301

(15 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Unfortunately, like IE6, it seems to be alive and kicking. Anyway, why is it relevant. PunBB runs on both php4 and php5.

302

(10 replies, posted in Programming)

I just ask Rickard.

Thats probably just a specificity problem. .pun dd has a specificity of 11 and is set to no padding. .icon-dot has a specificity of 10 so it will be overruled. Try dd.icon-dot {padding-left: 10px} which has a specificity of 11. If that doesn't work then .pun #right dd.icon-dot {padding-left: 10px} which as a specificity of 121.

That looks right though I would have thought a background position of "center left" should have done it. Also remember to give the dd some left padding to leave room for the image.

Why are you bothering. You could just set the images as backgrounds on the dd's in which case you would vary the image path in each stylesheet.

Your base.css file seems to have gone missing.

307

(1 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

The first link is dead and the second is to a phpbb forum. Are you in the right place?

308

(13 replies, posted in General discussion)

Jérémie wrote:

UH... that's a feature request?

I think he's just looking for a ticketing system similar to PunBB...

Which is why I moved it from feature requests to here. Your point was?

And the answer to the question was, none that I can think of.

309

(13 replies, posted in General discussion)

Wrong forum. Moved from Feature requests.

310

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=16085

Whether it needs adjusting for a windows server I know not. This isn't my field, I was just ungay enough to do a search for "0 seconds".

Why don't you simply email Increo and tell them you want to install a forum which requires php and mysql and ask them if its possible. Maybe they don't even support mysql.

I think part of the problem is that Increo seem to be more of a design agency than a hosting company so you are not getting the control panel, instructions and other facilities you would normally get with a hosting company.  Thats making it difficult for you to learn and difficult for people to give you advice. Thats not to say they won't give you a good service, they maybe extremely good, its just that they are unusual.

PunBB handles pruning as and when you hit the prune button. A slow down like that would normally be someone or something else hogging resources.

Are you sure the servers aren't doing a scheduled backup or something at that time.

313

(5 replies, posted in Programming)

As usual it is actually IE that is getting it wrong. The border is on #wrap and the content inside it is floated. You therefore have to clear the floats to get #wrap to wrap around the floated content. Thats what all those clearer divs you see in PunBB do.

Try

#wrap:after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    font-size: 0;
    height: 0;
    line-height: 0.0;
    overflow:hidden;
    visibility: hidden;
    clear: both;
    }

314

(5 replies, posted in Programming)

I just get a parser error.

315

(3 replies, posted in Programming)

Any chance of seeing the output.

Have you tried getting rid of the empty spaces in the code.

I think I would have written it like this

echo '- <a href="'.$category_url.$row['category'].'"><strong>'.$row['category'].'</strong></a> -';

Thats just the cpanel store. You have to logon to the control panel installed on your web hosting service.

Why are you going to the cpanel website? Just logon to your cpanel at you hosting service and look for the mysql icon. That will give you the control panel for creating the database. If your host didn't provide you with cpanel then they will have provided you with the login instructions for phpmyadmin. If they didn't then you will have to ask your host to create the database for you.

Installing the forum really isn't difficult. I'm assuming you have a hosting service and are not trying to set up a server on your own computer.

1. Use ftp to go to your web space and create a directory called "forum".
2. Upload the contents of PunBB's "upload directory to the the forum directory on your webspace using ftp.
3. Create a database called whatever you like using cpanel or phpmyadmin
4. Change the file permissions of your forum/cache diretory to 777 using your ftp software
5. Change the file permissions of your forum/img/avatars directory to 777 using your ftp software
6. Open your browser and go to http://mywebsite/forum/install.php

If you see a load of code when you try to view http://mywebsite/forum/install.php instead of a web page then you probably don't have php installed. If thats the case there is nothing you can do, its up to your hosting service to provide php.

Do Not
1. Try to install punbb as part of your website on your own PC and then try and synchronise with your web space.
2. Absolutely do not try and do anything with PunBB using Frontpage, Dreamweaver or similar.

The problem isn't browser differences in rendering, the real problem is that a great deal of the markup used for the site isn't valid xhtml which is what PunBB uses. For example, the "align" attribute, along with many other attributes, doesn't exist in xhtml which requires that alignment be handled via css. What you are actually seeing is differences in browser error handling.

The trouble with sparse css is that there is an inverse relationship between the complexity of the markup and the complexity of the stylesheet i.e. lean and mean semantic markup usually results in complex css.

Restricting image size is really quite simple. You just use max-width which will automatically shrink the image in all browsers apart from IE6 (which requires javascript). It does however degrade the image very badly. The other alternative is to scroll posts so a wide image will just generate a horizontal scrollbar just like a code box. The final solution would be to use something like lightbox to pop up a full size image. Personally I'm beginning to favour a javascript solution as being the only truly slick way of doing it.

Is that running on a Slice (if you are the same Trevor as posts in the Slicehost forum).

As for the thread display, wait a little while until the 1.3 thread markup has been fully tested and then I'm sure we can come up with a proper port or even a way of fixing a tabled version. I see you are suffering from the "Inconsiderate Bastard Posting Big Images" syndrome at the moment.

Actually I rather like Beast. It somehow manages a really simplistic design which also looks elegant. I'm very tempted to port the look for a minimal 1.3 style.

As has been mentioned, it doesn't look like you have php installed on the server. Why not post a link to your hosting provider then we can check out whether it has everything you need.

324

(9 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

It looks the same now in Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE6 and IE7.

325

(9 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

Correct, just delete it. Post back when you have done it and I will tell you if its working or not.