Topic: invalid admin email

i have downloaded all the files and them uploaded them to my site(which is hosted by trap17.net) and i have got to the install page.
when i have filled in all the questions and pressed submit, i get an error telling me my administrators email is invalid.
could anyone tell me what type of format the email has to be in?? or where i could be going wrong?

Re: invalid admin email

It should work with any valid e-mail address. Try with a different address.

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

Re: invalid admin email

i used my yahoo.co.uk one and my hotmail.com one.
i also just tried one from where i work. i keep getting this message.
PunBB reported: The administrator e-mail address you entered is invalid. Please go back and correct

Re: invalid admin email

Try re-uploading your install.php script. It must be corrupt.

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

5 (edited by stubear666 2005-12-14 16:16)

Re: invalid admin email

ive tried that.
i thought it could have been a problem with firefox, so i tried explorer, but i get the same problem.
ill try re uploading the whole thing..... if that doesnt work do you have any other suggestions?

Re: invalid admin email

what excatly did you type in the email field?

Re: invalid admin email

well at first i typed stuart_farnaby@yahoo.co.uk
then i tried stu_the_blonde_one@hotmail.com

but then i thought that i might need an email from the actual site im creating....... but ive had no luck yet sad

Re: invalid admin email

i still cant get it too work.
does anyone else have any ideas...... or would anyone be kind enough to actually log onto my website buildy thingy and actually tell me if im doing it right???

Re: invalid admin email

i have just found out that the web provider i am registered with doesnt alow .tpl files for the free accounts........is that the problem???

Re: invalid admin email

No, but it could also be that they're killing certain PHP functions, causing the check to fail wink

11 (edited by stubear666 2005-12-15 12:13)

Re: invalid admin email

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there is all the crap from the site that is hosting the site.
if anyone can tell me if i can run one of these forums on this... i would be very very very happy smile



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Re: invalid admin email

Install any PHP software, No limitations.

That's a lie if they block .tpl files tongue

Re: invalid admin email

so apart from mocking the site which is hosting the site.........does anyone have anything else to say on the matter??

Re: invalid admin email

I'm not mocking them, it's obvious false advertising wink
I'd ask them to take a look at it and figure it out

        if (strlen($email) > 50 || !preg_match('/^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@"\']+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@"\']+)*)|("[^"\']+"))@((\[\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\d\-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/', $email))
                error('The administrator e-mail address you entered is invalid. Please go back and correct.');

That's the if statement, it (should be) the same thing as in email.php

Re: invalid admin email

as this whole thing is just pi**ing me off big time.
could anyone recommend another place where i could host my site, all i want from it is to be free, just so i can ahve a play with creating a forum smile
cheers