PHPBB help

JackCarver · 6 Jul 2006 at 08:17

Morning Gents. I have created a PHPBB forum with a Ubuntu build with Apache PHP and MYSQL ovioulsy with PHPBB.

2 Problems when sending a PM the message gets sent but the user gets forwarded to a blank white page?

Also when registering the user gets forwarded onto a blank page?

Could you guys gimme a few pointers? this is my first attempt at linux, apache,php,mysql and PHPBB

Forum is @ www.the-forumz.co.uk

Cheers Gaz

Augmented · 6 Jul 2006 at 09:18

Both of those functions cause an email to be sent, which would suggest that mail/sendmail may not be correctly configured on your system.
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php

Enable error_reporting in your php.ini (might be in /etc/php.ini), by changing the line that starts

Code:

error_reporting = 
to 
error_reporting = E_ALL

and the line:

Code:

display_errors = 
to
display_errors = On

Restart Apache after making the changes, and check what errors are being thrown when the blank page appears.

JackCarver · 6 Jul 2006 at 11:48

Cheers mate ill have a look!

JackCarver · 6 Jul 2006 at 13:13

Ok chnaged the code to show errors.

Restarted apache and the registerd as test still nothing just blank page!

Any thoguhts?

Augmented · 6 Jul 2006 at 14:00

Hmm. PHPBB might be suppressing the error-reporting. Are you actually getting any emails when registering or sending a PM?

If not, what is the value for "sendmail_path" in your php.ini?
You should check the location of sendmail from a terminal, by running:

Code:

whereis -b sendmail

and comparing the values (likely to be in /sbin/sendmail).

If it's not related to mail configuration, then it would be be best posting on the PHPBB support forum as they're likely to have a better idea of potential issues.

JackCarver · 6 Jul 2006 at 14:05

Cool ill give that a go, At work at the mo ill ssh when i get 5

JackCarver · 7 Jul 2006 at 08:30

OK LOL i didnt have a email program installed - my linux build does not like send mail at all!

Have installed Postfix modded the PHP.ini file to use Postfix and specified the Dir.

Do i need to do anything else?

Augmented · 7 Jul 2006 at 09:10

No, shouldn't need anything else. All the mail functions are built into PHP by default, so they should start working when it can make use of postfix.

JackCarver · 7 Jul 2006 at 14:24

Cool cheers Matey it works a treat.

1 problem though it wont allow me to realy my domain?

Which is odd.... will ahve to fiddle may get BT to add to realy list and use BT smtp server....