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Topic: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

Hello, and thanks for providing us with this opensource soft.

My punBB version: 1.2.5 , and I'm hosted at globat so I do not own the server.
The forum is right here: www.ergomada.com/forums

The problem:

I get a sizing error as soon as I try to upload an avatar. I CHMODED the receiving directory to 777. I set the avatar size to 100 x 100 and 50kb , and I still keep having:

The file you tried to upload is wider and/or higher than the maximum allowed 100x100 pixels.

which is not true. I tryied with less than 60x60 pictures, different formats (jpg or gif) and I keep having this mistake.

Also, I tryied to upload one animated gif and here i got a different error:

The selected file was only partially uploaded. Please try again.

but the gif concerned is less than 50kb.

So it seems that the limits set-up on the size in the admin panel is messed up, but no idea why. Finally, I got disconnected while I was uploading the punBB files on my FTP, before the installation. But I re-uploaded "everything" -after- i got the forum installed and discovered that error. Could that be some corrupted file linked to the db ? Should I re-install everything (files, database setup etc) or do you have any other idea why I got this uploading problem ?

Thanks for your time.

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

I would say that it is probably something with your host. The fact that you got disconnected during upload of the script and that you later got "The selected file was only partially uploaded" means there are some connectivity problems.

"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."

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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

Ok, I will uninstall everything and try again, and if that is related to the host...well, i'll try another board. Too bad, if anybody's at globat.com too please let me know.

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

Well, I see you've already gone with SMF, so I guess that's the end of it smile

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5 Reply by D3bug (edited by D3bug 2005-05-24 19:57)

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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

Yep, and i get the exact same problem on the upload part -_+ ...so I guess that confirms the hosting problem. I can use a "remote" system for avatars though. I have read different discussions here about that, and I think that "if you can" implement it then you should go for it, just leave the choice to the end-user wink. Even if you think it is awkward because of eventual display problems (link broken) or bandwidth "stolen", etc.

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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

My suggestion is that you choose a different host. Free hosts are rarely, if ever, even worth the effort to sign up.

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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

I was wondering why you said "free". Well...just checked the host webpage...believe it or not it was not free when I signed up for this account a few months ago. So I just learned that I pay for something that 1) does not perfectly work, 2) others can get for free now....-_-'...you make my day lol...bah, this host is "usually" quite serious wink, i have another website w/ them (on a different serv.) that runs perfectly, so i'll get in touch w/ the support see what's wrong on the uploads if i'm not too lazy.

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: Avatar size problem - limits not taken into account, ver. 1.2.5

Yeah, do that. It's definately a problem on their end and if you're a paying customer, it's up to them to help you.

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