Missing categories!!!

[Rho Delta]

There has been widespread reports on one of my forums about categories not linking to anything. I have had the forum up for over a year with no issues and have made no changes to these categories. My host can't find anything wrong on their end... help!

(link removed due to forum spam)
Categories not working: Schools, Non Specific (seems to be working again), alumni

(links removed due to forum spam)

You can still access threads by using the search function. Very strange. I need to get this fixed ASAP.

Thanks ahead of time for the help.

 

[Jake Bunce]

http://oldrow.net/forums/non-specific.27/

Internal server error. This is a server issue. Probably a conflicting module like mod_security. The only way to know for sure is to pull the logs from the server to find a more specific error message. Otherwise try disabling mod_security (ask your host or server person).

 

[Rho Delta]

Jake I have PMed you the error log from my cPanel

 

[Rho Delta]

Cant seem to figure out what is going on here, very frustrating for my users...

 

[Jake Bunce]

Seems to be working now:

http://oldrow.net/forums/non-specific.27/

 

[Rho Delta]

Not for me...

 

[Jake Bunce]

It stopped working. Back to the ISE 500 error.

 

[Rho Delta]

Hmm now non specific works but schools doesn't. Any more thoughts on what this could be?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Hmm now non specific works but schools doesn't. Any more thoughts on what this could be?

Just this:

http://oldrow.net/forums/non-specific.27/

Internal server error. This is a server issue. Probably a conflicting module like mod_security. The only way to know for sure is to pull the logs from the server to find a more specific error message. Otherwise try disabling mod_security (ask your host or server person).

 

[Rho Delta]

Since I can't seem to figure this out and it is limited to a couple nodes but the threads work inside the nodes if you search for them... would it be possible to create a new node and transfer all threads from the broke node into the new node, then delete the broke node?

 

[Brandon Sheley]

I wouldn't make a new one tbh, could it be usergroup permissions?
Can you see them when your logged out.
I clicked the link above and see threads.

 

[Rho Delta]

Weird when I log out the Schools link works, but the alumni one still doesnt.

 

[Brandon Sheley]

And what does your htaccess file look like?
Does it help if you change the url's to just site.com/forum/32

 

[Mouth]

Internal server error. This is a server issue. Probably a conflicting module like mod_security. The only way to know for sure is to pull the logs from the server to find a more specific error message. Otherwise try disabling mod_security (ask your host or server person).

I agree - check for mod_security!

 

[Rho Delta]

I agree - check for mod_security!

My webmaster said he doesn't want to disable mod security because its too risky...

 

[Brandon Sheley]

My webmaster said he doesn't want to disable mod security because its too risky...

Did you try disabling the "pretty url's" like I suggested?

 

[Rho Delta]

Did you try disabling the "pretty url's" like I suggested?

Not yet, will it break my links if I do that?

 

[Brandon Sheley]

Not yet, will it break my links if I do that?

You can always change it back, it's just to troubleshoot really.

 

[Mouth]

My webmaster said he doesn't want to disable mod security because its too risky...

Then, with respect to your web[no]master, you need a new one
It's a very simple job to check the mod_security logs and see if it is the source of your page blocks, and if so tweak the relevant mod_security rules that is impacting.
Webmasters should never use tools they do not know how to manage or configure appropriately

 

[Rho Delta]

You can always change it back, it's just to troubleshoot really.

Where is the setting for pretty URLs?