Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Users are unable to log in to forums https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:05:12 +0000 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:31:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=24142 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : 9.03 is the only version I&#039;ve...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126468.html#126468 Author: markradaba
Subject: 24142
Posted: 13 August 2007 at 4:31pm

9.03 is the only version I've run in to the issue of not being able to log in.  I unpacked the distribution file and copied it to 2 locations on the server.  On one, I changed the database_connection.asp file to reflect the location of my v9 database (which was upgraded from v8), and the other I didn't change it so it used the "stock" database.

I told my server to give me read/write/delete/modify permission for the stock one (no need to do for the v9 database in my secure database folder, as the whole folder is already setup for this).
 
Tried using default username and password on the stock install, and it reports the invalid username or password error.  Tried logging in on the other install using my upgraded database, and the same problem.
 
This worked fine with 9.02 and below.
 
I also tried taking a 9.02 install and replacing the files noted as changed for the 9.03 install, and as soon as I replace the global_variables.asp file, the forums crash reporting redefined variables.
 
]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:31:02 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126468.html#126468 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : As a side-note, I am using a western...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126444.html#126444 Author: ik8sqi
Subject: 24142
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 3:46pm

As a side-note, I am using a western character set (we're in the US). Also note that there were no apparent issues when upgrading an offline copy of our v7 database, we could login without problems. The problems started with the upgrade of our live database. We also tried to restore our v7 database, and the re-upgrade for the 3rd time, but here too there were problems. Again, the solution was to simply comment out the instances we found of those two lines of code.

The DB is a Microsoft SQL 2005, and the webserver is IIS6 on a Windows 2003 server. The 1st successful install, and the subsequent failing ones were all done on databases on the same SQL Server, and using the same WebWiz filder on the same website, by just modifying the database name in the database_connection.asp file. Really strange...
]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:46:12 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126444.html#126444 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : Until all these matters are resolved...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126431.html#126431 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 24142
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 10:24am

Until all these matters are resolved version 9 at present only supports western character sets, you need to stay with version 8.= for the time being.
]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:24:01 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126431.html#126431 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : markradaba wrote:No one can...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126430.html#126430 Author: turkcell
Subject: 24142
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 9:58am

Originally posted by markradaba markradaba wrote:

No one can get in to my forums using 9.03...  It also reports the username and password entered are incorrect.
 
me too and cannot new member register
]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:58:39 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126430.html#126430 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : I had the same problem. I upgraded...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126425.html#126425 Author: ik8sqi
Subject: 24142
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:42pm

I had the same problem. I upgraded from v7 to the latest v9 using a copy of the database to test the upgrade, no issues.

I then proceeded to upgrade our production database, and all of a sudden nobody could login as well. The problem turned out to be the Replace functions in the functions_filter.asp file. All of the following two lines of code were "messing up" valid characters in the input string:

'    strInputEntry = Replace(strInputEntry, Chr(173), "&lt;", 1, -1, 1) 'Vietmanise < tag
'    strInputEntry = Replace(strInputEntry, Chr(160), "&lt;", 1, -1, 1)

I ended up commenting out any of them I could find on that page and it all worked fine. What's strange is that my first install went just fine. The one done after an hour on a copy of the same v7 database was not...

Is there a better solution than commenting out those lines?
]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:42:13 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126425.html#126425 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : As I recall you changed the encoding...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126410.html#126410 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 24142
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 9:49am

As I recall you changed the encoding for your forum. You will need to stup the same encoding as you had previously.]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:49:26 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126410.html#126410 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : This using the access version...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126403.html#126403 Author: markradaba
Subject: 24142
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 2:04am

This using the access version of 9.03, btw...  I've redownloaded twice with the same result.]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:04:28 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126403.html#126403 <![CDATA[Users are unable to log in to forums : No one can get in to my forums...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/users-are-unable-to-log-in-to-forums_topic24142_post126397.html#126397 Author: markradaba
Subject: 24142
Posted: 10 August 2007 at 11:12pm

No one can get in to my forums using 9.03...  It also reports the username and password entered are incorrect.
 
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