Advanced BlueVoda Form Processor - Page 5

Garrett612 · #**401** 02-29-2008, 07:07 AM

Thank you for checking it out. I just tried testing the form out on another computer and it worked. But for some reason I'm still getting the illegal form error when I try to test it on the computer that I created the form on. Any suggestions?

navaldesign · #**402** 02-29-2008, 07:27 AM

Yes: please note that ABVFP checks for the referer, in other words for the page where the submission comes from, and it MUST be the same as provided in the ABVFP CP.
If, in one case, you have the www. included in your link, and in another case you don't have it, one of the two will not be accepted.

As i saw it working, the correct is http://www.gotoprintonline.com/submitjob.html

The other one, http://gotoprintonline.com/submitjob.html

is not accepted

Garrett612 · #**403** 02-29-2008, 07:54 AM

navaldesign:

Thank you. Everything is working perfectly well now.

aefcolo · #**404** 03-15-2008, 04:50 AM

I'm having a devil of a time getting ABVFP to work. I get "illegal form submission error" and after digging around, found the note to run ndadmin. However, I do not have that file. I saw the following post, and thought I had my answer, but I have since downloaded the version referenced in the reply:

"Please let me know where did you download this from, as it seems to be the old version 1. The new version, v2.0 can be downloaded from www.dbtechnosystems.com/free_abvfp.php . I would be gratefull if you can let me know where you downloaded the old version from, so i can change it."

and this has not helped. I still can't find that file. Help!

__________________

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandysewin

Hi there!

Yesterday I downloaded the Advanced BlueVoda Form Processor, what a wonderful tool, thank you!

However, I seem to be missing the two php files, abvfp.php and ndadmin1.php.

I have six bvp files: ndadmin, ndconfirm, ndadminhelp, errorpage, thankyou_page and contactform. I also have three "Broderbund Easy Prints Type" files, named abvfp, ndadmin1 and errorpage. My PrintMaster program tries to open those, but then says "Unable to read file. File type not supported."

Any suggestions? Am I missing something that's right under my nose?

Thank you!

Sandy

navaldesign · #**405** 03-15-2008, 07:56 AM

Illegal Form submission:

This happens when the form URL is different from what is declared in the ABVFP control panel as form URL. Sometimes you might have it declared in the ABVFP cp with the fulll www. whilst in your menus you have it without the www. or vice versa, or a simple typing mistake.

As you already read, the file ndadmin was part of the OLD version, it doesn't exist in the new one, so don't look for it. The comment you found about running ndadmin, is, i suppose, also very old (more than one year ago)

aefcolo · #**406** 03-15-2008, 05:38 PM

thank you. I tried again just now. It still didn't work, but I got a different error message:
"Method not allowed: The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL /index.html."
I'm trying to load up a simple newsletter registration form on my homepage. www.amyfrazierworkshops.com. Thanks!

navaldesign · #**407** 03-15-2008, 09:47 PM

Why have you set the form action to be action="http://www.amyfrazierworkshops.com/index.html" ???

It should be: action="http://www.amyfrazierworkshops.com/ABVFP/dbts_abvfp.php"

aefcolo · #**408** 03-15-2008, 09:48 PM

I wanted to add, that since I'm putting the form into my homepage, I have named it http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html, per the tutorial.

Thanks,
Amy

aefcolo · #**409** 03-15-2008, 09:50 PM

sorry, didn't see that you'd replied. I guess I got the info backward, misunderstood that note in the tutorial I just reference. I will make the change and let you know. Thank you!

aefcolo · #**410** 03-15-2008, 09:54 PM

Ok, I changed the action, and now I'm back to the illegal form submission error page. Can't figure out where I'm going wrong with this...

Thanks,
Amy

aefcolo · #**411** 03-16-2008, 04:29 AM

Well, I backed all the way out, deleted the files from my computer and FTP, and re-installed the ABVFP.v2. Now the message I get when I go to
http://www.amyfrazierworkshops.com/A...ts_install.php is

"You don't have permission to access /ABVFP/dbts_install.php on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request." I checked several of the file permissions, and they were at 644.

I was able to get further last time before I hit a logjam. Any ideas where I'm going wrong?

Thanks,
Amy

aefcolo · #**412** 03-16-2008, 05:23 AM

Hello again.

I'm still having the same problem. Is there something I'm not doing correctly when putting a form on my index page, I wonder? In the ABVFP cp I have the Form URL as http://www.amyfrazierworkshops.com/index.html per the instructions in the question field.

When you say " This happens when the form URL is different from what is declared in the ABVFP control panel as form URL," I'm a little confused, because the form URL is the same as my index page URL...and that's what I have listed in the Control panel.

I found the problem with the permission, btw. But I'm now officially back to where I started with "Illegal Form Submission." and a little bleary-eyed. Thank you for helping!

Amy

navaldesign · #**413** 03-16-2008, 07:47 AM

In your menus, the home page is typed as http://amyfrazierworkshops.com/index.html

without www. Even a www. missing is interpreted bt the script as a wrong referer and it gives you this error pessage.

Type, as form URL in the script, http://www.amyfrazierworkshops.com/

and make sure that in your menus the index page is provided the same way

aefcolo · #**414** 03-16-2008, 10:34 PM

Yea! Thank you! It was one of those tiny things I just couldn't see!!

It appears that all is well. Thank you very much!

Amy

Amonaug · #**415** 03-20-2008, 12:27 AM

I'm having a bit of a problem.

Everything appears to work great EXCEPT that the e-mail that comes to me from the form has a blank To: field. I set it up in ABVFP admin area but it's not there on my e-mail and thus I get a "A message that you sent contained no recipient addresses, and therefore no
delivery could be attempted." in my mail client that the e-mail is supposed to go to.

This is the header info in the error e-mail

To:
Subject: Custom Order Submission
X-PHP-Script: www.amonaug.com/ABVFP/dbts_abvfp.php for 71.86.192.31
From: aldarontav********.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="==Multipart_Boundary_xe660289746d3e93e78 de4cc91aefefd9x"
Message-Id: <E1Jc6Bn-0007zg-7a@voda23.voda23.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:51:15 -0500

On the auto-responder e-mail that goes to the submitter everything is great, works perfect.

Opening up dbts_abvfp.php in wordpad I have this
// now we'll build the message headers
$ndmailhead = "From: $ndemail\r\n" .
"MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n" .
"Content-Type: multipart/mixed;\r\n" .
" boundary=\"{$mime_boundary}\"";

Shouldn't there be a "To: " line in there or is that someplace else in the script that I missed?

I'm not very experience in scripts but can make out some things sometimes.

navaldesign · #**416** 03-20-2008, 08:08 AM

No, this is not correct. The scripts follows a loop to send to all email addresses. so the to: is hardcoded in the loop.

Check your email address in the script. Make sure that there are no whitespaces or " , " where there should not be. If you wish contact me with your ABVFP login details and the form URL so i can have a look.

Amonaug · #**417** 03-20-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navaldesign

No, this is not correct. The scripts follows a loop to send to all email addresses. so the to: is hardcoded in the loop.

Check your email address in the script. Make sure that there are no whitespaces or " , " where there should not be. If you wish contact me with your ABVFP login details and the form URL so i can have a look.

Thanks, login info sent

Amonaug · #**418** 03-20-2008, 08:05 PM

Just an update.

Thanks for the help Navaldesign (AKA George)

Apparently my problem was in Outlook Express 6 account setup of the emails. When I went into the webmail provided in the control panel (Horde) the emails were fine. So instead of trying to figure out how to setup Outlooks correctly I'll save myself the headache and use the webmail.

Thanks again

saggi · #**419** 03-27-2008, 01:49 AM

"Could not connect to the database. Please check Database details !"
I m getting this error. Please help me.
I have entered the following data in my installation form:
e.g. my Cp username is abcdefg, username is form

Domain Host: localhost (is that to be localhost as it is)
Database name: abcdefg_ABVFP
Database username: abcdefg_form
Database password: ******

I am wondering if i entered the right data in the form. If yes, wat would be the problem. Can anyone help me please.

Thank you

saggi · #**420** 03-27-2008, 02:18 AM

Never mind, i got it. i didnt add my user name properly before.
Sorry to bother you guys.
Voda Host rocks.
thanx

saggi · #**421** 03-27-2008, 04:12 AM

Warning: require(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/eblkjna/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 11

Warning: require(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/eblkjna/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 11

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'dbts_ABVFP_config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/eblkjna/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 11

I have installed the form processor. now when i go to http://www.yourdomain.com/ABVFP/ I m getting this error.
Please help me
Thank you

navaldesign · #**422** 03-27-2008, 07:39 AM

This is a typical error message, recieved when the configuration file is missing. The configuration file is created by the software during the installation. There are rare cases when the server settings will not allow the creation of the configuration file. It is in these cases that the ABVFP permissions should be turned to 777 before installation, and then back to 755 after installation.

Connect with FTP and browse your ABVFP folder. If you do NOT see a file named dbts_ABVFP_config.php this means that the software was not installed properly. Repeat the installation.

saggi · #**423** 03-27-2008, 04:29 PM

Thanx buddy,
i deleted everything and re installed it agian.
It worked out now. YOUR help is much appreciated

Preston72315 · #**424** 03-28-2008, 06:36 PM

naval,
I installed ABVFP and I think I'm really close to making this happen but have a couple of issues: 1) Now when I go to my url, www.mediamud.org , I get a page that lists and index of gifs, smileys, etc., instead of ny homepage(index.html) 2) I'm certainly no techy and need to know now how to get to the ABVFP admin box and how to do this from sitebuilder.
Thanks for the program and any help you can give me.
Preston

Preston72315 · #**425** 03-28-2008, 09:35 PM

Naval,
I solved the "going to my url" problem by just opening sitebuilder and resaving my index page, that's fine now. I did notice that I can type in the address bar
http://www.mediamud.org/ABVFP and it opens the below page:

http://www.mediamud.org/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php

Of course this is the Administration area, how do I password protect this?
Thanks,
Preston

navaldesign · #**426** 03-28-2008, 10:18 PM

It IS password protected, the username and password are the ones you provided during ABVFP installation.

Preston72315 · #**427** 03-28-2008, 10:38 PM

Yes, but it seems as though anyone could got to my site with the /ABVFP and begin developing a new form. I do have the development page open but I was able to access the admin page from another browser instance.
I will try this after I get completley out but i dont mind if you try this to see if there is a problem GoTo: http://www.mediamud.org/ABVFP and see if you please?
Thanks and thanks for the work you have done!
Preston

navaldesign · #**428** 03-29-2008, 12:59 AM

When i go there i am asked for username and password.

Please note that if you have more than one browser istances open, and you have logged in from one of them, you will be able to log in also from other sessions until you completely close all sessions.

Preston72315 · #**429** 03-29-2008, 09:10 PM

Thanks again Naval,
It was the multiple browser thing. So please let me now understand.....I go to http://mywebsite.com/ABVFP, log in and create the form. Then (I'm using BV Sitebuilder) I create a link to call up that page from the server?
Thanks for yor time,
Preston

navaldesign · #**430** 03-29-2008, 09:16 PM

Please read the Word tutorial included in the zip. There are step by step instructions also on the USE of ABVFP.

You don't create a link, as you call it, you set the "action" of the form to be ABVFP, as explained in the instructions.

saggi · #**431** 04-01-2008, 04:24 AM

Hello friends,
I have installed the ABVFP and i believe i did it as per instructions. However when i fill out the form i get following errors:
" Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@mirabeltravel.ca and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.8 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8b mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.mirabeltravel.ca Port 80 "

Can any one please help me to sort out this problem.
My links are : http://www.mirabeltravel.ca/contactform.html
http://www.mirabeltravel.ca/errorpage.php & http://www.mirabeltravel.ca/thankyou_page.html

Thank you very much for your help.

navaldesign · #**432** 04-01-2008, 08:37 AM

This is a classic permissions issue. Make sure that the entire ABVFP folder permissions are set to 755 and all files inside the folder are set to 644.

saggi · #**433** 04-01-2008, 03:02 PM

Thanx alot Naval, it worked out by changing permission.
You rocks.

buddybarb · #**434** 04-03-2008, 03:24 AM

I'm hoping to get this right, I was able to get to the wizard to set the form maker up , I got my e-mail with all the info like database user name pass word and all, I was able to log into the CP of it, I then edited it as best I could and memorized it to the folder, but when I try to search the form in my browser using the url they stated it's not found
As I read in the instructions it would have been my URL/contactform.html
anyone care to help I would really appreciate it, I'm lost :(

navaldesign · #**435** 04-03-2008, 06:26 AM

Hi,
" but when I try to search the form in my browser using the url they stated it's not found "

not finding the form, has nothing to do with ABVFP, you have probably saved your form with something else than the name you are looking for the form with.

Please provide your URL as well as the name you have used to save your page in BV.

buddybarb · #**436** 04-03-2008, 07:54 AM

Maybe I'm going about it all wrong , am I suppose to edit the page in blue voda first then save and publish it? I added the folder to my bluevoda folder and I was able to have the pages there in bluevoda is this correct ? I was under the impression it would be like the forum and be ready to use , I'm not sure :( I read the directions over and over but still didn't get very far. thanks for the help

navaldesign · #**437** 04-03-2008, 09:35 AM

ABVFP is a form processor, it is not a form creator. It will NOT create the form for you. You should create the form in BlueVoda and publish it. There is an entire tutorial on this subject.

However, ABVFP comes with a "bonus" included in the zip: there are ready made pages for your Thankyou page, Error page, and a full contact form.
Open these pages in BV, edit them as required (logo, menu, colors etc) and publish them. Then, setup the form in ABVFP as per instructions included in the zip

buddybarb · #**438** 04-03-2008, 06:58 PM

thanks navel I was thinking that was the thing to do, I just wasn't sure, Navel another thing is that I don't see any bonus pages in the download you gave me off this forum. unless you just talking about the three bv pages contact,error and thankyou.

buddybarb · #**439** 04-04-2008, 12:36 AM

how does the verification part of the form work? do i have to ad my own images? where can I find these images ? how do I make the image match?
I read everything and there is nothing that tells me this info

saggi · #**440** 04-04-2008, 03:43 AM

Hello friends,

I have installed ABVFP and its working properly except few Required fields*. If you check www.mirabeltravel.ca/contactform.html, you will see "Destination city" & " Month of "Departure Date" is required but its not working. I have placed Date-RA in the field but i believe i have to do something else. Even "how can u find us" was required by default and i didnt change it but that also is not working. Can you please help me to figure out this problem.

Secondly, when visitor on the site fill out the form, he/she get the confirmation mail in random sequence e.g. It should be in order like Name, Address, City, Province, Phone, ....... etc But visitor get this in random order like , city, phone, address, name, province ....... Also time of submission in the mail was different from the real time.
I was wondering if you can give me tips to fix this problem too.

Your help is much appreciated.
Thank You.

buddybarb · #**441** 04-04-2008, 06:42 AM

Ok I'm not sure what I have to do but here are the url's
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/contactform.html
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/errorpage.php
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/thankyou_page.html
did what I read and I read them a hundred times I'm not a computer wiz but as far as what i read from the beginning you didn't have to be, But I should of known as I saw for a small fee you would do it. figures!
Any way I changed the permissions to the folder to 755 just as I was instructed "setup the form in ABVFP as per instructions included in the zip" and all the files set to 644, I never changed the actions or anything that had to do with the properties of the form, I left them set the way the template had them.
maybe you can see from the url's what I didn't do or did wrong I'm sorry for being such a bother to you I'm sure you have better things to do.
thanks barbara

navaldesign · #**442** 04-04-2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddybarb

how does the verification part of the form work? do i have to ad my own images? where can I find these images ? how do I make the image match?
I read everything and there is nothing that tells me this info

In the tutorial, there is a full description on implementing the captcha in your forms (last page). You only need to insert (in your forms) a html box, and insert the necessary code. You also need to place a text field, named "captcha_code" for the visitor to type the code he sees.

Using the captcha with ABVFP is very simple: place a html object in your page, and make it 100 px wide X 38 px high. These are the dimensions of the image. Paste the following code in it:
<img src="http://www.yourdomain.com/ABVFP/captcha.php" alt="Click for new image" title="Click for new image" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="this.src='http://www.yourdomain.com/ABVFP/captcha.php?'+Math.random()">

If you wish, you can also copy / paste the html box and the field from the contactform included in the zip, and paste it in your own page. You need however, to double click it and edit the path (your domain name)

buddybarb · #**443** 04-04-2008, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddybarb

Ok I'm not sure what I have to do but here are the url's
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/contactform.html
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/errorpage.php
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/thankyou_page.html
did what I read and I read them a hundred times I'm not a computer wiz but as far as what i read from the beginning you didn't have to be, But I should of known as I saw for a small fee you would do it. figures!
Any way I changed the permissions to the folder to 755 just as I was instructed "setup the form in ABVFP as per instructions included in the zip" and all the files set to 644, I never changed the actions or anything that had to do with the properties of the form, I left them set the way the template had thembut directed the action toward mt domain.
maybe you can see from the url's what I didn't do or did wrong but when I goto The verification code and I want to chose another it disappears and I have to refresh the page in order to get another ! I'm sorry for being such a bother to you I'm sure you have better things to do.
thanks barbara

Ok I'm

navaldesign · #**444** 04-04-2008, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddybarb

Ok I'm not sure what I have to do but here are the url's
did what I read and I read them a hundred times I'm not a computer wiz but as far as what i read from the beginning you didn't have to be, But I should of known as I saw for a small fee you would do it. figures!

I am not sure that i folow you. What would this mean ?

buddybarb · #**445** 04-04-2008, 07:38 AM

Thanks navel I'm not sure what I did just then when I went to reply sorry, But I got form to work , it's just the image thing I'm having problems with now but I will try what you said

buddybarb · #**446** 04-04-2008, 07:50 AM

cool I got it thanks for everything ! :)

buddybarb · #**447** 04-04-2008, 11:19 AM

I spoke too soon , The response letter has an error , It seems that the e-mail return addresses does not work. here is what I get ,
"Catskill******.com", UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR.
Thats not my e-mail address for the site the e-mail for the site is admin@mtnsportlive.com, It's picking this part "catskill" up from the CPanel info for the business name or URL part.
I thought I was in the clear, good thing I sent a form for a sample.

navaldesign · #**448** 04-04-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saggi

If you check www.mirabeltravel.ca/contactform.html, you will see "Destination city" & " Month of "Departure Date" is required but its not working. I have placed Date-RA in the field but i believe i have to do something else. Even "how can u find us" was required by default and i didnt change it but that also is not working.

ABVFP was not validating empty dropdowns. Now it does:
1. Download again the zip, and replace the file dbts_abvfp.php
2. To be able to validate the drop down, give the first option of each dropdown (Please select), as value, one or more whitespaces (blanks).

Quote:

Secondly, when visitor on the site fill out the form, he/she get the confirmation mail in random sequence e.g. It should be in order like Name, Address, City, Province, Phone, ....... etc But visitor get this in random order like , city, phone, address, name, province ....... Also time of submission in the mail was different from the real time.
I was wondering if you can give me tips to fix this problem too.

This depends on the order you have given your fields in the form. To edit it, right click the field that you want first, and from the right click menu select "Bring to Front".
repeat for all fields, including the Submit and Reset as well as the captch code field. Save, Publish, and refresh before testing.

The time is the server time, in the next version time zones will be supported.

buddybarb · #**449** 04-04-2008, 07:52 PM

You did a wonderful job, Works perfect! , So was there a problem I created when I set it up?
http://www.wholesalebestdeals.com/contactform.html

jabird60 · #**450** 04-05-2008, 03:50 AM

hey in need a little help i got the script installed and everything but it keeps wanting the error_page and i cant fix it can some one help me the address is band-alliance.com

buddybarb · #**451** 04-05-2008, 04:21 AM

you should leave the URL to the contact page, Im' no pro I just put mine together last night but I still have it fresh in my mind what I had to do.
Are you using VHost?

jabird60 · #**452** 04-05-2008, 05:02 AM

yea, what do u mean leave the links to the contacts page

navaldesign · #**453** 04-05-2008, 07:31 AM

What do you mean "it keeps wanting the error page " ?

Did you INSTALL the script ? If yes, WHERE ? Seems like no ABVFP folder exists in your site.

meveret · #**454** 04-07-2008, 03:49 PM

I am having trouble with my first Form. The website is http://www.twolick.com/contactform.html
I used the sample contactform, thankyou page and error page. I installed ABVFP successfully in a directory ABVFP under public_html and was able to login to it. The hidden field exists and has the label 2 already in it from using the example form. The permissions for the directory structure are 755 everywhere, I made it a bit more loose just in case that was the problem did not help chenging it from 644 to 755.
I get the following when I try to submit the page:
The webpage cannot be found

HTTP 404
Most likely causes:

<LI id=causeErrorInAddress>There might be a typing error in the address.
If you clicked on a link, it may be out of date.

What you can try:

[IMG]res://ieframe.dll/bullet.png[/IMG] Retype the address.

[IMG]res://ieframe.dll/bullet.png[/IMG] Go back to the previous page.

[IMG]res://ieframe.dll/bullet.png[/IMG] Go to and look for the information you want.

[IMG]res://ieframe.dll/down.png[/IMG] More information

This error (HTTP 404 Not Found) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but the page you wanted was not found. It's possible that the webpage is temporarily unavailable. Alternatively, the website might have changed or removed the webpage.
For more information about HTTP errors, see Help.

and on firefox
Not Found

The requested URL /ABVFP/dbts_abvfp.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.8 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.hfixhfix.com Port 80 I think i see the problem:the URL is looking for /ABVFP and I have public_htmp/ABVFP maybe?

meveret · #**455** 04-07-2008, 04:15 PM

In my contactform I had a typo in the POST.

jabird60 · #**456** 04-08-2008, 06:24 AM

Hi i got is fixed and the script works Fantastically very exquisite. hey i am 15 is there any other site builder that is 15.

My sites thiselitelife.com
band-alliance.com

john221522 · #**457** 04-10-2008, 08:35 AM

I am So Lost Can Some one Give Me a Hand

And I So New With You Idea About Computer

John

kevmallory · #**458** 04-13-2008, 08:21 PM

We have successfully downloaded the ABVFP version 2, using the IDM software, have safely extracted the files, uploaded it with the BV FTP Manager, created the database on my CP (ABVFP Folder was created) for my site and yet, after numerous attempts to install, I receive the following error message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /ABVFP/dbts_install.php on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.6 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.6 OpenSSL/0.9.8b mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.malloryartandphotography.com Port 80

Everyone seems to be having problems with the download, which I thought to be quite straightforward. My problem seem to be when I try to install it into my CPanel?

What's up Doc??

Kevin (Client ID #21755)

navaldesign · #**459** 04-13-2008, 09:17 PM

Check your ABVFP folder permissions, probably it is something different than the corect 755. All files within the folder should be set to 644.

Only a dozen people have had problem downloading ABVFP directly (not using IDM or any other download manager), out of a total of 1200+ installations worlwide.

satan01 · #**460** 04-18-2008, 01:14 PM

Could you please tell me how i can get this to work

I would like m,y site to be capable of acsessing a database so thta each customer has a password and user id thta they have set up thereself through my site. How would i do this please

navaldesign · #**461** 04-18-2008, 05:12 PM

This requires a Log In script . There are some free on the net, and some paid for. You can Google it to find what suits you.

Within the lomits of the VodaHost family there are two solutions that allow users to setup their own password an username:

1. http://www.dbtechnosystems.com/logginexamples.php for a custom made solution.

2. http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/ser...in-script.html by Watdaflip.

ssperformancesales.co.uk · #**462** 04-20-2008, 02:32 PM

Naval,

I am having problems allowing users to upload images. They are not coming through as attachment on my mails. You said earlier that i probably made an error in the installation.

How to i find out what the error is and correcting it.

Thanks

navaldesign · #**463** 04-20-2008, 09:58 PM

I am not sure, as i can't see what you have done.

When did you download ABVFP ? First of all, try downloading again, and replace only the file dbts_abvfp.php . This is because a version that was uploaded some 15 days or so ago, had some settings that would not allow file upload. Test it, and if you still have problems, send me your login details so i can have an inside look.

crouquet · #**464** 05-27-2008, 08:54 PM

Hello - I've posted this somewhere else but I think this is a more appropriate thread so I'm posting again - hope that's ok.

Really hoping for some help - I have searched the posts for days & feel like I've been taking stupid lessons as nobody else seems to have fallen at the very first hurdle!
I have tried to download the ABVFP. On extracting the files I get the BVpages (with the contact page, error page & thank you page) and the tutorial. That's it. Feel like I need a step by step tutorial for an idiot and it's driving me insane! Where do I go from here?
Thanks for being patient - I'm sure I'll be fine if I can just get it off the ground!
Elena
www.lescrouquets.net

navaldesign · #**465** 05-27-2008, 08:58 PM

Did you read the tutorial ? In the same zip with the Tutorial and the Pages, there is a number of files, that you need to upload on your site. Please read the tutorial, and you will find the necessary instructions in there.

crouquet · #**466** 05-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Thanks for getting back so quickly - yes I did read the tutorial and did everything I think I was supposed to.Don't know if I've got the wrong idea but in the tutorial it says " extract all the files to the same folder" When I do that the only files iwhich end up in the folder are the ones I mentioned above and not the rest. I've repeated the task several times always with the same result. I'm sure it's obvious but I just don't know what I'm doing wrong!
Elena
www.lescrouquets.net

navaldesign · #**467** 05-27-2008, 09:23 PM

If you look at the zip, you will see that there are a lot more files, if only those are extracted, you have either wrong settings in your winzip (or winrar or whatever you use) or a corrupted zip. But, if it was a corrupted zip, your software should give you an error message, so i suppose that you are NOT exctracting all files.
Tip:

Double click the zip icon, this should open a dialog box where you can see all the files included. Keeping it open, open Computer Resources, and browse to the folder where you want to store the ABVFP files. AT this point, having both of them open, simply drag and drop the files from the zip dialog box to the folder window. This has the same effect as extracting.

crouquet · #**468** 05-27-2008, 10:58 PM

Thanks for your help!
After several more attempts I did manage to extract the files and upload them.
Followed the instructions as far as typing url/ABVP/dbts_install.php into the browser bar. Then got an error message saying it was an invalid address. Remembering a similar post I look backed and tried to reinstall the particular file.
At this point I noticed that my files with my images in are now empty!! I'm sure I've seen a post about this too but can't seem to locate it.
How do I get them back please?!!!!
I've had countless spam emails ( up to 50 in 1 day) from the form on my site so I was keen to get the advanced form set up but I'll maybe have to leave it to the experts!
Thanks again!
Elena
www.lescrouquets.net

navaldesign · #**469** 05-27-2008, 11:38 PM

You do have a ABVFP folder, but there is nothing in it???

crouquet · #**470** 05-28-2008, 12:28 AM

Thanks again!
I have no idea what's gone wrong. When I look at my BV folder all the files are there. When I uploaded them to the public_html file it said the upload had been successful.
Now it's taking ages to open certain programs or closing BV down altogether. I'm a bit wary of trying different things in case I lose more stuff.

How do I get back my images and delete what I've done without losing anything else? Maybe better to start again.
Thanks for your time.
Elena
www.lescrouquets.net

CarbonTerry · #**471** 06-13-2008, 06:47 AM

G.,
I have not installed the new form yet. I don't see an area for the CAPTCHA validation?

navaldesign · #**472** 06-13-2008, 06:57 AM

Hi Terry,
sorry, i don't really understand what you mean.

ABVFP now has built in captacha support, but you need to embed the necessary image creation and code input parts in your form. Open the contactform that comes with the ABVFP zip, and copy paste these parts in your form. Edit the URL (there are 2 of them) in the html box and you are done.

There are full instructions in the ABVFP tutorial.

CarbonTerry · #**473** 06-13-2008, 08:46 AM

G.,
I had the old ABVFP v2 without the CAPTCHA info downloaded. I have the correct one now.

navaldesign · #**474** 06-13-2008, 08:49 AM

Glad you solved it :)

CarbonTerry · #**475** 06-13-2008, 08:56 AM

G.,
I had the old download.

CarbonTerry · #**476** 06-13-2008, 10:35 AM

I copied and pasted the parts from the new contactform into mine. Changed the URL's.
Was I supposed to ftp the captcha.php file into the ABVFP folder?
No luck.
www.redhawk-archery.com/contactform.php

navaldesign · #**477** 06-13-2008, 01:10 PM

Hi Terry,

If you have the OLD ABVFP still installed, it will NOT work. Upload the new dbts_abvfp.php , the captcha.php and the Jokerman.TTF files.

CarbonTerry · #**478** 06-13-2008, 04:04 PM

Done & Thank you.

navaldesign · #**479** 06-13-2008, 04:18 PM

Glad you solved the issue. However, it still doesn't work as it should, because it still doesn't "see" the code. Are you sure that you have updated the file dbts_abvfp.php ?

CarbonTerry · #**480** 06-13-2008, 05:10 PM

I did download the new files as suggested. Right now I am away from my BV computer for 3-4 hours.

navaldesign · #**481** 06-13-2008, 05:16 PM

Ok, we will see what the problem is later.

Bye

CarbonTerry · #**482** 06-14-2008, 06:28 AM

I was ftp'ing the new file but it would not overwrite until I deleted the old file.
I think all is working well now.

raven520 · #**483** 06-16-2008, 01:43 PM

Hi there naval

I have followed your installation inst' and all went well until I tried to open the link as you listed in step 8
http://www.limpopo-nsk.ru/ABVFP/dbts_install.php

here is what I received
Not Found

The requested URL /ABVFP/dbts_install.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.8 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.8 OpenSSL/0.9.8b mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.limpopo-nsk.ru Port 80 I have no idea what I might have done wrong. Thanks

raven520 · #**484** 06-16-2008, 01:52 PM

Hi there again Naval

It seems like some of the permissions where off.
It seems o.k. now

Thanks anyway

raven520 · #**485** 06-16-2008, 02:37 PM

Hello again

It seems like nothing goes smoothly with this proess ...

I have created the database with its user and all but when submiting the data into the instalation form it allways results in a error message

"Could not connect to the Database Server. Please check user details !"

And I have checked all the details over and over again but it allways end up the same

Do I need to wait a while before submiting a new database or what?

Victor

navaldesign · #**486** 06-16-2008, 03:54 PM

Hm...
Did you consider the fact that CP adds your Control Panel username before the database name and the database user ?

Whilst you are in the ABVFP installation page, click on the yellow ?

beside the database related fields, to get the help window opened

raven520 · #**487** 06-16-2008, 04:01 PM

Hello Naval

Yes i know it does.

I have entered the database name and the dbusername just as shown in the installation manual.
Btw the word file says CP_username_dbname/CP_username_dbusername
and the online yellow ? says CPusername_dbname/CPusername_dbusernam.

Which one is the correct one? even though I tried them both

raven520 · #**488** 06-16-2008, 04:15 PM

Got that one over with ... actualy it was my fault cause I named the folder in the public_html with a small case abvfp and in the form filled it with a capital.

Anyway after I pressed the ABVFP control panel I received another error message going

"Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'ldjufuzl_victor'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in /home/ldjufuzl/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 19 Connection Error. Please check parameters in the file config.php"

Victor

navaldesign · #**489** 06-16-2008, 04:18 PM

It is the same. If, in example, your CP username is abcdefg and the user you have created is raven then your Database username to type in ABVFP will be abcdefg_raven.

Similarly, if the database name is ABVFP the actual name will be abcdefg_ABVFP

The password instead, remains exactly as you have provided it.

navaldesign · #**490** 06-16-2008, 04:20 PM

Ok, this is due to another fact: when you create a user for a database, you need to also GRANT him access to the database. This is done by ADDING the specific user to the specific database, and giving him ALL privileges. it seems that you have missed this step.

raven520 · #**491** 06-16-2008, 04:36 PM

I have done that but still keep receiving the same error

Aborisade john ayorinde · #**492** 06-17-2008, 05:04 PM

register me

navaldesign · #**493** 06-17-2008, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven520

I have done that but still keep receiving the same error

There is no other reason. If the connection details are correct, the ONLY other possible reason is that he user has no access to the database.

GoldDraco13 · #**494** 06-19-2008, 07:14 PM

As a new user to this I only have one complaint so far and that the instructions are in Word, now I have to download MS Office just to read how to install this, in the future I would recommend using the standard Wordpad like your readme to place install notes.

Thanks,
GD13

navaldesign · #**495** 06-19-2008, 10:04 PM

You are right. However, a PDF is what i will include, as it allows image inclusion and better formatting.

jaymoh · #**496** 06-24-2008, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navaldesign

Ok, checked the zip again and it is ok. However, i can suggest the following:

1. Use the IDM (Internet download Manager) to download the zip. It is available for free at : http://www.vodahost.com/idm.htm
I strongly reccomend this softoware, as it will automatically deal with all those common problems that have to do with downloading. I just used it myself to check the zip.

2. Use my form: i will email the zip to anyone that needs it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by navaldesign

Thankyou

HI..... NAVALDESIGN
I have the same problem my abvf has no feedback(booking and contact page)
have been trying to follow up your progress and end up with down load of idm... and i try to open compress zip which i install in bv thread.

PLEASE can you explain to me in a very simple easy way on what to do next. have been trying all day and night just for that. please
thank you

www.zamundaafricanacrobats.com

navaldesign · #**497** 06-24-2008, 08:28 AM

Did you download the zip ?
If yes, there is a folder in it, named "Tutorial" . Open it and rad the Tutorial. It has all the necessary instructions.

jaymoh · #**498** 06-24-2008, 08:46 AM

for real i don't know if is that zip you are talking about, but if i could have the which you know im sure ill be able to open it...the one i open is thank you page is it right Mr Navaldesign?

navaldesign · #**499** 06-24-2008, 10:00 AM

DSorry, as i said, i can't follow you.
Are you talking about the ABVFP? or what?

ABVFP, IF we are talking about the same thing, is a form processor. It comed as a free download from my site, here. After you have it downloaded, you need to open the Tutorial and read how to install and use it.

I really can't understand what you mean by " the one i open is thank you page "

jaymoh · #**500** 06-24-2008, 10:10 AM

NAVAL
am sorry we had a conversation before but my computer mess up. anyway i opened tutoriol from zip (idm)but what i found was full page encrypted what do i have to do next

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