We have installed the Discussion Forum Module 2.1.0 (see attached image).

We used the default Forum URL: http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php/forums/ and default Forum Triggering Word: forums. For label and short name, we am using forums for testing purposes. We click update to save the changes.

Viewing the forums url (http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php/forums/), we only see the Default Site Weblog (http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php).

We are running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2, MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2.6 and Expression Engine 1.6.4.

Please assist.

Thank you,
Frank Petroski

Do any interior pages show up- for example, interior weblog pages?  My first suspicion is that you may need to force query strings- see this kblog entry.

I had found that page earlier but it did not help. I just tried again because it is what you suggested and my results are the same. I’ve listed them all below.

1. path_info. Click on that link I see that compatibility is listed as Available in Apache 2.0.30 and later. We are running Windows IIS. We do not have a httpd.conf file (that I can find).

2. Output Preferences. I found that, changed it and restarted the webserver. No change. One thing to note if anybody new to this software is reading this post, Force Query String can be found by going to the Admin tab, then system preferences, then Output and Debugging Preferences. Being a new user, I did not know where to find the “Output Preferences” in the control panel without exploring around for a bit.

3. $qtype. I updated this value to 2 in the index.php file of the root folder, restarted the webserver and nothing changed.

4. Workaround. I changed the $path_info line to “$path_info = (isset($_SERVER[‘ORIG_PATH_INFO’])) ? $_SERVER[‘ORIG_PATH_INFO’] : @getenv(‘ORIG_PATH_INFO’);”. I then changed the $qtype variable in index.php back to ‘0’ and restarted the webserver. Nothing changed.

What can I try next?

Thanks,
Frank Petroski

Hm- I’m not dead sure the query string is the issue yet.  If you go to mysite.com/index.php/member/login what do you see?

I see the Default Site Weblog (http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php)

Same deal if you try it like mysite.com/index.php?/member/login or does the login show?

That works for me. I tried the same trick for mysite.com/index.php?/forums/ but no luck there.

I tried logging in at mysite.com/index.php?/member/login. When I wait for the redirect it sends me back to the login page. If I click the redirect link it brings me to mysite.com/index.php?/forums/ (which shows the Default Site Weblog mysite.com/index.php

Let’s see- in ‘Admin- System Prefs- Output and Debug’ do you currently have ‘Force query strings’ set?  You’ll want to.  Any difference?  And if you click the ‘view forum’ link in ‘Modules- Discussion Forum’ - what’s the url it sends you to?

That was already set to “Force query strings”.

When I click on “Visit Forums”, I am sent to http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php/forums/

Note it is called “Visit Forums” for me, not “View Forums”. I doubt that makes a differnce (unless I am clicking on teh wrong link)

Ah- forum doesn’t pick it up that way.  Go to the forum cp and ‘Edit Default Prefs’- change forum url to http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.php?/forums/ and triple check the forum triggering word is still ‘forums’.  Now when you visit- should at least generate that url.  And then- we shall see.

I changed the default. The url now points to the link with the ? but the result did not change. Still shows index.php

You don’t have any url rewriting going on- correct?  And in your ‘Manage Forum’ where you just tweaked the forum path, the forum board is enabled- correct?  You don’t have a template group named ‘forums’, you don’t have any ‘pages’ created with ‘forums’ in the url?  Any extensions installed?

If you have ‘live headers’ installed and are using firefox- can you flip it on.  Visit the forum- what response are you getting for that url?

So far I have only done the basic install. I have not added any content or configured any settings that were not required.

Enable forum board is set to Yes.

No template groups named ‘forum’. Just the 5 pre-installed templates.

I have not created any pages or installed any extensions (knowingly).

I do not know what ‘live headers’ are and I have tested in both IE 7 and FireFox 2.0. Same result in both.

Hang tight while I brainstorm.  And this is a local install- correct?

Yes

OK- two more things to check.

1.  Make sure your forum themes folder is uploaded to the ‘themes’ folder and in the forum prefs you can select a theme in ‘Theme Preferences’. 

2.  In ‘Admin- Members and Groups- Membership prefs’ you have a profile triggering word- default is ‘member’.

1. I was able to select from the 5 available themes. I switched it from default to developer and it saved fine.

2. ‘member’ is the default trigger word in “Admin- Members and Groups- Membership Preferences”

Talked to the crew and they wanted to double check a few things.

1.  On the default site templates (ignoring the forum) if you click a ‘comment’ link, does it take you to a page where you see the comment form.

2.  Double check the control panel footer- paste the version and build numbers you see there.

3.  Are you running the forum through the regular templates?  If you are, you’ll know it- you’d have to put a forum tag inside a template in the ‘Templates’ tab.

1. Yes

2. ExpressionEngine 1.6.4 - © Copyright 2003 - 2008 - EllisLab, Inc. - Build:  20080710

3. I have made no changes under the templates tab