Bug Error in apache error_log

[techinferno]

Hi, i've been getting lots of error messages from vbshout (i assume, since the only other dragonbyte product we run is user tagging)

The error which repeats constantly is :

[Wed Oct 10 16:03:30 2012] [error] [client 24.251.44.116] Invalid method in request SHOUTS2 /dbtech/vbshout/aop/shouts2.txt?v=69965259660965.99 HTTP/1.1, referer: Tech|Inferno Forum

The only thing that changes is the parameter after the question mark.

Please advise.


Thank you!

 

[Fillip H.]

I've been unable to find any information on Google that may help resolve this issue. The method used is GET, which is a valid method.

The closest I can find is this: SOLVED: Invalid method in request

Sorry I wasn't able to be of more help

 

[techinferno]

My main problem is that dbtech/vbshout/aop/shouts2.txt doesn't even exist. Should it ?

 

[Fillip H.]

If you have an instance with instanceid 2 then yes it should.

Have you CHMOD dbtech/vbshout/aop/ to 0777?

 

[techinferno]

If you have an instance with instanceid 2 then yes it should.

Have you CHMOD dbtech/vbshout/aop/ to 0777?

yes, that directory is 777. And if you mean instanceid in db table dbtech_vbshout_instance, then yes, the id of the active shoutbox is 2. Still i do not have that file there.

 

[Fillip H.]

Can you try updating to 6.1.0 and see if that resolves your issue?

 

[techinferno]

Thank you, with 6.1.0 the SHOUTS2.txt appeared in aop directory.
I do see another error in apache error log :

[Sun Oct 14 06:40:20 2012] [error] [client 68.251.36.183] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting ']' in /var/www/html/forum/dbtech/vbshout/includes/class_core.php on line 1202, referer: Tech|Inferno Forum

I fixed it by changing line 1202 in class_core.php from :
if ($instance['permissions_parsed']['canviewarchive']) to:
if ($instance[permissions_parsed][canviewarchive])

 

[Fillip H.]

What PHP version are you on? The way I done it is valid PHP, whereas the fix that worked for you would actually create a Notice if you had strict standards error reporting turned on

 

[techinferno]

php version is 5.3.4
Thank you.

 

[Fillip H.]

Hm, we run 5.3.17 and I run 5.3.2 on local, neither encountering this issue... Weird. Ah well, it was only that line and you fixed it, so it's all good I guess

 

[techinferno]

Cheers, thanks a lot for the help