Messages posted by: Carbonize

I was just using the simple anti spam mod and made www.carbonize.co.uk/Guestbook/index2.php to show all the spam entries. Now I use human verification I may as well delete it but will leave it for a while. Ignore the comments as they are for the REAL entries.

The problem with cPanel is that it adds a new line to the end of the files it edits. This is why I always recommend downloading the file and editing it on your PC with a text editor. For this purpose I recommend PSPad which is a text editor with syntax highlighting and a built in FTP client.

I wrote the upgrade script as the database structure has changed slightly from 2.2 to 2.3.x and the update SQL that is provided with 2.3.x is lacking. Officaly I have nothing to do with the Advanced Guestbook. I am just a guy that writes modifications for it to try and improve it.

Anyway my upgrade script is meant to be used to update the database but you personaly have to download 2.3.2 and replace ALL your files with the new files remembering to edit the config.inc.php file found in the admin folder. I have stated before there is little need to update from 2.2 if you patch the login exploit. I write my modifications to work for all versions of the book and I will write a brief one on fixing the recently found SQL query exploit soon.

2.3 handles pictures differently to 2.2 so I'm suprised they still show. I am planning on writing a proper upgrade script at some point that will keep the images but right now I don't have the time and it will be cpu intensive when i have written it as it will have to check every pictures attributes.

Ok you have updated your files from 2.2 to 2.3.x but have you ran my update script to update the database structure? It is available from www.carbonize.co.uk/AG

Spammers rarely flood. As for your censor words they serve no purpose as you have HTML disabled. As JTD stated check out some of the anti spam modifications I have written. You will find them in either the Advanced Guestbook forum or my own forum which is linked in my signature.

Ok just fixed a minor typo I had where I had put $this->$bot when it should just be $this->bot. Anyway I know it is now working fine as I have implemented it on my sites guestbook.

In your addentry.php do you have

which is what you soild have or do you have

which only 2.2 users should have.

you have some white space in your lang/english.php file. Probably after the ?>. How did you edit it? cPanel?

As I said try using one of the anti spam modifications. the image verification is best to use.

As it states you will find it in the templates folder of the guestbook.

The guestbook installed on this site is just the bog standard guestbook. The modifications are things I create when requested or I feel inspired.

Somehow you messed the file up and added extra characters

I have fixed it and sent it back to you.

email me the file in question.

You could use the human verification mod you will find at the top of the GUESTBOOK FORUM or you could try my off shoot of Advanced Guestbook called Lazarus - www.carbonize.co.uk/lazarusgb.zip