cannot login to admin console

deb0 · January 31st, 2006, 08:37 AM

After installing, I cklick Admin, login. It tells me 'login successful' yet sends me back to the default screen.

If I put in adm-index.php to the end of the path, I get the login, do so, and receive: Invalid login. Please check your username and password, or register.

In vb my cookie path is set to /
My forum prefix is BB as defined in the config.

What else do I need to do to resolve this?

Chuck S · February 2nd, 2006, 09:54 AM

If it says invalid login at the photopost admin login check your config-inc.php file of photopost to ensure you have entered the correct variable for this $vblicense.

You must enter your correct vbulletin license number not customer number

SuperGLS · February 2nd, 2006, 10:48 AM

I'm having a similar problem, however, I can log in sometimes and not others.

If I go to www.elantraxd.com/photpost right now I can log in as user 'EEEEE' that I created last night. However, I can't log in as admin. UNLESS, I have just previously logged in to my vB admin control panel.

Any thoughts on that? Thanks in advance!

Chuck S · February 2nd, 2006, 11:04 AM

Double check your license number as noted in my post above and also double check in your mysql database settings table that your cookie settings 171-173 are set exactly the same as vbulletin.

Numerous threads here on this issue. Your cookies and vbulletin license number must match exactly for logins to work.

SuperGLS · February 2nd, 2006, 12:55 PM

Thanks! I'll give it a try later tonight.

I thought there might be a different issue from similar topics because of the logging in as admin sometimes and not others.

alfaowner · February 5th, 2006, 03:57 AM

i too am having same issue, cant login into admin

Chuck S · February 5th, 2006, 08:07 AM

alfa I already posted in this thread the answer and this is posted in many threads but here you go

http://www.photopost.com/forum/showp...05&postcount=2

DSades · February 9th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Okay, I must be a little slow.

vB3 and PP are integrated now, it seems. When I go into adm-index.php, it gives me a "You are not a valid administrator or moderator!" error.

My permission mask is set to Administrator. Where's the problem?

Chuck S · February 9th, 2006, 10:35 PM

The thread in my post above explains this issue. You can edit settings 171-173 to set to the proper cookie settings.

If those settings are correct then does the usergroup table have entries?

DSades · February 10th, 2006, 12:48 AM

The usergroups have no table entries. Neither does Users...

I've had strange installations with all 3 software packages--they've ignored the settings I've input, and default to "factory settings"...

Chuck S · February 10th, 2006, 09:01 AM

Okay by chance your not using mysql 5 which we are not compatible with yet?

No hosts run mysql 5 it is usually personal users with there own servers.

DSades · February 10th, 2006, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck S

Okay by chance your not using mysql 5 which we are not compatible with yet?

No hosts run mysql 5 it is usually personal users with there own servers.

I'm running:

MySQL 4.1.14-Debian_5-log

on dreamhost.com

Chuck S · February 10th, 2006, 10:33 PM

Okay there are no issues with mysql 4

Users table should be empty since your integrating with vb3

Your usergroups table inserts failing the only way I have seen this happen is when entering the wrong table prefix on install.

DSades · February 11th, 2006, 12:34 AM

wrong table prefix to vB? It was correct--I quadruple checked. (almost OCD-ish)

How can I fix this?... (same problem with ClassifiedPost, ReviewPost)

Chuck S · February 11th, 2006, 07:21 AM

Setting 83 in our settings table set this to the proper prefix. Use phpmyadmin and your be fine. View the database then view the table. Select to browse it and tick the edit box on line 83 and enter in the setting field the table prefix and hit save.

The table prefix is entered on the next to last step of install the same place we ask the cookie prefix and forum path and integration type.

DSades · February 11th, 2006, 01:42 PM

Okay, I thought my table prefix was "pc"

in phpmyadmin the database is pc.propcircle.com

but when I put "pc" (without the quotes) into setting 83, I get an error:

Quote:

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /pics/forums/vb3.php on line 25

When I have nothing in Setting 83, I get no errors, and the page looks better.

Chuck S · February 11th, 2006, 03:29 PM

In your vbulletin config.php file which is in the vb includes directory is your table prefix. It is clearly listed so just check.

DSades · February 12th, 2006, 04:48 AM

Okay, good. Table prefix is blank/null as I thought. So since the wrong table prefix wasn't entered, what is an alternative cause?

Chuck S · February 12th, 2006, 05:28 AM

The alternative is you entered the incorrect database information on the main config. Check your config-inc.php file and check the user database info to ensure it has the correct vb database info there.

DSades · February 12th, 2006, 04:07 PM

User database MySQL database name = correct.

Still get the error: You are not a valid administrator or moderator!

What now?...