Featured Photos with VB oddity

funkmiester · October 19th, 2005, 12:29 AM

Just upgraded to 5.21 and found that the Featured Photos that I have showing on my VB 3.09 were displaying all black - in other words, where the photo should be, it was just colored all black!

To correct it I had to change the following in inc_features.php from this:

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

to this:

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Just upgraded the night before from 5.14 to 5.2 and don't remember having that issue - wierd! Anyway I got it working, but not sure why I needed to make this change

Chuck S · October 19th, 2005, 12:37 AM

The code is correct as it is written so I can not say what your issue is. The only difference is the code your using is not XHTML VALID and the code we use is.

If you have black and no images most likely that leads to a bad data dir statement

funkmiester · October 19th, 2005, 12:45 AM

The only change was the update from 5.20 to 5.21 and when the code is changed as shown above it works. So are you saying it's somewhere else in the code that is the cause but I just lucked out with this "fix". I don't think it's data corruption, as I'd be having bigger problems than this I would think

Forgot to say earlier, when you click on the "black" photo it does take you to the photo in the right category.

Chuck S · October 19th, 2005, 12:48 AM

Correct which would point to the data path in edit integration being incorrect

I can infact guarantee your data path is wrong in edit integration

Look at the main difference in your posting besides you using old html

In edit integration it says full url to photopost data directory with a trailing /

I bet you did not include a trailing slash

funkmiester · October 19th, 2005, 01:13 AM

You got it right

Yes indeed, I was missing the trailing / in the "URL to your PhotoPost DATA directory" section of 'Edit Integration' in Admin.

Thanks.

Strange though, I've had it set that way for almost forever I'm pretty sure and it was working with 5.20..anyway, thanks - it's working with the latest code now

mclark2112 · October 26th, 2005, 01:16 PM

I have this issue too, it shows a black background for the whole table, and black images for the thumbs. It does show the rounded thumb outline, although this is not chosen in my admin, and does not show this way in my gallery. I do have a trailing slash in the edit integration data line...

www.champcarfanatics.com/forums/

Use the Dark Blue style, this is the only one with featured photos, it's at the bottom.

Chuck S · October 26th, 2005, 01:22 PM

Your not using the new inc_features.php file by the way

<td style="background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;" bgcolor="#000000" background="http://www.champcarfanatics.com/gallery/data//512/thumbs/1234Molson_Canadian.jpg"><a href="http://www.champcarfanatics.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1018"><img src="http://www.champcarfanatics.com/gallery/images/overlay-round.gif" height="81" width="105" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>

However your issue is probally linked to some type of htaccess file your using to lock the data directory

mclark2112 · October 26th, 2005, 01:36 PM

Interesting.... It's the one that came with the installation, where do I get the newest one?

Quote:

//////////////////////////// COPYRIGHT NOTICE //////////////////////////////
// This script is part of PhotoPost PHP, a software application by //
// All Enthusiast, Inc. Use of any kind of part or all of this //
// script or modification of this script requires a license from All //
// Enthusiast, Inc. Use or modification of this script without a license //
// constitutes Software Piracy and will result in legal action from All //
// Enthusiast, Inc. All rights reserved. //
// http://www.photopost.com legal@photopost.com //
// Contributing Developer: Michael Pierce (mpdev.net) //
// //
// PhotoPost Copyright 2005, All Enthusiast, Inc. //
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

mclark2112 · October 26th, 2005, 01:37 PM

I don't have an .htaccess file that I know of, I don't see one.

mclark2112 · October 26th, 2005, 01:41 PM

Why do my thumbs come up with this url ( istripped the http://www. part):

champcarfanatics.com/gallery/data//2/overallboss.jpg

Two slashes, is that right? They show in the gallery, but that seems odd, could it cause a problem with the script?

Chuck S · October 26th, 2005, 01:58 PM

The inc_features your using is old and not from 5.21 please redownload the build

mclark2112 · October 26th, 2005, 02:07 PM

Strange, I downloaded the package again, and now it works. One more question, how do I get rid of the rounded border?

Chuck S · October 26th, 2005, 02:21 PM

You cant without altering the coding of the file