It turns out that the SQLite database format was corrupted copying from Linux to Window to Linux using FileZilla auto format. When I transferred the database as binary, all is good now.

The clue was when I tried running the database (punBB) in my local windows xampp LAMP installation, which reported a sensible error (complained of file format). That gave me the clue.

Thanks for your time and suggestions.

All the best,

- Henrik

Thanks yemge and Smartys. I can't find the error file, have sent a message to the web host to get location.

There's nothing remarkable in the config file (I've x'd out the password and cookie seed):

================== start of config.php ==============

<?php

$db_type = 'sqlite';
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'punbbforum';
$db_username = 'dufferinpark';
$db_password = 'xxx';
$db_prefix = 'general';
$p_connect = false;

$cookie_name = 'punbb_cookie';
$cookie_domain = '';
$cookie_path = '/';
$cookie_secure = 0;
$cookie_seed = 'xxx';

define('PUN', 1);

================= end of config.php ================

the o_base_url (found through text edit of sqlite database - is there a tool for this?) is http://dufferinpark.ca/forum which is correct

I've deleted cache files (and a bunch of files in /forum directory called core.nnnn ?)

I'll see what the error file says when I find it.

- Henrik

All,

I just moved web hosts, and when I try to run the copy of PunBB that worked on the previous web host, I get the following error:

============start of error text===============

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

============end of error text================

The new web host has PHP 5 and SqLite.

Where do I look for this misconfiguration? There's nothing obvious that I can see in PunBB. The paths are different, but I don't see a place for those in PunBB.

Any hints would be appreciated.

Thanks,

- Henrik

Cool!

Thanks.

We have a new installation, and it'll take a while to get used. Is there some way that the moderators can be automatically notified when anyone posts anything on any forum?

Like instead of subscribe to this topic, be able to do subscribe to this forum, or even subscribe to this category...

Thanks,

- Henrik

6

(5 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Fair enough. And in your judgement, would that be days weeks or months of effort? Would it be something possibly of interest here, meaning could I get guidance on how to make the modifications generic enough to integrate in the core, or as an add-on?

- Henrik

BTW a quick peek suggests PunBB supports SQLite. True? Then it might be fairly easy to set up a database for each domain...(ie: if it ain't there, make one).

The other issue would be relative addressing. So if there was a punbbstart.php in each domain's start directory that said

include_once("punbb's main driver script".php)

Would everything work? Or could be made to work? With reference to config files in the local dir...

- Henrik

7

(5 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

No, this time I'm thinking about a separate database or tableset for each forum, a common installed code base for punbb, and separate configurations for each domain.

(My my my how time flies, that last post was 2 years ago!!)

- Henrik

8

(5 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Basic question:

Can punbb be installed as a "farm" configuration, ie one installation for multiple domains? Meaning each domain appears to have its own installation, but in fact is sharing one common installation...

Thanks,

- Henrik

Is it possible to have multiple independent discussion boards per website? I am the webmaster of a rather large community site that has a number of different areas of interest. Some of these would benefit from having their own discussion board.

Of course as adminsitrator I would like to support all these with only one installation of the software.

Possible?

Thanks,

- Henrik