I am transferring the site to a different hosting plan. I have put in the request, but I do not know when it will start. There may be some downtime or lost posts. I'll keep you updated here.

Will this affect PA as well?  If so I need to give them the heads up.

Yes.

How much notice, do you anticipate being able to give [to the site downtime commencing] ?

1/2 an hour ?

Hours ?

Or a day ?

Something like that.

freediver wrote on Jan 31^st, 2021 at 2:01pm:

Something like that.

;D

If you can see this post, you are looking at the new server. Any posts you make now will not get deleted. It looks like we have lost posts made after about 1am.

test

yeah figgers i posted quite a few this morning haha

Spot

Funny I still couldnt log in about an hour ago, but see others have been posting all morning?

Kept getting a message it was in maintenance mode!

I can only log in if i turn on my VPN. With my usual IP, i just get the maintenance message.

I had something similar happen. It seems that the DNS propagation (letting the world know the the site's IP address has changed) varies depending on how you access the internet. So maybe some ISP's don't run updates as often.

freediver wrote on Feb 1^st, 2021 at 8:29pm:

I had something similar happen. It seems that the DNS propagation (letting the world know the the site's IP address has changed) varies depending on how you access the internet. So maybe some ISP's don't run updates as often.

I have been told to allow 4 hours for DNS propagation in cutover planning. The world should be up to date in 4 hours is the rule of thumb I believe. Some take minutes.

Has anyone noticed any change in server performance this week - eg website speed, forum bugs?

I reckon the site has been a little faster.

I did encounter the odd "down for maintenance" message for a brief period.


BTW ... was the old hosting site using https?

I notice this one is now "not secure".

freediver wrote on Feb 6^th, 2021 at 6:55am:

Has anyone noticed any change in server performance this week - eg website speed, forum bugs?

I haven't noticed anything being slower at least. Did you change to nginx with the transfer?

Still with hostgator. They allowed me to downgrade to VPS and get the 75% discount.


Quote:

I notice this one is now "not secure".

It has never had https. Something on my todo list. I'm pretty sure it costs extra.

freediver wrote on Feb 6^th, 2021 at 7:08pm:

Still with hostgator. They allowed me to downgrade to VPS and get the 75% discount. Quote: I notice this one is now "not secure". It has never had https. Something on my todo list. I'm pretty sure it costs extra.

I've told you before it's free and you should implement it. It might even attract more posters from less than open countries.
https://letsencrypt.org/
I have no probs helping you implement it.

Edit: Remember you are trying to run a political site and every post is plain text to anyone that can see the traffic. Unless they've already got to you... :-/ and that's why you won't encrypt. :'(

Should ozpol encrypt traffic?

I think we have https now.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 9:46am:

I think we have https now.

We sure do.

Well done.  8-)

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 10:08am:

freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 9:46am: I think we have https now. We sure do. Well done.  8-)

How does one know.  Everything looks the same to me?

Aussie wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 12:09pm:

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 10:08am: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 9:46am: I think we have https now. We sure do. Well done.  8-) How does one know.  Everything looks the same to me?

The "Lock" symbol ...

https://i.imgur.com/PN9F679.jpg

or ...

Click on the address bar to see the https "s" for secure / encrypted.

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1612055536/15#22

In terms a child Martian will understand....what does that mean?  I see Monk's Forum also has that 'lock' symbol.

It means the info you send to the site is encrypted, so if someone intercepts it, they cannot do anything with it.

Not sure what info exactly, as when I type in a post chrome tells me that the form is not secure, presumably meaning it sends it to the server as plain text. Presumably your login password is sent as encrypted data rather than plain text.

I think the info the site sends to you (web page content) is also encrypted.

Aussie wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 12:33pm:

In terms a child Martian will understand....what does that mean?  I see Monk's Forum also has that 'lock' symbol.

If a website uses a secured comms setting (indicated by the lock ... or https in the address) ...

It means that stuff typed here is "encrypted" between your computer and the site, so "hackers" can't easily see what is transmitting between your computer and the site. It makes it a little harder for hackers to mess with things - although not impossible.


Edit: Freediver beat me to it.  :)

It's all Martian to me.  For example, why would anyone want to intercept 'stuff' I somehow 'send' to this Site?

They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 12:54pm:

They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc.

Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing?

:-?

Aussie wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:16pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:54pm: They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc. Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing? :-?

Correct. It's probably overkill for a public forum. Any hacker could just create an account here if that's what they really want. But it is becoming standard, and easier to set up.

PA seems to be down FD.  It keeps telling me to clear cookies but it's down for others too.

I can load it. Try ctrl-F5.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:43pm:

PA seems to be down FD.  It keeps telling me to clear cookies but it's down for others too.

Works for me.

Still no go and it's not just me.  Hmmm I'll reboot and try again.

I'm also getting this message here when I sign in or try to post.  This form is not secure.  Auto-fill has been turned off.

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:52pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:43pm: PA seems to be down FD.  It keeps telling me to clear cookies but it's down for others too. Works for me.

I tried to post and got this error.

[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable
[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 1836: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3268)

Tried a second time and the post worked.

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:54pm:

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:52pm: Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:43pm: PA seems to be down FD.  It keeps telling me to clear cookies but it's down for others too. Works for me. I tried to post and got this error. [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 1836: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3268) Tried a second time and the post worked.

Tried 3 tests and seems to be working now for me.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:53pm:

Still no go and it's not just me.  Hmmm I'll reboot and try again. I'm also getting this message here when I sign in or try to post.  This form is not secure.  Auto-fill has been turned off.

I get that too. Something to do with the new https thing. I recommend not posting your banking details.

I'll take that into consideration lol.

I cleared cache and rebooted and still can't access PA.  *shrug*

Maybe you have been banned.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 2:20pm:

I'll take that into consideration lol. I cleared cache and rebooted and still can't access PA.  *shrug*

How ironic the lockout bully is locked out!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 2:42pm:

Maybe you have been banned.

Beat me to it!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Aussie wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 12:44pm:

It's all Martian to me.  For example, why would anyone want to intercept 'stuff' I somehow 'send' to this Site?

Nothing new there!

This idiot wouldnt know sh1t from clay technically!

More interested in Period Parties being discussed at golf!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 9:46am:

I think we have https now.

Onya!

BO, try putting the s in the url:

https://www.polanimal.com/forum/index.php

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 1:30pm:

Aussie wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:16pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:54pm: They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc. Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing? :-? Correct. It's probably overkill for a public forum. Any hacker could just create an account here if that's what they really want. But it is becoming standard, and easier to set up.

It's not overkill because it really has FA to do with BA details, email addresses, etc, passwords that's valid. Governments listen, and some of them are not very nice, they don't like what their citizens may have to say. No-one in a country like that would post here without encryption, it'd be insane to do so.

Off-Topic replies have been moved to this Topic.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:13pm:

BO, try putting the s in the url: https://www.polanimal.com/forum/index.php

OK I've got the new link now thanks.  I hope others can find it.

Setanta wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:15pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:30pm: Aussie wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:16pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:54pm: They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc. Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing? :-? Correct. It's probably overkill for a public forum. Any hacker could just create an account here if that's what they really want. But it is becoming standard, and easier to set up. It's not overkill because it really has FA to do with BA details, email addresses, etc, passwords that's valid. Governments listen, and some of them are not very nice, they don't like what their citizens may have to say. No-one in a country like that would post here without encryption, it'd be insane to do so.

That doesn't make sense. Everyone can view what is posted here. Not just sneaky governments.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:47pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:13pm: BO, try putting the s in the url: https://www.polanimal.com/forum/index.php OK I've got the new link now thanks.  I hope others can find it.

Were you using a bookmark to access the site?

I have also wound back the advertising to what it has always been, up until last year some time. No more popups or ads embedded in posts. Let me know if you still get that.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:48pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:47pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:13pm: BO, try putting the s in the url: https://www.polanimal.com/forum/index.php OK I've got the new link now thanks.  I hope others can find it. Were you using a bookmark to access the site?

Yes and I've changed the bookmark now but others won't have a clue about the new address.

Perhaps someone could post it at Monk's forum.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:47pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:15pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:30pm: Aussie wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:16pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:54pm: They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc. Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing? :-? Correct. It's probably overkill for a public forum. Any hacker could just create an account here if that's what they really want. But it is becoming standard, and easier to set up. It's not overkill because it really has FA to do with BA details, email addresses, etc, passwords that's valid. Governments listen, and some of them are not very nice, they don't like what their citizens may have to say. No-one in a country like that would post here without encryption, it'd be insane to do so. That doesn't make sense. Everyone can view what is posted here. Not just sneaky governments.

It certainly does, no-one knows who is behind the screen names ideally. If everything sent between the posters computer and your server is encrypted, govt can't peek. They can see you visited a site but not any discourse you may have entered into. For all they know you just read it. Even that can be added to by VPN where all they can see it traffic to your VPN provider. Encryption is good.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:51pm:

Perhaps someone could post it at Monk's forum.

No thanks.  There are no Monk members at PA!  I can tell those I know of who are having problems but I can't do much about the others.

If I'd realised there would be a new link I would have informed them before the event.   Oh well.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:59pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:51pm: Perhaps someone could post it at Monk's forum. No thanks.  There are no Monk members at PA!  I can tell those I know of who are having problems but I can't do much about the others. If I'd realised there would be a new link I would have informed them before the event.   Oh well.

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

FD should set it up for polanimal to automatically redirect to the https port.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 5:47pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:15pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:30pm: Aussie wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 1:16pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:54pm: They are looking for email addresses to spam, banking passwords, etc. Okay...I 'get' the email password bit....but I am certain I do not send my banking passwords to this site.  Or, was I, before you changed to the 'locked' thing? :-? Correct. It's probably overkill for a public forum. Any hacker could just create an account here if that's what they really want. But it is becoming standard, and easier to set up. It's not overkill because it really has FA to do with BA details, email addresses, etc, passwords that's valid. Governments listen, and some of them are not very nice, they don't like what their citizens may have to say. No-one in a country like that would post here without encryption, it'd be insane to do so. That doesn't make sense. Everyone can view what is posted here. Not just sneaky governments.

Anyone can read, only sneaky govts know who posted what from their country. That is the whole point, protecting the identity of those in countries where their govt would not like their comments. No-one from the HongKong dissidents would post here for eg as their anonymity is compromised. The state would drag them away in the night.

Setanta wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 6:00pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:59pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:51pm: Perhaps someone could post it at Monk's forum. No thanks.  There are no Monk members at PA!  I can tell those I know of who are having problems but I can't do much about the others. If I'd realised there would be a new link I would have informed them before the event.   Oh well. https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere FD should set it up for polanimal to automatically redirect to the https port.

That would be good.   There are people at PA who have no idea about OzPol nor to look here.  It's a shame to lose people when you don't have to.

Test

Youtube https
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExRDVZHhig

Youtube http
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExRDVZHhig

I cannot see youtube videos in Edge or Chrome. It has the area blank.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 6:39pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 6:00pm: Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:59pm: freediver wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 5:51pm: Perhaps someone could post it at Monk's forum. No thanks.  There are no Monk members at PA!  I can tell those I know of who are having problems but I can't do much about the others. If I'd realised there would be a new link I would have informed them before the event.   Oh well. https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere FD should set it up for polanimal to automatically redirect to the https port. That would be good.   There are people at PA who have no idea about OzPol nor to look here.  It's a shame to lose people when you don't have to.

That https-everywhere plugin will make your browser try HTTPS before going to HTTP on every site.

I'm also seeing "this form is not secure. Auto-fill has been turned off." My guess is there are hard coded HTTP:// in the code. This would not be a problem if every HTTP connection was forced to HTTPS.

YouTubes are all blank at PA for me too.

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 6:50pm:

YouTubes are all blank at PA for me too.

Can you check the links of the blank ones? If they are also HTTPS it should not be a problem. Almost all problems I see changing to HTTPS are mixed HTTP/HTTPS.

Setanta wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 6:55pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 6:50pm: YouTubes are all blank at PA for me too. Can you check the links of the blank ones? If they are also HTTPS it should not be a problem. Almost all problems I see changing to HTTPS are mixed HTTP/HTTPS.

Before Monk moved to the new software (which is great) there was the same issue at his Forum.  One had to add (or delete...I can't remember) an 's' to get a YouTube video to connect there.

Now...it is a breeze.  Just post the URL and the software puts up the video.  Magic.

There is some issue with redirects on the polanimal wiki that I cannot figure out. I also cannot add any redirects to the polanimal forum because then I get the same "too many redirects" error.

Setanta wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 6:55pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 6:50pm: YouTubes are all blank at PA for me too. Can you check the links of the blank ones? If they are also HTTPS it should not be a problem. Almost all problems I see changing to HTTPS are mixed HTTP/HTTPS.

Good thinking!   They are all http as in order for them to show we have always had to take the s out of https before posting.   So I guess they're all lost.

EDIT:  Apparently people using Firefox can see them but not those using Chrome.

I may have stuffed up some people's access to PA. If they are getting the too many redirects error now, clearing the cookies should work.

freediver wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 7:13pm:

I may have stuffed up some people's access to PA. If they are getting the too many redirects error now, clearing the cookies should work.

I can't let them know.   I've told those I am in contact with outside PA but I can't notify the others if they can't access the site.

https://www.polanimal.com/forum/index.php

OK, found the issue for Youtube not displaying.

For Edge you need to go to settings and for secure sites, you need to allow insecure content on Ozpol.

Screenshot below to help. Also you need to add https://www.polanimal.com/ for those using PA.

I assume the same for Chrome since they are built on the same technology.

---

Note, now HTTPS and HTTP for youtube works where as before we had to drop the "S". (for me)

Cheers.

Actually, all of that could be wrong since I just noticed this site is no longer secure while I was testing.

FD you changed it back.

OK, it appears my approach changes the site to be insecure when I view Youtube, that is, when I view insecure content.

No issue. This works.

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 8:16pm:

OK, found the issue for Youtube not displaying. For Edge you need to go to settings and for secure sites, you need to allow insecure content on Ozpol. Screenshot below to help. Also you need to add https://www.polanimal.com/ for those using PA. I assume the same for Chrome since they are built on the same technology.

The best fix is a permanent redirection on the web server.

Setanta wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 8:37pm:

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 8:16pm: OK, found the issue for Youtube not displaying. For Edge you need to go to settings and for secure sites, you need to allow insecure content on Ozpol. Screenshot below to help. Also you need to add https://www.polanimal.com/ for those using PA. I assume the same for Chrome since they are built on the same technology. The best fix is a permanent redirection on the web server.

OK, let me know when done, I will retest with the exceptions removed.

Super Nova wrote on Feb 7^th, 2021 at 8:57pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 8:37pm: Super Nova wrote on Feb 7th, 2021 at 8:16pm: OK, found the issue for Youtube not displaying. For Edge you need to go to settings and for secure sites, you need to allow insecure content on Ozpol. Screenshot below to help. Also you need to add https://www.polanimal.com/ for those using PA. I assume the same for Chrome since they are built on the same technology. The best fix is a permanent redirection on the web server. OK, let me know when done, I will retest with the exceptions removed.

I don't have that level of access. FD's job.

How do you tell if the permanent redirection is on?

I have sorted out the redirects on the PA forum and wiki, so they are all working. If I enter a URL without the s, it automatically redirects to the secure URL.

Since the upgrade, i can't see youtubes.

The "Mark all read" facility no longer works.

Aussie wrote on Feb 11^th, 2021 at 7:18pm:

The "Mark all read" facility no longer works.

Well spotted.

I hadn't noticed that mark all read is faulty now ... looks like it works ... but if you refresh the page they come back as unread again.


Edit : Not working correctly in Firefox but does work correctly in Chrome?

Makes life interesting!

To view videos - I need to log in on Firefox, to mark all post as read I need to log in via Chrome.  :D

Aussie wrote on Feb 11^th, 2021 at 7:18pm:

The "Mark all read" facility no longer works.

I havent even realised that feature existed, where does one find it?

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 8:47am:

Aussie wrote on Feb 11th, 2021 at 7:18pm: The "Mark all read" facility no longer works. I havent even realised that feature existed, where does one find it?

On each board at the top ...

https://i.imgur.com/Ct9sHnK.jpg


For the entire site at the bottom ...

https://i.imgur.com/fIOc6Sx.jpg

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 9:00am:

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 8:47am: Aussie wrote on Feb 11th, 2021 at 7:18pm: The "Mark all read" facility no longer works. I havent even realised that feature existed, where does one find it? On each board at the top ... https://i.imgur.com/Ct9sHnK.jpg For the entire site at the bottom ... https://i.imgur.com/fIOc6Sx.jpg

Thanks Nemo but what does it actually do?

as I cant see which ones are unread/read

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 9:18am:

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 9:00am: Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 8:47am: Aussie wrote on Feb 11th, 2021 at 7:18pm: The "Mark all read" facility no longer works. I havent even realised that feature existed, where does one find it? On each board at the top ... https://i.imgur.com/Ct9sHnK.jpg For the entire site at the bottom ... https://i.imgur.com/fIOc6Sx.jpg Thanks Nemo but what does it actually do? as I cant see which ones are unread/read

Unread posts (well actually - topics with new posts - "should" show up with a blue "new" marker next to the topic heading.

So "Mark all read" clears off the topic blue marker is all.

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 9:26am:

Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 9:18am: Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 9:00am: Redmond Neck wrote on Feb 12th, 2021 at 8:47am: Aussie wrote on Feb 11th, 2021 at 7:18pm: The "Mark all read" facility no longer works. I havent even realised that feature existed, where does one find it? On each board at the top ... https://i.imgur.com/Ct9sHnK.jpg For the entire site at the bottom ... https://i.imgur.com/fIOc6Sx.jpg Thanks Nemo but what does it actually do? as I cant see which ones are unread/read Unread posts (well actually - topics with new posts - "should" show up with a blue "new" marker next to the topic heading. So "Mark all read" clears off the topic blue marker is all.

Thanks, I just noticed that as you posted!

Cheers

No worries.

The issue now seems to be that in Firefox, that mark all read thingy isn't working properly, but at least videos show up in Firefox ... but in Chrome, the mark all read thingy is working but videos don't show up.  :(

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 10:21am:

No worries. The issue now seems to be that in Firefox, that mark all read thingy isn't working properly, but at least videos show up in Firefox ... but in Chrome, the mark all read thingy is working but videos don't show up.  :(

Yeah there is some issue with my Firefox, you can mark them as read but if you refresh the page all the previous unreads show up again,

Just realised you have mentioned this already!

Cheers  :)

FD several people are getting this more and more frequently at PA.   Then it double posts.   

[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions_messenger.php on line 506: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable
[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 1836: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3268)

freediver wrote on Feb 8^th, 2021 at 6:30pm:

How do you tell if the permanent redirection is on? I have sorted out the redirects on the PA forum and wiki, so they are all working. If I enter a URL without the s, it automatically redirects to the secure URL.

It takes human intervention in your.site.s apache conf file.

Something like:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R]

in the file that ozpol is defined in.

Edit: That would also need the apache mod_rewrite enabled.

some good explanations here

Setanta wrote on Feb 12^th, 2021 at 6:43pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 8th, 2021 at 6:30pm: How do you tell if the permanent redirection is on? I have sorted out the redirects on the PA forum and wiki, so they are all working. If I enter a URL without the s, it automatically redirects to the secure URL. It takes human intervention in your.site.s apache conf file. Something like: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =off RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R] in the file that ozpol is defined in. Edit: That would also need the apache mod_rewrite enabled.

I get a "too many redirects" error if I do this.


Code (]RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?ozpolitic\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.ozpolitic.com/$1 [R,L):

[/code] Using your code exactly does not cause errors, but I am not sure if it is doing anything. [code]RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =off RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R]

I got this code from hostgator - have left this in place:

[code]RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301][/code]

(in the public_html/.htaccess file)

I cannot see any changes in behaviour, so I am not sure how to tell if it is doing anything.

What I posted will rewrite any http request to https, hopefully that should stop those messages on posting, text boxes, etc and is what I use.

This site didn't 'go down on me'.  :-[

Setanta wrote on Feb 13^th, 2021 at 5:21pm:

What I posted will rewrite any http request to https, hopefully that should stop those messages on posting, text boxes, etc and is what I use.

How do I tell if it is doing anything?

freediver wrote on Feb 13^th, 2021 at 6:00pm:

Setanta wrote on Feb 13th, 2021 at 5:21pm: What I posted will rewrite any http request to https, hopefully that should stop those messages on posting, text boxes, etc and is what I use. How do I tell if it is doing anything?

I was hoping it would get rid of those "This form is not secure. Auto-fill has been turned off" messages but I do not know the code and why it's reporting that. My view was redirecting all http calls to https may fix this. It may not as I don't know what the code is doing to elicit these messages. I do know that what I use does work for my sites.

That message is probably a YaBB thing. The developers seem to have given up on it, before https became universal.

This is why chrome reports that message.

I thought forcing https through mod_rewrite may fix that but if it doesn't, I may need to download YaBB and look deeper.

What about the youtube thing? And the php errors on PA?

freediver wrote on Feb 13^th, 2021 at 6:14pm:

What about the youtube thing? And the php errors on PA?

The youtube thing is that the original post was make giving http as the link address. People should be able to "choose" to see them I would have thought but I haven't come across the problem myself, feel free to give me a link that shows this. If BO or yourself can post/PM me the error and anything from the log at that time that is relevant, I'll take a look. I don't go there so I have no idea.

Still can't see youtubes, FD. You given up on this one?

'Mark as read' still stuffed, so I guess that can't be fixed either.

mothra wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 12:07pm:

Still can't see youtubes, FD. You given up on this one?

No. Is it just at PA?

freediver wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 12:17pm:

mothra wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 12:07pm: Still can't see youtubes, FD. You given up on this one? No. Is it just at PA?

Ummmmm, Mothra is not a Member at that place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3wEdK_vxw

Perhaps Aussie can help if you have any technical issues FD he holds a senior position at Monks PA you know!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

freediver wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 1:34pm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3wEdK_vxw

Gee.....I wonder for whom the 'kittyman comes?'  I have no idea what that is about.

Aussie wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 3:05pm:

freediver wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 1:34pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3wEdK_vxw Gee.....I wonder for whom the 'kittyman comes?'  I have no idea what that is about.

Your first statement kinda precludes the last. Let us in on the the story.

Setanta wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 10:07pm:

Aussie wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 3:05pm: freediver wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 1:34pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3wEdK_vxw Gee.....I wonder for whom the 'kittyman comes?'  I have no idea what that is about. Your first statement kinda precludes the last. Let us in on the the story.

Got me stuffed.  I have no idea, as I said........except that FD may have been implying some threat to me.

Aussie wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2021 at 7:06am:

Setanta wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 10:07pm: Aussie wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 3:05pm: freediver wrote on Feb 21st, 2021 at 1:34pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3wEdK_vxw Gee.....I wonder for whom the 'kittyman comes?'  I have no idea what that is about. Your first statement kinda precludes the last. Let us in on the the story. Got me stuffed.  I have no idea, as I said........except that FD may have been implying some threat to me.

Ask not for whom the kittyman comes. The kittyman comes for thee. Hide your trolleys.

I click on the last post feature and I do not get to read the last post someone wrote, sometimes. Is there some kind of minor error causing this?