Problem Accessing Test Forum

[ski diva]

I created a test forum to try some new things out. But for some reason, I can not get beyond the main page. I log in and it recognizes me (as in "Thank you for logging in"), but then the log-in area reverts to blanks for username and password as if I haven't logged in at all. Oddly enough my name does appear at the bottom of the page as logged in. But I can't get anywhere else.

I also can not reach the admincp. The link that should appear for "admin" at the bottom of the main page doesn't show up. And when I type in the url, as in www.forumname.com/admincp/index.php, I'm taken to a log in page, but when I log in, I get the following error message:

Not Found

The requested URL /forumname was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Can anyone help, this is driving me crazy!

[WetWired]

If you created this test forum by copying the database from the other, then the login issue sounds like a cookie domain problem. You can reset the cookie domain using the tools.php file from the "do not upload" folder. I belive you put it in your admincp directory, then point your browser at it; you'll need your customer number to access it. Be sure to delete it when you're done. I've never used it myself...

[Dismounted]

Tried changing the Cookie Prefix (defined in config.php)?

[ski diva]

Thanks! Turned out it was a cookie domain problem. All better now!