Bug Scores wont submit

[Freekoid]

Due to work commitments I havent had time to look into this error until recently, so apologies for the delay in posting.

As you can see by the screen shot to the right, the arcade was able to submit scores.

But since the updates It now doesnt work, I think it stems back to beta 8, but I cant be certain.

When submitting It shows the forum itself inside the game play area, then on the second screen shot it allows you to add a comment of an already submitted score from previous!

 

[Darkwaltz4]

are you using the provided htaccess file?

 

[Freekoid]

I am indeed.

I also have my own .htaccess file which I merged with it.

 

[Darkwaltz4]

which scoring system is that game using?

 

[Freekoid]

The game is an ib game.

 

[Darkwaltz4]

you werent using it in your forum root. i moved it there for you. try again!

 

[Freekoid]

New screen shot.

 

[Darkwaltz4]

changed to include your subdirectory of vbulletin. try again!

 

[Freekoid]

OK, were good, thanks, my directory's are a little confusing, well for me :s

 

[Darkwaltz4]

E.T. - i think you had the same issue, which i fixed for you too. see if you scores work again.

 

[E.T.]

Darkwaltz4, it seems to be working, thanks.

What I've done wrong ? just curious and to avoid I will be making the same mistake again

 

[E.T.]

Found it..

In the original .htaccess there is the following line:

# If vbulletin is in a subdirectory, add it here
RewriteBase /

And must be:

# If vbulletin is in a subdirectory, add it here
RewriteBase /forum/

 

[Darkwaltz4]

Yeah - i am considering making something in the installer to automatically add/edit/attempt to merge the htaccess file, since its a required part and mildly technical.

 

[Ozzy47]

Cool so should this be made under consideration instead of declined? http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/threads/4689-htaccess-file

 

[Darkwaltz4]

the best the installer could do is:
if an htaccess file is not there - add a new one [pre-edited]
if an htaccess file is there, with my code in it - [edit it]
if an htaccess file is there, my code not in it, no mod_rewrite code, - suffix my code to it [pre-edited]
if an htaccess file is there, my code not in it, existing mod_rewrite - throw up an install error that they need to add it manually

so, in some cases it will still require manual editing, hopefully few of them, but still there.

 

[E.T.]

Isn't it possible to put the .htaccess in the dbtech folder ?, then it can be this one:

# If vbulletin is in a subdirectory, add it here
RewriteBase ../

 

[Darkwaltz4]

when your server gets a request for something, it checks the directories of the request for htaccess files in reverse order, and stops when it finds one to read it.

so http://www.yoursite.com/some/crazy/directory/file.php

your server first checks directory, then crazy, then some, finally the root.

So, unless the request is for something within the dbtech directory, it will never check in that directory for an htaccess file. the games themselves are sending these requests, or i would edit them myself.

Also, I dont think rewrite base works with relative directories. the whole point of it is to set the specific directory for the use of relative paths in following rules!

 

[E.T.]

Okay fair enough.

With the default .htaccess some users will have an issue, but it's quit simple to fix.

The only problem is with excisting .htaccess files, then you should add the new code in it.

 

[Darkwaltz4]

... thats what i said here: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/threads/4779-Scores-wont-submit?p=28258&viewfull=1#post28258

but i cant just blindly add the code if theres existing rewrite rules in it that arent from vbarcade, but hopefully that should be rare.

 

[Darkwaltz4]

in the next beta, the installer will attempt to do what was outlined in a previous post in regards to htaccess, and give you the code to merge if it detects you have an existing one but does not want to affect it.