Notices Manager Doesn't Save - Loads Site in Admin Window

[TWood]

I tried to edit the default guest welcome notice, but when I hit the 'Save' button the entire right-side of the Admin window displays the front page of the website itself and does not save the edit. Is this a known bug with a fix?

Fresh install of Version 4.2.2 P2

[ozzy47]

Try saving it with the original message:

If this is your first visit, be sure to
        check out the <a href="faq.php{sessionurl_q}" target="_blank"><b>FAQ</b></a> by clicking the
        link above. You may have to <a href="register.php{sessionurl_q}" target="_blank"><b>Enter validation form</b></a>
        before you can post: click the Enter validation form link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
        select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

[TWood]

Exact same behavior when using your version, it won't save any edits and loads the website into the Admin panel.

[ozzy47]

Ok lets do this, disable plugins via the includes/config.php file.

To do that open your includes/config.php file and below <?php add the following.

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); 


So it looks like this:

PHP Code:

<?php
define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);
/*=================================================  =====================*\
|| ##################################################  ################## ||
|| # vBulletin 4.2.2

Use a editor like notepad++ to edit any files, don't use Notepad or Wordpad.

If that fixes the issue enable plugins again by adding // before the line you added, then navigate to ACP --> Plugins & Products --> Manage Products and disable one mod at a time until you find the one causing the issue.

[TWood]

I disabled plugins and tried it, same behavior. So it's not the plugins.

Another behavior that may be related - It allowed me to change the titleimage (the logo image at the top left) exactly once. After that, I get two error messages about not being compatible with a line in a PHP script. (EDIT - On second thought, this is probably not related. I suspect that it doesn't like replacing the image file with one of the same name and gets confused when the new and old images have the same name. I was trying different versions. I got around this by just uploading the image file via FTP with the same name to the images folder.)

I'm using Dreamweaver (I know, I know) as my PHP editor since it color codes. I'm familiar with the basics of the language in terms of opening and closing code, and how to comment out code.

This seems like a lot of broken stuff in a brand new install, or I'm just lucky enough to be using the few things that are broken! It does let me add a new notice, so if that continues to work, it's okay.