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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 05, 2025, 07:17:23 PM »

Thanks for your patience.

Same for you!

I'll incorporate it into a new version

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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by RonR on March 05, 2025, 06:03:11 PM »

I changed the code to use the 5 seconds of $t-ASP_INPUT_MIN_AGE, like the line above you wrote.

Changing the database setting was a bit too difficult in phpmyadmin ( did not see a modify button), so changing the line of code was the easy fix for me.

Never thought there was a timer active, so indeed I feel a bit silly. Never mind, I will grow over it.
And l learned the hard way, but learned nevertheless.

Thanks for your patience.
Greetz, Ron.

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General Help & Support / Re: Pages gone after upgrade in backend

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 05, 2025, 02:22:31 AM »

But why is there no update in the file, wich is available for download?

What are the expectations for such a fix or patch or even a new WB version? Honestly please...
I install it and expect this problem to be solved. But in the case of an overwritten Javascript file, this only works in the rarest of cases.
And what does the user do if such a fix doesn't work? Maybe he is angry and looks for alternatives. I would be....

In this particular case, this error only occurs very rarely, which is related to the browser type, the browser version, the structure of the page tree, the settings in the AdminTool JS-Admin, etc. So far there have been three such reports. I myself maintain 116 WB installations, most of them with this WB version, and have not had this problem.
In our tester group, all of them people who maintain WB sites themselves, this problem did not occur either. From my point of view, the best solution was to describe the cause as precisely as possible and to include clear repair instructions, because experience has shown that the chances of success are greater if you get involved yourself and follow the instructions. For example, I am sure that your shifted display of the page overview is purely a browser cache problem, because it is a simple HTML table construct that has been used in this way since WB 2.10. The solution would therefore be (as I described above)

its important, to clear the browser-cache after the correction. check also in a new browser, if its work not directly

Another point is a certain update fatigue among users. If you are not directly affected, like you or the TE, you may skip such a fix. A patch because of a single file, which could only cause problems in the per mille range, did not seem to be the optimal solution. It's been a good 6 weeks since the report and since then there has been further feedback on other things. It will certainly not take until December to release a new version

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Hilfe & Support (deutsch) / Re: Error: [466] No such file or directory

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 05, 2025, 01:29:38 AM »

bin noch eine Rückmeldung schuldig...

Ursache war eine nicht erreichbare Datenbank, die auch nicht über die Strato-Accountverwaltung erreicht werden konnte.
Nach Anlegen einer neuen DB läuft nun alles

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General Help & Support / Re: Pages gone after upgrade in backend

« Last post by md001 on March 04, 2025, 09:29:35 PM »

Same issue, but your "fix" is working.
Many thanks.

But why is there no update in the file, wich is available for download?

Maybe just another hint.. The list is shown again, but not really nice.
Is there also an option or fix to make it shown nice again? 😏

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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 04, 2025, 03:05:00 PM »

Honestly now or are you just fed up
Tell me, which timer setting did you use? I'll incorporate that into a new version

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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by RonR on March 04, 2025, 02:33:03 PM »

Solved! I am happy! Thanks for your help!

I was not aware there was a timer active for the ASP, that explains when testing I get 403's, because quickly using autofill.
You are a hero! Keep up the good work!

Greetz, Ron.

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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 04, 2025, 03:10:08 AM »

So, the 403 error comes from the file gstbk_save.php line 90 or line 152

respectively this code

Code: [Select]

header('Location: '.WB_URL.PAGES_DIRECTORY);
replace with

Code: [Select]

header('Location: '.WB_URL.'/index.php');
in the area around line 90 in gstbk_save, the content sent by the form is checked in the basic values, i.e. section ID, page ID, the "name" field and the text field for content as well as a honypot field to see whether it has been sent. If there are problems here, cancellation and redirection to the start page

 in the area around line 150, the fields sent by POST and the session data are checked, including a time check.
If the time between opening the form and submitting it is less than 10 seconds, the script suspects a bot and redirects to the start page (or in the old script still to the pages directory, which then generates the 403

Now I can imagine that it could be sent faster than 10 seconds, especially in testing, but only you can know that.

3 values are set in the mod_captcha database table, but these cannot be changed in the WB admin area using the form (AdminTools -> CaptchaControl).

        'asp_session_min_age'=>'20', // use in News-module for comments
        'asp_view_min_age'=>'10',     // use in guestbook, gstbk_save.php
        'asp_input_min_age'=>'5',      // use in News in News-module for comments

You could try to set a different, shorter value in the database, e.g. 5 or in the file gstbk_save.php in line 142 this line here

(!isset($_SESSION['comes_from_view_gb_ time']) OR $_SESSION['comes_from_view_gb_ time'] > $t-ASP_VIEW_MIN_AGE) OR // user is too fast (10sec)

replace with

(!isset($_SESSION['comes_from_view_gb_ time']) OR $_SESSION['comes_from_view_gb_ time'] > $t-ASP_INPUT_MIN_AGE) OR // user is too fast (5 Sec)

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Modules / Re: Guestbook problem after upgrade

« Last post by RonR on March 03, 2025, 04:26:55 PM »

i just deleted the WB_REL from the captcha-script, website is on the root anyway. Registered_frontend _modfiles enabled. No more errors on devconsole.

I now still have 403's to /pages/, when hitting the submit button, but they have become fewer in number now:

it used to be 1 on +/- 8 entries
now 1 on +/- 20 entries.

Not fixed but better.

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Hilfe & Support (deutsch) / Re: Error: [466] No such file or directory

« Last post by sternchen8875 on March 03, 2025, 01:57:33 AM »

Wie kann ich die Datenbank "anschauen". Direkt bei Strato?

Ja, direkt bei Strato in der Accountverwaltung. Erreichbar dann im linken vertikalem Menü

Kann ich das über dein "Email-button" machen?

Ja, natürlich oder gleich direkt an uwe@jacobi22.com
Und nicht wundern, morgen (bzw. nachher) bin ich nur begrenzt verfügbar, geht dann erst am Abend