TXPhorum: A simple forum solution for Textpattern

jstubbs · 2007-10-14 12:33:27

I installed on localhost (MAMP) and seem to have an issue with login – once I login I see a posting form, along with links for “logout” “Public info” and “Login info”. Clicking on one of these links brings me back to the first screen, inviting me to login.

Posting does not work either, same thing as above.

Install is correct – followed all the steps.

maverick · 2007-10-14 21:47:08

jstubbs

I apologize if this seems too simple of a place to start, but to be thorough — is your browser set to accept cookies?

Mike

jstubbs · 2007-10-15 06:28:57

Yes, using Safari on localhost – MAMP to be precise. Safari accepts cookies for sites I visit.

Alex007 · 2007-11-20 10:01:31

Does anyone know how to add a ‘forgot login box’ if not logged in – so a user can retreive a password for their account if they add in the registered email address?

Thanks
Alex

benbruce · 2007-11-23 16:45:20

Alex007,

Either mem_self_register or ign_password_protect has a tag for that very thing (I can’t remember which).

* Ben

Last edited by benbruce (2007-11-23 16:45:32)

Alex007 · 2007-11-23 18:10:21

Funny you just replied – i have just spotted it 2 mins ago!

I think this is it – mem_change_password_form

Will let you know if this is the one.

thanks.

Alex007 · 2007-11-23 18:14:32

ooops no – thats not working… it just shows a form with the password input and a save button.

I want it so that if a user has registered and forgotten their password they can enter their email address and get sent a new password?

benbruce · 2007-11-26 18:56:49

Alex007,

That’s what I was thinking of. I’m surprised that functionality doesn’t exist. I saw your post in the ign_password_protect thread and added a reply there — I don’t think what you’re asking for is technically that hard.

Ben

zooeyripka · 2007-12-28 20:08:29

Hi, this is my first textpattern site and I’m having trouble with txphorum. I have messy url’s and it seems you can’t logout or edit your login info. It either takes me to the homepage or to an errored page. I saw somewhere in this thread a touch on it, but couldn’t figure it out from that.

THe site is www.nepabirdproject.org if you’d like to see how it’s not working.

Could someone give me some help of point me in the right direction, please?

benbruce · 2007-12-28 20:36:09

zooeyripka,

It’s url issues you’re having, as you suspect. Bugs in the plugin — these shouldn’t affect you (but obviously they do).

Do you have any experience with PHP?

Ben

Last edited by benbruce (2007-12-28 20:43:22)

zooeyripka · 2007-12-28 22:22:11

The only experience i have is writing the php for that bird list you see on my sight. And I did that by piecing together online tutorials. If you can give me a clue I might be able to work it out.

Gocom · 2007-12-28 23:33:24

I just wonder why doesn’t the TXPhorum (that should be named bab_txphorum) use page_url() to form links and redirecting, as it would work in any case, as currently it uses unnessasery 303 Redirect and hand-coded urls, as the posting/reply form’s action could do the same.

Same comes to the Textile, as it uses TextileThis, when it should use TextileRestricted, as TXPhorum doesn’t parse any code by itself. Hackers wet dream, so said. Also known issue is that you can edit any article or post on the site, just by typing the correct ID to the edit-gps-function. You also can call plugins via TXPhorum, or query site till the fallout. Not so secure, so said. Well, I’m working on new forum plugin that cleans those issues, and outputs valid code.

Cheers!

Last edited by Gocom (2007-12-28 23:38:34)

benbruce · 2007-12-31 06:34:23

Gocom, glad to hear you’re working on it. TXPhorum was always meant as community project — the reason all of those items you mentioned haven’t been done is because no one’s done them (and I didn’t know about them).

zooeyripka, it sounds like Gocom’s new version will have these issues ironed out (plus he’s got some other very neat upgrades done on his site) so it may be wise to wait.

Ben

zooeyripka · 2007-12-31 13:07:04

i never do the wise thing!!

I actually had it 90 %working, then I changed something, now it doesn’t work. The login, logout, edit profile all work cuz I went into the ign_user plugin and changed the a href areas to my messy txphorum url section. I figure the forum is all i’m using ign_user for.

Now, the only problem (well the biggest problem) is posts go into my content area as section “index.php?s=txphorum” instead of just “txphorum”. Is there somewhere in the txphorum plugin I can just change a reference so all posts set the section to “txphorum”? I think that would do it.

I don’t mind this being a temporary forum until a new one comes out or I learn php!!

Gocom · 2007-12-31 15:32:34

Now, the only problem (well the biggest problem) is posts go into my content area as section “index.php?s=txphorum” instead of just “txphorum”.

There is $form-codes in the plugin (three times if I remember correctly). And there is the path added as static action="index.php?s=txphorum" / action="index.php?s=$s". You could change that to use page_url() etc that outputs the URL by pagerequest. Or just change that to /txphorum.

PS. Maybe I don’t remember corretly, because it have been 4 months since I looked the original code ;)

Cheers!

Last edited by Gocom (2007-12-31 15:36:13)

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