• Pinkie
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Topic: Bad refere: I've tried most things

Bad HTTP_REFERER. If you have moved these forums from one location to another or switched domains, you need to update the Base URL manually in the database (look for o_base_url in the config table) and then clear the cache by deleting all .php files in the /cache directory.

I am visiting from the base URL. I think that I am behind a proxy or something is stripping the HTTP referrer as other scripts also don't work with such referrer checks. 

I do not want to, under any circumstances, close my firewall.

I would like to have some simple instructions on how to remove this referrer checker from the admin panel, if possible. How can I do this? What files do I need to modify?

Thank you for your support.

  • Smartys
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Re: Bad refere: I've tried most things

http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=2295
You can probably disable the portion of your firewall that's blocking the referrer being sent without removing the other protection.

  • Pinkie
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Re: Bad refere: I've tried most things

I'm not looking for changing the firewall settings, since I wish to make modifications to the admin options on networks where the firewall settings cannot be changed.

Could somebody direct me to the exact page where I can find instructions to disable it please? I can't find any conclusive instructions in that topic.

Thanks

  • Smartys
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Re: Bad refere: I've tried most things

The referrer is only checked for admin/moderator actions.
However, if you insist on disabling it (and understand that by doing so you open your forum up to various security risks), you just need to edit confirm_referrer in include/functions.php (easiest way is to delete everything within the function, between the braces) and remove the referrer check from admin_options.php, which is lines 40-42 for an unmodded copy of PunBB