Joomle 1.6 - Problems adding field

Hey Guys,
I would really love to use this Component with my J1.6 site... but actually I am facing some problems. In fact I am able to create a form and I am also able to add elements.
But this only work occassionally. Sometimes when I go to "Save and Close" or "Save" I am redirected to the default administrator page (mysite.com/administrator).
This also happens every time when I try to edit a existing form. I don't know how to fix this - any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Ripei

Hi Ripei,

Not something that's been reported here; or that I've experienced so far. Could be a slow/loaded server perhaps. Do make sure that you have Joomla! 1.6.3 and probably use FireFox or Chrome as a browser if you don't already.

Bob

Thanks for your fast reply.
I tried it using various browser and yes I am using Joomla 1.6.3

But I just figured out that this only occurs when I am using the easy-editing-mode... when using the default one - everything works as it should. (Despite the fact that Captcha isn't working but I assume that this is my fault😉)

Hi Ripei,

Odd, there was a similar report today of 500 Internal Server Error problems with the Easy Editor; I haven't seen anything else reported though and haven't seen any problems myself, though I mostly use the Advanced Editor (bizarrely it's easier once you have got used to it).

Bob

Hi,
Ï experience the same problem using joomla 1.6.3, Chrome-browser and Chronoforms 4.0 RC 1.9 for joomla 1.6.

Everytime I save I am redirected to the joomla control panel. I also have problems editing a label text, both in simple and advanced vizard mode. When I change the label and hit "apply" and after afterwards the "save", I am redirected to joomla control panel and the form has not been saved.

Any solutions....??

Regards Smalle

Hi Smalle,

I haven't experienced this and I have no useful suggestions :-(

It might be a mod_security setting on the server but that is just a guess at the moment. Can you check your server logs and see if there are any errors recorded there?

Bob

I had the same problem. My log files gave me

[warn]  mod_fcgid: stderr: ALERT - configured POST variable limit exceeded - dropped variable 'event_name' (attacker '##.##.##.##', file '/var/www/administrator/index.php')

The solution is to configure suhosin with this simple code inside the .htaccess in document root (just use joomlas .htaccess):

<IfModule mod_php.c>
	php_value  suhosin.post.max_vars 2000
        php_value  suhosin.request.max_vars 1000
        php_value  suhosin.get.max_vars 1000
</IfModule>

That was all.

Hi again... (sorry for late answer, vacation!)
My host has told me, that mod_security is not enabled on the server. So thats not the issue...

My logs says:

File does not exist: **[hidden]**/includes/js, referer: http://www.**[hidden]**/administrator/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&task=form_wizard&form_id=2

File does not exist: **[hidden]**/includes/js, referer: http://www.**[hidden]**/administrator/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&task=form_wizard

ALERT - configured POST variable limit exceeded - dropped variable 'chronoaction[12][action_email_12_dfromemail]' (attacker 'X.XXX.XX.XX', file '/**[hidden]**/administrator/index.php'), referer: http://www.**[hidden]**/administrator/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&task=form_wizard&form_id=2

How do we get on with this...?

Regards Smalle

Hi smalle,

Please check faktist's post immediately before yours.

Bob

Hi Bob...
Thats swift! Very nice...
Save & Close still brings me to joomla control panel though...
I will do a little testing... I´ll be back! 😀

Regards Smalle

Hi Bob
Still som unfinished business... 😀
Seems like its impossible for me to store/save my "thank you message"....

...And Im still redirected to Jommla Control Panel when I save form.

Regards Smalle

Hi Smalle,

Sorry, although this is showing up with ChronoForms it is a problem with the site/server configuration and there is very little more that I can suggest.

Bob

Hi Bob,
ok.. I can accept that, but do you have any clue on what it might be....
Just ANYTHING to point me in the right direction??

(Im on a shared host, so my config access is limited.)

Regards Smalle

Hi smalle,

Nothing other than the suggestions already in this thread - mod_security or suhosin settings (or something similar). Most often this seems to be something objecting to the use of index2.php in the url.

Bob

Same problem here. And no solution. Been sitting in front of my laptop for longer than 20 hours to get it fix, but hopeless. :?

Hi jackptoke ,

Sorry, but I can only suggest that you talk to your web host. There is nothing in ChronoForms that limits the number of inputs. What seems to happen with long forms and with long Create Table commands is that they break some server security settings that limit the number of parameters that can be submitted at once. (Each form input might have a dozen or more parameters so the numbers multiply up quite quickly.)

You can get round this by creating your Form HTML in Dreamweaver or some other code editor and copying it into the ChronoForms Code tab. Not ideal but it should work.

Bob