A different approach

[DemOnstar]

Ok, still no resolution after more than 10 weeks..
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2467360&postcount=20

Let me try this...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=147551&stc=1&d=1386822603

Why does this happen?
Where is the picture even though it is within the article?
I am sure that others must have seen this before.

Anyone got any idea?

Thanks..

And this is still ongoing...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2467360&postcount=20

Sorry I have to ask but I really don't know what to so at this point..:mad:

[Lynne]

That is typical if you don't have your Image Settings setup to create thumbnails. What do you have Settings > Image Settings set to? And does your server have GD >Freetype or Imagemagick installed (check your phpinfo page).

[DemOnstar]

Oh dear me...

Thank you again Lynne..

I never thought that buying into this forum hobby would be so much pain..
So now I have to find something else to make it work?

When does it ever become easy?

OK, is there a guide somewhere that can help with the next episode? By that I mean the installation of imagemagick or GD?
I guess I have to download it yes?

[tbworld]

Take a look at your admincp
admincp --> maintenance: View Phpinfo

Then look for a section called 'GD' or 'IMAGEMAGIC'. Most likely 'GD' is already installed via your host, some load both.


gd

GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.34 compatible)
FreeType Support enabled


Confirm that this setting is set to GD.
admincp-->setttings-->options-->Image Settings-->Image Processing Library: GD

[DemOnstar]

That is typical if you don't have your Image Settings setup to create thumbnails. What do you have Settings > Image Settings set to?

Set to GD.

And does your server have GD >Freetype or Imagemagick installed (check your phpinfo page).

Server doesn't have ImageMagic. The closest I can find is Imagick.

Take a look at your admincp
admincp --> maintenance: View Phpinfo


https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=147553&stc=1&d=1386876301

Thank you the pair of you. I will see what happens next..

[tbworld]

Server doesn't have ImageMagic. The closest I can find is Imagick.


'Imagick' is the php extension for 'ImageMagic'. Sorry, I should have checked before I posted the extension. :)

[Lynne]

What are the results of Maintenance > Diagnostics > Upload ? It should list five settings there - what are they and what does it say underneath?

[DemOnstar]

Did the test as you suggested...

file_uploads: On
open_basedir: None
safe_mode: Off
upload_tmp_dir: None
upload_max_filesize: 10.00 MB

No errors occurred while opening the uploaded file for reading.

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Not sure what to make of this. If it is successful, I still have the original problem of errors throughout rebuild attachment thumbs.

'Imagick' is the php extension for 'ImageMagic'. Sorry, I should have checked before I posted the extension. :)

So can you tell me which is the best option to go for? GD or Imagick?

Aside..

I think the main problem may be related to user names not being added to the attachments.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=147556&stc=1&d=1386918339

As you can see, some attachments have a user name ID whilst others don't.

Boggling..

BTW, the 'Article Preview' issue has been cleared... Thanks..

[Lynne]

The images that have no username.... are they valid? I mean, if you click to view them, do you see them and they really belong to someone?

[snakes1100]

imagemagick is the better option versus gd, if its not installed on the server by you or the host, then you need to either install it or get the host to, you can also define in your config.php the image size limits that imagemagick can auto resize for you and eliminate the issue of failed uploads in vbs junk uploader, as users only see the red ! mark, instead of a failed error for size.

[DemOnstar]

Snakes1100, long time no see...

Thanks for the suggestion.. However, I am at a place now that has taken me 10 weeks or so to reach..It does seem that everything works.. I haven't tried rebuilding the attachments, which was my initial failure but I don't want to try it for the fear of undoing everything that has been achieved..

I will mull over this as I do trust your judgement. I will make backups and backups before I attempt to do this.. But is it really necessary?

This is the burning question right now....

Imagick is already an option on the server, I have seen it and it is just a click in the box away..

You people seem to understand the ins and outs of this complicated, not user friendly software.

If it works, don't try to fix it is where I am at right now..But I do have to keep in mind that you and others know better..
I know very little on this subject and I am worried about losing the functionality that has taken so long to gain...

[snakes1100]

Changing the option from GD to ImageMagicK isnt going to break anything you've done so far.

Verify & set the ImageMagicK path in the admincp & config.php, also change the size limits so ImageMagicK can auto resize huge images for example taken from a phone, set them based off the largest size you have set for a image in the attachment manager.

[DemOnstar]

In the ACP I have no problem, however config.php, I am currently looking at this..

// Image Processing Options
// Images that exceed either dimension below will not be resized by vBulletin. If you need to resize larger images, alter these settings.
$config['Misc']['maxwidth'] = 2592;
$config['Misc']['maxheight'] = 1944;

Now where, (after ticking the Imagick box on the server) am I to include references to Imagick in the config.php?

Hell fire! What am I doing here?

[snakes1100]

That would be it.

[DemOnstar]

Funny chap....

Thanks for all the things in the past...and the present....

You need more coffee, I need sleep...

4 am in Singapore...No beer left...

Great days ahead.... Cheers Ssssssssssssnakes....