Resistering in new template-Read Sticky

[Angie]

I read the sticky topic and have made the changes.
The username field wasn't there and now is.
I made the other changes also.

The other couple problems I've had with this new template (Ripple) I have been able to solve but this one has me stumped.

When registering all goes well until submit is clicked.
The a blank page appears and the status bar at the bottom shows the page is done loading.

No email is sent and the name doesn't show up in the ACP users list.

I'm sure it's something simple that I am overlooking but I just can't seem to track down the problem.

I am running version 2.0.3
I know we need to update everything and were going to but the guy/wife-of that does those things just had a baby so...

The link to the Ripple template download - http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/2345

[~HG~]

Are you sure you are using 2.0.3?

If so then you will need to update before using the template simply because the entire php and tpl files would have had that many changes made to them that the new template would most likely be incompatible with your version of phpBB
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[Angie]

Thank you for the reply.

That's what comes up in the footer and I know we haven't done an upgrade in a long time.
The template is up and running and works fine except for the registering.

If you want to take a look, http://chicagolandfishing.com/forums/index.php

[~HG~]

Did you make any other changes at the time of adding the new template?

Quite often, a blank page is the result of an error in the lang_main.php file so it might be worth checking that file if you made any changes to it recently.
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[Angie]

I looked and that file is complete.
I even uploaded a fresh copy.
We changed some thing in the header and footer but I made sure the link stuff
for registering was as it is in the original header.

One thing I noticed though is the visual confirmation lines.
When registering is there supposed to be something other than the regular
profile items or what is the visual confirmation part?

What is the page after clicking submit supposed to be and what would it be called?
I thought I would make sure a file didn't get left out while uploading the template.

[~HG~]

OK now we are getting somewhere.

You have installed a template that has many many changes to your phpbb2.0.3 installation and because there are even new pages added, not to mention the code changes themselves that take place between your version and the version of the template you are using, you will always run into problems.

Your only alternative is to have someone sit for (maybe even the rest of this year lol) and update version by version until it is completely up to date.

In saying that, the reason a new version is released is to reduce the possibility of vulnerabilities that each version can suffer through the lack of security.

Version 2.0.3 is very very insecure to say the least and yet in saying that, the forum you have is outstanding in a lot of features and really looks great.

So in response to your original question, you are going to have to go back to a template that is compatible with your version, or have the entire forum updated to the latest version, which will not be an easy job.

Good luck with the choice you make and please keep us informed here at phpbbHacks.com on any progress you decide to make as you have a fantasitic forum at the moment.
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[Angie]

I realize we have to do the upgrade.
As that will be a work in progress...

what files are involved in registration?
Since registration worked before on other tamplates (they are still installed)
I should be able to make it work again (for now) while we work on the upgrade.

I went back to one of the other templates and tried registering.
The same thing happens now.

So...
In my attempts to make registering work with the new template, something 'outside'
of the templates directory got changed.
I'll have to retrace what I all attempted and see if putting the right files back
will make the registration process work, even in one of the old templates.

I have back ups of any files I replaced with ones that came with the new template.

My question is this then:
What files am I dealing with when it comes to the registration process?
profile.php

What else?

On an old template I had an extra link for registering that was not affected by being logged in or not.
It was linked to:
profile.php?mode=register

For the time being I could make that work again while we upgrade, however, as I mentioned I have to undo whatever I did.
I just have to put the old files back in but am unsure which ones are critical because I didn't leave myself enough bread crumbs on my trail.

Again, thank you for help so far.

[~HG~]

Well if it happens with another template then the problem can be traced back to a language file as I mentioned before.

Did you make any changes at all to lang_main.php or lang_admin.php ?
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[Angie]

I actually uploaded a fresh copy of lang_main file.
I went through everything again and double checked, making sure I left enough bread crumbs. LOL
I actually have it working on the new template.

Just exactly what piece did the trick I am unsure as I didn't keep going back and trying after uploading
copies of fresh files.

I changed the line in the overall_header for register to:
mydomain/forums/profile.php?mode=register
**This I may be able to go back and change to the usual since I have a fresh copy of the lang_main.php up.


I put up a fresh copy of profile.php
I used the link I mentioned before on an older template and I was at least getting an error page instead of a blank page.
At first it was an error in emailer.php so I uploaded a fresh copy of that.
Then I got an error in smtp.php so I uploaded a fresh copy of that.

Then it worked.
As I said, just what did the trick or if even each thing was necessary I am not sure, but it is working so at least folks can register while I work on upgrading everything.

Thank you so much for you help.