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Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

Hm.

Doesn't recognise my username or password. Obviously it wants a new account.

Trying to use my existing username (Mike Walsh) gives 'Username contains forbidden characters'. Okay, I'm thinking; perhaps it won't allow spaces. Many won't.

So I tried 'Mike_Walsh'. Guess what? Yep; 'Username contains forbidden characters'. Now what the hell is wrong with that?? Shocked

So I've tried lots of different names/combinations of letters & stuff. Surprise, surprise. It doesn't seem to like ANYTHING.... 'Username contains forbidden characters'.

Most odd.

Mike. Wink

fredx181 · Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 4217 Location: holland

For me it worked all smoothly with same username fredx181, I'm in !

Fred

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 10:17 Post subject:

Hello Mike, Not odd...yet! I have selected mostly default and careful settings...we can of course change that parameter to allow Spaces in the user name. I will change that for you now.

Of course some of you may want some admin privileges and I was going to assign moderators, which I can do once some of you are registered.

The question is now how far should we go before attempting the test forum assimilation of the murga forum? Before we go deep into configuration of this one if some one can organize a SQL dump of the original database I will inquire further on the steps for migration we will be taking.

I see some successful registrations have occurred...the test of the email functions and registration process are at the moment important....so far so good it seems

Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

@ rockedge:-

I've registered on the new one, using mikewalsh - no spaces, or capitals. That's on a GMail a/c, where the confirmation arrived promptly in my 'Spam' folder.

I've tried a variation with my GMX a/c. MiqWalsh has also been successful.....but, as yet, NO confirmation e-mail? (If this one never sorts itself out, you'll just have to delete it, I guess.)

Nice one with the HTTPS, by the way. Thanks. (And it's good that much of the BBcode is the same, 'cos I tend to put all mine in manually, as I type. For me, I've got so used to doing so, it's just 'quicker'.)

Question; If the 'import' from Murga should prove to be successful, will it include existing usernames, passwords, personal details, etc., etc? Or will all that need to start again from scratch, too? I'm a bit of a 'newb' where all this kinda thing is concerned..... Laughing

(I know what you're proposing can be done, 'cos the XP Forums, where I'm a member, did exactly this a while back, a year or so after I joined.....and the transition was utterly seamless. Everything remained as before.....the only change was a new 'look'.)

Mike. Wink

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 11:28 Post subject:

Hi Mike,

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 11:30 Post subject:

Plus now a new header and design can be chosen. there are themes that can be installed or we can stay basic and just insert a cool header.

Mike could you test out using spaces in the user name please?

Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

Editing a post just now, upon clicking 'Submit', I got a

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 12:26 Post subject:

nginx (pronounced "engine X") is a web server software. Puppy Linux has a web server on board to run the PERL Blog. Puppy Linux uses Hiawatha web server software (my personal favorite).
Most of the Internet runs on Apache, in embeded devices like the GoPro cameras often use Cherokee.

It is a DNS server using NGINX web server that is having some problem. Clear your browser cache and try again....I just had the same message earlier today

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 12:31 Post subject:

Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 13:06 Post subject:

here is some docs to scan:

https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.2/ug/upgradeguide/upgrade2/

https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.2/ug/upgradeguide/general_conversion/

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 13:14 Post subject:

Our main problem is that we are attempting this on two completely separate host servers

Here is the thread I started -> https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=556&t=2530986

Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

Mike Walsh · Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5673 Location: King's Lynn, UK.

rockedge · Posted: Tue 03 Dec 2019, 16:36 Post subject:

this host server is in the UK, and I'm in the USA....I've used this host server for 10 years now. We will need to talk with John Murga as to what is possible....the easiest would be to install this version 3.2 next to the original forum on the same server and let the conversion tools do their thing. That is what is recommended...