Invalid Images??[not solved any more]

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:00 pm **(#21)**

Trying to see if I can upload using Safari... nope, could not upload either a .jpg or a .png.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:17 pm **(#22)**

2-ton wrote:

Trying to see if I can upload using Safari... nope,
could not upload either a .jpg or a .png.

Okay...
Thanks 2-ton.

This happens using the web browsers Chrome,
Edge,
Forefox and now Safari.

I think it would be fair to say,
that this is not a browser issue.

* * *

I just tried uploading a small PNG image.
Using the Opera browser and wasn't able to upload the png image.

We can now add Opera to the list of browser.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1477

"I think it would be fair to say, that this is not a browser issue."

Then it's a server-side issue, maybe the database? Cache-cleaning the DB could fix it.
An underlying problem is the size of modern web databases. Apparently facebook has the biggest distributed DB on Earth.
Users come to expect that DB's will be of unlimited size. (like YouTube)

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:44 pm **(#24)**

Tas_mania wrote:

"I think it would be fair to say, that this is not a browser issue."

Then it's a server-side issue, maybe the database? Cache-cleaning the DB could fix it.
An underlying problem is the size of modern web databases. Apparently facebook has the biggest distributed DB on Earth.
Users come to expect that DB's will be of unlimited size. (like YouTube)

I would tend to agree.

Me being a moderator,
I have very limited to no access to those kind of things.

This would have to be done by the site owner.
I've already sent him a PM and an e-mail about this issue.

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:45 pm **(#25)**

I think it's time to reboot the server.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:20 pm **(#26)**

Ditto the above - cannot upload images :gaah

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:20 am **(#27)**

OMG, if you change the image type to zip it is accepted, I tried, but it's obviously ridiculous, because then you need to "download" it and change the type back to jpg to see the image.
Hope someone will be able to reset the "allowed attachment types" list for gimp-chat.

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:56 am **(#28)**

That works right, Dinasset. But as you say, waiting for someone solving the problem.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Hm. Can someone provide the URL of a post with these supposedly "invalid" images? Everything seems OK for me...

sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:43 am **(#30)**

https://www.flickr.com/photos/115367823 ... 2/sizes/o/
Tried a png in Mozilla and it is not uploading. Pic was only small too

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:45 am **(#31)**

posting.php?mode=reply&f=13&t=15445

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16180

I just tried several pngs and they will not load. I wonder if the issue is a change in servers when the domain was fixed? Smaller size perhaps?
Wallace didn't Omega tell you he was turning over FT protocols to someone after fixing the domain issue?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Hmmm. Trying to upload a ZIP says "The uploaded file is empty"

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... #p12820232

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... 5#p7051955

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16180

ofnuts wrote:

Hmmm. Trying to upload a ZIP says "The uploaded file is empty"

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... #p12820232

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... 5#p7051955

Yes i assumed it was an error on the side of the server itself.
I sent Jacob an email concerning your efforts Ofnuts thank you.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:58 am **(#35)**

Rod wrote:

I just tried several pngs and they will not load. I wonder if the issue is a change in servers when the domain was fixed? Smaller size perhaps?
Wallace didn't Omega tell you he was turning over FT protocols to someone after fixing the domain issue?

No,
there was no discussion about FT protocol turnover.
I haven't heard for Omega in a long time.

ofnuts wrote:

Hm. Can someone provide the URL of a post with these supposedly "invalid" images? Everything seems OK for me...

* * *

The image below,
is a direct link form my Photobucket account.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I will try to post an image.

I tried 5 different images and it they all came up with the same message.
Upload 145_'t upload.png could ot be uploaded

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:45 am **(#37)**

molly wrote:

I will try to post an image.

I tried 5 different images and it they all came up with the same message.
Upload 145_'t upload.png could ot be uploaded

Is that so?

Welcome to the party Molly.
:hehe

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Since it still worked for me with not too big image, but now doesn't work at all, it starts looking like some filesystem filled up. So I wonder what will break next, in particular when the database will need to grow.

I sent a PM to Omega during the January outage. He hasn't read it yet.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:05 pm **(#39)**

ofnuts wrote:

Since it still worked for me with not too big image, but now doesn't work at all, it starts looking like some filesystem filled up. So I wonder what will break next, in particular when the database will need to grow.

I sent a PM to Omega during the January outage. He hasn't read it yet.

That's "par for the course" with Omega.
It's very frustrating for me,
to sit back and watch all that's going on.
My hands are tied,
there's nothing that I can do about this.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Don't complain, I contemplated a MyBB/MySQL error for while...