PHP script doesn't want to login...

[altixweb]

Hi there, I don't really mess around with PHP and usually edit CGI/PERL scripts so I'm stumped on this problem.
I installed the upoint news expander; the login page loads but when I type in the default user/pass it just reloads the same page. I am hoping it's a common problem and I just missed something small. Any help would be great! Here is the URL:
http://lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/admin

Thanks in advance!

[bradgrafelman]

When I enter a username and password, I get an "Access denied" message.

[shamly]

Can you give a sample user name and password that you are using to test. I entered a/a and i get the message access denied. This means one of two things,

1. It works
2. Your authentication mechanism is not functioning properly and is redirecting back to the login page when a valid user name is entered. May be the account does not have a required parameter enabled in the DB.

[altixweb]

The funny thing is I contacted the admin/tech support of that script and they couldn't even get it to work after removing and installing a few times.

the user: admin / pass: upoint (which is default). I don't really care if others see this user/pass because it doesn't work anyways lol. You'll notice when you try to login it will just go back to the same login page.

[bradgrafelman]

Can you show us some of the code that processes the login? Perhaps its an old script that depended on register_globals or something silly like that?

[shamly]

There are many reasons for this not to work and as bradgrafelman said we will have to look into the code a little bit to be able to figure out the problem.

[bradgrafelman]

Can you show us what values you configured in the 'admin/init.php' script? (You did edit that file and supply the correct paths... right?)

[altixweb]

Thank you for both of your help!

Here are the paths for the init.php:

<?PHP
// Admin username (password will be set in the admin interface):
$config['admin'] = 'admin';

// Keep this file OUTSIDE the root directory for security reasons:
$config['secury_file'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/expander_db/expander_pass.txt';

// Please take note that the 2 URLs do not end with a slash:
$config['database_path'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander_db/';
$config['upload_path'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/upload/';
$config['upload_url'] = 'http://lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/upload';
$config['detailed_path'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/detailed/';
$config['detailed_url'] = 'http://lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/detailed';

// Keep this file INSIDE the root directory:
$config['release_script_path'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/scripts/news.js';
$config['release_css_path'] = '/home/users/web/b2308/apo.lctx99/lowrycrossingtexas.org/expander/css/style.css';

I would like to message you guys my info so you can see all the files if you don't mind 😃

[altixweb]

Brad, I have sent you my info via your msn account. Thanks in advance!

[shamly]

hey bradgrafelman, did ya manage to figure out the problem .. ?

[altixweb]

Hi shamly, he didn't respond to my email yet. I was trying to send you the same ftp info but I couldn't find any contact info under your user. I can send you my info if you send me your contact info 😃

[shamly]

hi altixweb .. I have sent you a PM with my contact details sometime back. Since there was no response i am assuming that you have managed to solve the problem.