Posting attachments not working

[doddgolf]

I have installed 1.5.0 and seems to be fine except when posting with attachements.  Tried small size .gif, set attachments for administator and logged on a such and get this error message

2: OpenDir: No such file or directory (errno 2)
(/home/gbo/cgi-bin/yabbse/Sources/Post.php ln 871)

I have the file post.php in the directory shown so I cannot understand the error message.

Sort of new at this and could use some help, please excuse any idiot questions on my part.

Thanks in advance

[Killer Possum]

I've seen this one before and if I remember correctly you just have to creat a attachments folder in your YaBBSE directory. Try that and see if that works.

[doddgolf]

Wish that is was that easy - already have the folder.

Thanks for the try.

Any other suggestions???

[Killer Possum]

http://www.yabbse.org/community/index.php?board=133;action=display;threadid=15851;start=0

This tpoic discusses the same thing... try searhcing there. Sorry I couldn't be more help, don't know much PHP yet.

[Killer Possum]

You can also use the search option to search for topics on this same problem cause like I said I've seen it before, there are many topics on this problem.

[riz]

i am getting this error too, but i think it is because i have not set the upload directory properly in the Installed 'Mods' in the admin panel.

like an idiot i overwrote what was in the text box with what i thought was correct,

all i remember it had was something like
"httpd/myserver.com/yabbse/attachments/"
but that doesnt work when i put it in.

can somebody with working attachments please check what is in their "Attachments Upload Path" text box and let me know please  


btw it is version 1.5.0 i am running  

[mediman]

okay let me try to help you!

look in your settings.php please, there is a var called $boarddir! this plus /attachments is the attachmentpath

i.e.

$boarddir = "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/host/www/yabbse";

then your attachmentpath is
/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/host/www/yabbse/attachments

the attachment url is something like http://www.yourdomain.com/yabbse/attachments

mediman

[doddgolf]

Thanks Mediman

I thought I had to use the httpd, but once I looked in my settings.php I found that $boarddir was actually

/home/username/cgi-bin/yabbse

tried it with /attachments added and works like a charm.

attachment path was already correct as per your example

Thanks again.

doddgolf

[rosdi]

I can't get it. My setting.php is like this:

$boarddir = "/home/qd-race/public_html/forum";

My YABB is installed in this /public_html/forum folder. I did create Attachments folder in /forum. I still cannot attach image.

I confuse on how to set it.

[[Unknown]]

The attachments url, for you, should be:

/home/qd-race/public_html/forum/attachments

Make sure you set this in the settings.  Then use http://sub.yourhost.com/forum/attachments as your URL.

If it does not work after that, please provide us with a link.

-[Unknown]

[rosdi]

The attachments url, for you, should be:

/home/qd-race/public_html/forum/attachments

-[Unknown]

So my new setting in settings.php will be:

$boarddir = "/home/qd-race/public_html/forum/attachments";

The Attachments folder already in ./forum/

Make sure you set this in the settings.  Then use http://sub.yourhost.com/forum/attachments as your URL.

-[Unknown]

You mean in Forum Configuration|Forum Preferences and Settings|Board URL to http://www.qd-race.com/forum/attachments

Anyway, my forum address is at http://www.qd-race.com/forum/index.php

[[Unknown]]

Let me try again.

Leave $boardurl the way it was!!!!  It was good already.

In the 'Mods' Settings and options area, there is a whole section dedicated to attachments.

"Attachments Upload Path" should be /home/qd-race/public_html/forum/attachments

Attachments URL should be http://www.qd-race.com/forum/attachements

Your board will cease to function if you change your boardurl or boarddir to these, they are ONLY for the attachments!!!

-[Unknown]

[rosdi]

I did change the Upload Path and URL as instructed but still got error:

2: OpenDir: No such file or directory (errno 2)
(/home/qd-race/public_html/forum/Sources/Post.php ln 871)

Attachments folder already in /forum

[[Unknown]]

$dir = opendir($modSettings['attachmentUploadDir']);

Unless your attachment path is simply bad, this should work.

-[Unknown]

[rosdi]

What should I do next. Should I send you settings.php file?

Please help...