Invalid Forum specified

[Cor van Noorloos]

Since I’ve recently installed vBadvanced I’m regularly receiving this message “Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator” when entering my forums.

I have both my forums and vBadvanced installed in root. Rewritten vBadvanced to index.php and forum.php to forum/

Somehow I think it’s my .htaccess file missing something somewhere.

Could someone take a small peek perhaps?

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php_value upload_max_filesize 10M

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
RewriteEngine On

# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/)
# RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.vampireacademy\.net$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://vampireacademy.net/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap)
RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Hello Cor ,

Your .htaccess file looks ok. Did you check your error_log to see if you have any detailed listings there

[Brian Cummiskey]

You may need to be more specific on somethings when you mix directories.

ie, if you have /vba-page/ that is supposed to be a vba page, and you have /forum-one/ that is a forum display, there's really no good way for the system to know the difference.

That is likely your problem. You may need to re-write one or the other a little different to differentiate the 2 sections on which engine it should run through.

[Cor van Noorloos]

Mert,

For as far as I can see there isn't anything related listed in the apache error_log.

Brian,

Currently there's only the cmps_index.php renamed to index.php, and forum index.php renamed to forum.php as you can see here: Vampire Academy.

As the .htaccess file looks ok, I'm not really sure what could be causing this, especially when it isn't always. (now that I think of it, it almost always happens after I'm visiting the page for the first time after some time.. xcache perhaps?)

Any third suggestions perhaps?

Edit:

Could it simply be my CRR?

'^forum\.php' => 'forum/'

I've just disabled it, and it seems to be working now..

[Brian Cummiskey]

could be... try disabling xcache, restarting apache, and see if you can reproduce it.

[Mert Gökçeimam]

Can you please supply your CRR rules , also please make sure you defined a custom cache prefix both for vBSEO and vBulletin for each forum you run on the same server.

[Cor van Noorloos]

could be... try disabling xcache, restarting apache, and see if you can reproduce it.

Can you please supply your CRR rules , also please make sure you defined a custom cache prefix both for vBSEO and vBulletin for each forum you run on the same server.

well... xcache it was installed the newb way, meaning my host did it for me. I'm about to restart apache.

the vBSEO cache prefix was most definitely wrong, and matching with another forum

these are my crr:

'^forum\.php' => 'forum/'
'^blog\.php\?do=random$' => 'blog/random-entry/'
'^blog_post\.php\?do=newblog$' => 'blog/new/'
'^blog_search\.php\?(.+?)?do=search$' => 'blog/search/'
'^forumdisplay\.php\?do=markread$' => 'mark-read/'
'^online\.php$' => 'wol/'
'^register\.php$' => 'register/'
'^search\.php$' => 'search/'
'^search\.php\?do=getdaily$' => 'search/today/'
'^search\.php\?do=getnew$' => 'search/new/'
'^search\.php\?searchid=(\d+)$' => 'search/result-$1/'
'^sendmessage\.php$' => 'contact-us/'
'^subscription\.php$' => 'subscription/'
'^subscription\.php\?do=viewsubscription(&daysprune=-1)?&folderid=all$' => 'subscription/all/'

//==========================================================================
// Nexia's Web Crawlers Bundle
//==========================================================================
'^misc\.php\?do=crawlers$' => 'wol/crawlers/'

//==========================================================================
// Custom 404 error page
//==========================================================================
'^404\.php$' => '404/'

//==========================================================================
// User Control Panel
//==========================================================================
'^usercp\.php$' => 'usercp/'

'^profile\.php\?do=editprofile$' => 'usercp/edit-profile/'
'^profile\.php\?do=customize$' => 'usercp/customize/'
'^profile\.php\?do=privacy$' => 'usercp/privacy/'
'^profile\.php\?do=editprofilepic$' => 'usercp/edit-profilepic/'

'^profile\.php\?do=buddylist$' => 'usercp/friends/'

'^profile\.php\?do=editavatar$' => 'usercp/edit-avatar/'
'^profile\.php\?do=editsignature$' => 'usercp/edit-signature/'
'^profile\.php\?do=editpassword$' => 'usercp/edit-password/'
'^profile\.php\?do=editoptions$' => 'usercp/edit-options/'
'^profile\.php\?do=ignorelist$' => 'usercp/ignorelist/'

'^private\.php\?folderid=0$' => 'pm/inbox/'
'^private\.php\?folderid=-1$' => 'pm/sent-items/'
'^private\.php\?folderid=(\d+)' => 'pm/folder/$1/'
'^private\.php$' => 'pm/'
'^private\.php\?do=newpm$' => 'pm/new-message/'
'^private\.php\?do=trackpm$' => 'pm/track-message/'
'^private\.php\?do=editfolders$' => 'pm/edit-folders/'

'^subscription\.php\?folderid=0$' => 'subscription/'
'^subscription\.php\?folderid=(\d+)' => 'subscription/folder/$1/'
'^subscription\.php\?do=viewsubscription$' => 'subscription/view/'
'^subscription\.php\?do=editfolders$' => 'subscription/edit-folders/'

'^moderation\.php\?do=viewthreads&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/threads/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewposts&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/posts/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewvms&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/visitor-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewgms&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/group-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewdiscussions&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/group-discussions/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewpcs&type=deleted$' => 'moderation/deleted/picture-comments/'

'^moderation\.php\?do=viewthreads&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/threads/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewposts&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/posts/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewvms&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/visitor-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewgms&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/group-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewdiscussions&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/group-discussions/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewpcs&type=moderated$' => 'moderation/picture-comments/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewpics$' => 'moderation/gallery-pictures/'

'^moderation\.php\?do=viewvms&type=new$' => 'moderation/new/visitor-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewgms&type=new$' => 'moderation/new/group-messages/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewdiscussions&type=new$' => 'moderation/new/group-discussions/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewpcs&type=new$' => 'moderation/new/picture-comments/'
'^moderation\.php\?do=viewpics&type=new$' => 'moderation/new/gallery-pictures/'

'^calendar\.php\?do=viewreminder$' => 'calendar/reminder/'
'^profile\.php\?do=editattachments$' => 'usercp/edit-attachments/'

//==========================================================================
// Blog Control Panel
//==========================================================================
'^blog_usercp\.php$' => 'blog/usercp/'

'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=customize$' => 'blog/usercp/customize/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=editprofile$' => 'blog/usercp/edit-profile/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=editoptions$' => 'blog/usercp/edit-options/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=groups$' => 'blog/usercp/group/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=editcat$' => 'blog/usercp/category/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=sidebar$' => 'blog/usercp/sidebar/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=custompage$' => 'blog/usercp/custom-page/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=managetrackback$' => 'blog/usercp/trackback/'
'^blog_subscription\.php\?do=userlist$' => 'blog/usercp/subscription/'
'^blog_subscription\.php\?do=entrylist$' => 'blog/usercp/subscription/view/'
'^blog_usercp\.php\?do=stats$' => 'blog/usercp/statistics/'

//==========================================================================
// Calendar
// Note: Enable the calendar dropdown redirect rule within the Custom 301 Redirects section below. Enable //'^calendar\.php\?do=viewreminder$' => 'calendar/reminder/' if you aren't using my User Control Panel rewrite rules.
//==========================================================================
'^calendar\.php\?do=getinfo&(c=1&)?day=(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/$2/$3/$4/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=getinfo(&day=[0-9\-]+)?&e=(\d+)(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/event-$2/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=getinfo&e=(\d+)(&day=[0-9\-]+)?(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/event-$1/'

'^calendar\.php\?(s=&)?(c=1&)?(week=&)?month=(\d+)&year=(\d+)(&c=1)?(&do=displaymonth)?$' => 'calendar/$5/$4/'
//'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?month=(\d+)&year=(\d+)&nojs=1' => 'calendar/$3/$2/nojs/[NF]'

'^calendar\.php\?c=1&week=(\d+)(&do=displayweek&month=.+?)?$' => 'calendar/week-$1/'
//'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?week=(\d+)&nojs=1' => 'calendar/week-$2/nojs/[NF]'

'^calendar\.php\?do=getinfo&ea=unattend&e=(\d+)' => 'calendar/event-$1/unattend/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=getinfo&ea=attend&e=(\d+)' => 'calendar/event-$1/attend/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=addreminder&e=(\d+)' => 'calendar/event-$1/add-reminder/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=deletereminder&e=(\d+)' => 'calendar/event-$1/delete-reminder/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=manage&e=(\d+)' => 'calendar/event-$1/manage/'

'^calendar\.php$' => 'calendar/'
'^calendar\.php\?c=1$' => 'calendar/'
//'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?nojs=1' => 'calendar/nojs/[NF]'

'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?do=displayweek(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/week/'
'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?do=displaymonth(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/month/'
'^calendar\.php\?(c=1&)?do=displayyear(&c=1)?$' => 'calendar/year/'
'^calendar\.php\?c=1&do=displayyear&year=(.+?)?$' => 'calendar/year/'
//'^calendar\.php\?c=1&do=displayweek&nojs=1' => 'calendar/week/nojs/[NF]'
//'^calendar\.php\?c=1&do=displaymonth&nojs=1' => 'calendar/month/nojs/[NF]'

'^calendar\.php\?do=add&c=1$' => 'calendar/ranged/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=add&type=single&c=1$' => 'calendar/single/'
'^calendar\.php\?do=add&type=recur&c=1$' => 'calendar/recurring/'

'^calendar\.php\?do=add&c=1&day=(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)' => 'calendar/$1/$2/$3/ranged/'

//'^calendar\.php\?do=viewreminder$' => 'calendar/reminder/'

//==========================================================================
// Posting Rules
//==========================================================================
'^misc\.php\?do=bbcode' => 'bbcode/'
'^misc\.php\?do=showsmilies$' => 'bbcode/smilies/'
'^misc\.php\?do=linkbacks' => 'linkback/'
'^misc\.php\?do=showrules$' => 'bbcode/rules/'

//==========================================================================
// FAQ
//==========================================================================
'^faq\.php$' => 'faq/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vb3_board_faq$' => 'faq/forum/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vb3_board_usage$' => 'faq/forum/general/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vb3_user_profile$' => 'faq/forum/profile/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vb3_reading_posting$' => 'faq/forum/messages/'

'^faq\.php\?faq=vbblog_faq$' => 'faq/blog/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vbblog_faq_general$' => 'faq/blog/general/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vbblog_faq_reading_and_posting$' => 'faq/blog/entries/'
'^faq\.php\?faq=vbblog_faq_groups$' => 'faq/blog/group/'

301:

//==========================================================================
// Sample Custom 301 Redirect: calendar dropdown redirect.
// Note: Enable this redirect when using the sample CRRs provided for calendar rewriting above.
//==========================================================================
'^calendar/\?(.+)' => 'calendar.php?$1'

Thanks again, both! I'll let you know how things turn out