > */
> >
> > $dbms = "mysql";
> >
> > $dbhost = "localhost";
> > $dbname = "phpbb2";
> > $dbuser = "phpbb2";
> > $dbpasswd = "...censored ;)...";
> >
> > $table_prefix = "phpbb_";
> >
> > define('PHPBB_INSTALLED', true);
> >
> > Thanks a lot for any help!
> > Jeff
> >
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