Textpattern CMS

#1 2006-06-11 07:16:36

samd

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Registered: 2006-02-05

Posts: 3

Creating new users without a confirmation email

I’m trying to create a new user in a Textpattern installation (just installed, no posts made yet), but the confirmation email never shows up. Textpattern says the email has been sent, but that doesn’t appear to be the case—I’ve tried to sent the email to multiple addresses on multiple hosts, and the confirmation message invariably fails to appear.

I suspect this is an issue with the server’s PHP installation (though I may be wrong). Is there a way to create a new user without sending a confirmation email? Alternately, do you know why the emails aren’t showing up in the first place and what I can do to get them to show up?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

#2 2006-06-11 08:07:53

Mary

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Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Creating new users without a confirmation email

• But you don’t get any error message when you create the user?
• Are you sure the emails haven’t been caught in a server or user spam filter?

If you use a database management program, like phpMyAdmin, you can go into the database and set the users’ passwords by hand. Do you have something like that available to you?

#3 2006-06-11 08:18:43

samd

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Registered: 2006-02-05

Posts: 3

Re: Creating new users without a confirmation email

• I don’t get an error message.
• I’m pretty sure the spam filter isn’t a problem. I’ve used multiple email addresses (some on Gmail, some personal) and checked the spam filters in my email program and the web interfaces, and the email is never there.
• I don’t have access to a database management program.

Last edited by samd (2006-06-11 08:19:39)

#4 2006-06-11 20:21:00

Mary

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Registered: 2004-06-27

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Re: Creating new users without a confirmation email

I’m pretty sure the spam filter isn’t a problem. I’ve used multiple email addresses (some on Gmail…

There are also server-side spam filters, but, Gmail uses the obvious “spam” folder, so I agree, that’s not it then.

I don’t get an error message.

Try setting your production mode (admin prefs) to debugging and creating another user, see if you get an error message then.

I don’t have access to a database management program.

Okay, grab this plugin. It will allow you to view and edit your Textpattern database. What you’ll want to do is run a query like:

update txp_users set pass = password(lower('anewpassword')) where name = 'username';

This will allow you to reset passwords for your users to anything you want.

#5 2006-06-11 21:06:01

samd

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Registered: 2006-02-05

Posts: 3

Re: Creating new users without a confirmation email

The plugin worked. Thanks.