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Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:29 am
by Ezrael
Idk if it’s related to your last update but I can’t post long articles anymore or edit my posts. It shows the message below on my phone or start to download the posting.php on my desktop computer.

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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>503 Service Unavailable</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Service Unavailable</h1>
<p>The server is temporarily unable to service your
request due to maintenance downtime or capacity
problems. Please try again later.</p>
</body></html>

Re: Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:38 am
by axew3
Probably it is strictly a problem of phpBB if you get this into phpBB, or WordPress if it is a WP post and
not a plugin issue but a server issue.
Anyway can you exactly explain what you do and where? Doing or editing a post in phpBB or WP?
Do you lately changed something into your server configuration?

Re: Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:56 pm
by Ezrael
The issue is really strange. When I edit longer posts or even try to copy paste them in a new topic, while hitting the submit button the browsers downloads the posting.php instead of posting the edited text or open the new topic.

At first I suspected the upgrade to phpbb 3.3.15 but the downgrade didn't solve the issue.

Than I downgraded to your plugin version 2.9.3 which doesnt effect the issue as well.

Re: Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:36 pm
by axew3
./posting.php?mode=edit&p=37
it is the normal flow of phpBB, it change the mode to edit or post if the post is a new post or an edited post
./posting.php?mode=post&f=2

the thing as you report it at moment make me think to a server problem, anyway:
when it happen, the browser wait long loading and loading then fail or fail immediately on submit?

ps and for long text how much do you mean? like this?
https://www.axew3.com/www/dev/viewtopic.php?t=5

Re: Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:56 pm
by Ezrael
Its related to links: like https://, https:// or www.

as soon as the post has them inside, it can't be edited or changed or reposted as new topic with the same content. Thats super strange behaviour.

Re: Error while posting long post or editing posts

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:00 pm
by Ezrael
I still dont know whats causing the issue but it think its not related to your plugin. I restored an old backup from the beginning of April and it has the same issues.