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Originally Posted by bold

i've re-checked many times over. does my error message give you any idea where i could've made a mistake?

Bold,

Try this and let me know if it works. In file private.php, as you have already changed it, find:

PHP Code:

        $w=$warn_opts['automatic_warner'];
        $autowarner=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
        $autowarner=vbstrtolower($autowarner['username']);
        
        $w=$warn_opts['warner'];
        $warner=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
        $warner=vbstrtolower($warner['username']);
        
        $w=$warn_opts['collector'];
        $collector=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
        $collector=vbstrtolower($collector['username']); 


Replace that with:

PHP Code:

        if (!$warn_opts['collector']=='' OR !$warn_opts['collector']=='0')
        {
            if (!$warn_opts['automatic_warner']=='')
            {
                $w=$warn_opts['automatic_warner'];
                $autowarner=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
                $autowarner=vbstrtolower($autowarner['username']);
            }
            if (!$warn_opts['warner']=='')
            {
                $w=$warn_opts['warner'];
                $warner=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
                $warner=vbstrtolower($warner['username']);
            }
            $w=$warn_opts['collector'];
            $collector=$DB_site->query_first("select username from ".TABLE_PREFIX."user where userid=$w");
            $collector=vbstrtolower($collector['username']);
        } 


I assume that your problem arises, because you have not defined a collector or an automatic warner or a hidden warner, and the program does not check for their existence. Unfortunatelly, I have these defined in my system, and the program didn't complained when I was checking it.

Please let me know if it works.

Rgds