can't add entries to advanced guestbook

when adding an entry addentry.php refreshes to addentry.php with a blank form and does not add the entry to the dbase.

any ideas?

http://www.larmertree.co.uk/guestbook/

make sure these dirs have write permissions

- public - 777 (drwxrwxrwx) (directory)
- tmp - 777 (drwxrwxrwx) (directory)

Thanks for that. i had set permissions correctly but it still will not add entries.

What do you think?

does the admin function properly?

when you did the install.php and set your db info, did it take you to the admin section?
did all your changes "take?"

If you are sure about all that, it's always possible something go skewed during install.

I might try unzipping the compressed gbook in a new dir, so you know all that is undisturbed. Make sure the db, host and user and password are set in /admin/config.inc

That's what i would try

I just tried to post and lokked at your admin section...

I WOULD do the reinstall....

just a hunch..

thanks.

when i did install.php it just came up with a summary of the mysql tables that it had created.

this might be the problem:

in config.inc i am using $GB_DB["host"] = "ip number of mysql sever";

and not "localhost" because mysql runs on a different server.

This works as far as the script is able to auto-create the tables in mysql.

???

I don't think just the ip # is going to work.
for instance the name of my host is mysql.missoulaweb.com
while actual server address is http://www.missoulaweb.com.
talk to your sever people, find out what the actual name or path to the db is.

I am not sure if "localhost" will work either.

I am told in some configureations and servers this works fine, but the servers that I have used in the past using "local host in any cgi or php, etc.
it never has. I

Probably your mysql daemon don't use the default port 3306, so
$GB_DB["host"] = "ip number of mysql sever"; does not work.
Add the correct port to the ip adress.

e.g.

$GB_DB["host"] = "167.78.24.6:3340";

thanks guys.

i'm giving up and finding a new host.

Try using this mysql.hostname.com for your hostname.

ie mysql.whateveryoururlnameis

I think I might know... Mine was doing the same for a bit... Read this thread and see if it helps!!

http://www.proxy2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1976#1976