How to Stop porn/etc spam in phpBB2 forum??

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:36 pm

bitplane wrote:Check your php error log, also view the link to the picture manually.
It's bound to contain some kind of clues to what's going wrong.

How can I access the error log?

@christianclavet: SF.Net does not support phpBB3

and those damn spammers register themselves so I also clean accounts not only porn threads

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:06 pm

I haven't actually checked myself, but according to the docs-

rtfm wrote:Error Logs: Error log data is an important tool for debugging problems with your project web site, particularly scripts you are testing, and third-party applications. Apache error logs may be found on the project shell server in /home/groups/e/er/error_logs. Logs are synchronized from the project web servers on a 15 minute interval.

Wouldn't it make more sense to install it locally first, do your testing under WAMP and then upload it once you're sure that everything works as expected?

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:34 pm

I think I know what it is.
I think I've placed the "Advanced Visual Confirmation 1.2.1\root\captcha" folder not in the right place.
Can you tell me please where should I place it?

Thanks.

bitplane · Post by **bitplane** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:50 pm

Since it says "\root\captcha" the captcha dir goes in the root.
I did this about a year ago from the installation instructions, so I can't really give a step by step guide.
You install it under wamp on your local machine first, get a feel for installing php/mysql apps until you are confident with them.

MasterGod · Post by **MasterGod** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:19 pm

There's something very weird with SF.net.
I couldn't enter the site's server. It said it my password was wrong but I could log in my account on SF.Net.
after doing a bit RTFM-ing (

) I changed my password and everything worked again.
I've decided to do the whole installation again overriding what I've already did and the weirdest part is that it seems I didn't change anything and the "captcha" directory was in the right place all the time but when I checked it now after I reinstalled it, it seems it finally worked.
I've tried registering a new account and I saw the "let see u f***** bots figuring that" image.
Well, I owe you my life

,lol, finally (I hope) I won't have to clean 10 porn spams a day and send this Sun Microsystem dude a link without being afraid he seeing those threads..
So thanks a lot bitplane! You're my man of the hour.

Edit:
Yup it works. I see no more spam.