Support Request Support ⇒ sniper/tables 2.1.3 causes http 500 error

[HaioPaio]

Your phpBB Version: 3.3.1
Your phpBB Type: Standard phpBB
Extensions installed: Yes
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge
Boardlink: not accepted by this form

PHP Version: 7.3.22

What have you done before the problem was there?
I had installed 2.1.2 with the manual change to ext.php for 3.3.1. This worked.
Now I deactivated 2.1.2, replaced the folder sniper/tables with the contents of 2.1.3 from yesterday and reactivated it.
The forum stopped working, throwing an http500 Error and white screen. No entries in my host error logs

What have you already tried to solve the problem?
clearing cache via ftp didn't help.
Went to database ext/sniper/tables and set from 1 to 0 for deactivation.
Cleared cache via ftp again.
Forum worked again

Description and Message
What can I do?

[martin]

It can take many hours to track down the problem but a simple edit to your htaccess file will show the the error if your server allows this code to run.

Open your htaccess in root

Find This may be a partial find and not the whole line

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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on

Add after Add these lines on a new blank line after the preceding line(s) to find

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php_flag display_errors on

Now once you fixed the issue comment out the line you just added like this #php_flag display_errors on

Happy days.

[HaioPaio]

Edit: While the error log does not contain any errors related to the subdomain for my testboard ft2.xyz..... or for sniper/tables, the accesslog at least has some entries.

Here is the logfile. Can you see something from that?

access_log_20200929-20201006.zip

Thank you.
I have inserted the statement in .htaccess. However now I'm getting:
Internal Server Error

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The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator at xyz to inform them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

It seems that my host Strato is not allowing that function.
I have access to the error log. Normally, after http500 errors, I see entries there. But in this case, there is nothing logged.

I normally use a modified .htaccess file as per Hificabins "block bots" suggestion.
I have temporarily reinstalled phpBB 3.3.1 native .htaccess file. Same behaviour. Tables 2.1.3 for some reason kills the forum.

I helpful, here is my modified .htaccess file:

.htaccess.zip

Is there any other suggestion?

[martin]

Thats an access log not an error log.

[HaioPaio]

You are right. That's what I wrote.

While the error log does not contain any errors related to the subdomain for my testboard ft2.xyz..... or for sniper/tables, the accesslog at least has some entries.

[Sniper_E]

See if version 2.1.4 will work for you. https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... &t=2386686

[HaioPaio]

I Installed 2.1.4 under 3.3.1 and it worked without problems. Thank you.

There is one thing wich might not be intended. With 2.1.4 activated, I see three additional BBCodes (align, float and tfoot).
The last on is set to invisible, the other two are visible when editing a post.

Questions: What is the purpose for the BBCodes and how to use them.

[Sniper_E]

Read here and further down to get an idea of how to use the center, align and float bbcode. Play around with them, you can figure it out. If you have a specific quest you need help with just ask.

The tfoot will not show, it is added in with the tables selection. Like the table, tr and td bbcodes.

[HaioPaio]

Thank you. That has clarified the things.

[martin]

Regards to the php_flag display_errors on your server dont allow it to run.

[HaioPaio]

Yes. This would have been helpful.
But anyhow, 2.1.4 ist not making any problems.