Can't login to the Admin CP

[rcsmith]

Just all of a sudden I can't login to the admin area. I login and it says Ok, but then when i click admin, no good.

I've deleted cookies and tried it on 2 computers.

I guess i'll look at the config through mysqladmin. any pointers?

Powered by: PhotoPost PHP 4.86 vB3 Enhanced

[b6gm6n]

Hi..

Look for 'forum cookie prefix' if your using vbulletin it should be set to "bb" (without quotes)

-T

[rcsmith]

Thank you!

[rcsmith]

How about Reviewpost. just upgraded to 2.9 and nobody can login.

[Chuck S]

Same thing you would check your cookie settings and make sure the VB license number is entered in the config file not customer number

[rcsmith]

Got it. I didn't see the new config.int file.

[KJ_scene]

i have this issue also, but i cant see anywhere in either of the PP config files for specifying cookie prefixes. Incedently i overwrote the old config files with the new ones, but i entered the information into them. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

[Chuck S]

Cookie information needs to be viewed and changed in the mysql database settings table entries 171-173

The vb license number gets entered in the config-inc.php

[KJ_scene]

When I log into my forums and then go to galleries and try and log into the admin control panel for photopost, it asks for my username and details, which I enter, and then it tells me that log in is successful, however after it has displayed this information it then goes on to take me back to the main page of the galleries and not the admin control panel. My server people don’t know why and I don’t know why. Also I was told I had to make changes to the cookie information in the mysql database…

‘Cookie information needs to be viewed and changed in the mysql database settings table entries 171-173’

but that means nothing to me, I was wondering if you could elaborate a little and tell me exactly what I should be looking for, where, and what the changes should be, or what information should be in there. (table names etc.) I’ve had photopost for almost a year now and never managed to get it working properly, please help me this time.

[Chuck S]

In your site control panel there should be a mysql link and within that a phpmyadmin link to view databases

View your photopost settings table and check settings 171-173

Most likely since this is VB you did not enter the cookie prefix in the place it asked on install

You can update setting 172 and make it bb. If VB and Photopost are in the same database you can use the sql manager in VB admin and enter this query but make sure to add any table prefix you have for photopost if different

UPDATE pp_settings SET setting='bb' WHERE id='172'

[KJ_scene]

omegatron, that worked a treat. thank you very much

[bada_bing]

Hey I have the same problem after upgrading from 4.87 to 5.02 except that when I login I dont get the admin link.... Please Help