Problem with pictures (avatars and uploads)

peregrine

@meshugy

how big are the attachments file size wise? are they jpeg or gif?
what version of php and gd?

will it work for a small gif?

and your version of vanilla is?

if you run phpinfo. you could create a file to run it, or it is available in ther version check plugin

it should show you which ini files is loaded (I believe).

meshugy

how big are the attachments file size wise?

I have set the max to 100M, but any size has this problem.

are they jpeg or gif?

Any image type fails to create a thumbnail.

what version of php and gd?

php 5.3

What's gd?

will it work for a small gif?

no

and your version of vanilla is?

2.1b2 with Fileupload 1.7.1

thanks!

peregrine

I just noticed int the past in some configurations the gd library fails to convert thumbnails on very large jpg

but you say any file (e.g. a 50k gif will not create thumbnail. correct.

what other plugins are you using?

if you run phpinfo. you could create a file to run it, or it is available in the version check plugin

http://vanillaforums.org/addon/versioncheck-plugin

it should show you which ini files is loaded (I believe). gd , etc info.

point me to a discussion link where you tried to add an attachment on your forum.

meshugy

@peregrine said:
I just noticed int the past in some configurations the gd library fails to convert thumbnails on very large jpg

but you say any file (e.g. a 50k gif will not create thumbnail. correct.

Correct, no thumbs of any kind are being created.

what other plugins are you using?

Quite a lot!

if you run phpinfo. you could create a file to run it, or it is available in the version check plugin

http://vanillaforums.org/addon/versioncheck-plugin

it should show you which ini files is loaded (I believe). gd , etc info.

It says I have GD version bundled (2.1.0 compatible)

point me to a discussion link where you tried to add an attachment on your forum.

http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/13019/burnadette-s-blues-diz-disley#latest

peregrine

Ok

an 8mb mp3 file is not really going to create a thumbnail. thumbnails are compressed image files.

you see the mp3 file on your server? correct. what folder is it in exactly?

peregrine

also disable the

forum/plugins/ResizedImageLightbox/

and see if it changes anything.

I never tried to upload an mp3 before. just paste links. If you ask me, you didn't? but allowing people to upload 8 mb files and 20mb files on your server is going to eat up your space on your server, if it gets done pretty frequently. And later will make back of your uploads folder huge.

can you upload a gif for me in one of your discussions.

meshugy

I wasn't expecting a thumbnail for the MP3.

I tried disabling the Resizedimagelightbox but no luck.

peregrine

an you upload a gif for me in one of your discussions.

so I can see what that looks like.

you are getting a image src link of ""

I want to see what you get with a gif.
and point me to a discussion where that is.

meshugy

I just added a GIF:

http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/13019/burnadette-s-blues-diz-disley#latest

peregrine

you've got a bug somewhere

<img width="100%/" src="">

the width is malformed which leads me to the reason why the src is messed up.

disable the autolink and image resize and any other plugin that is related to body content.

what you will probably need to do is decho through the fileupload plugin to see what variables look like.

do your testing on gifs or small txt files. they will be the easiest to debug.

when you disable those plugins, see if you can upload a gif again. because any fix you do may possible not fix the broken one that are already done.

peregrine

you could see if 1.8.2 works. don't know haven't tried it

meshugy

I disabled all the plugins and I still have the same problem.

Where should I look next?

meshugy

where would I find 1.8.2? I only see 1.8.1 and that doesn't work with 2.1b2

peregrine

my mistake I meant 1.8.1

check your media table and see if it lists recent uploads.

then see if it lists the thumpath.

it only makes a thumbnail if necessary in the thumbnails folder.

but your hover should the anchor link to the file in the uploads folder
and if a thumbnail was made your image source will point to the thumbnail location.

so see if media table has the mp3 and the gif you just uploaded

meshugy

yes, the recent uploads are listed in the media table but no thumbnail link is displayed.

peregrine

what does it say for thumbpathin the media table?

NULL or something else.

but once again very small images will have NO thumbpath - they don't need one.

load an image that is 600 x 600 or thereabouts. that image definitely needs a thumpath, but not all images need one and non-images don't need any.

gotta do some things for a few hours. maybe tomorrow I could help you, if someone else doesn't.

see if it shows up in default theme.

meshugy

all the the thumbpaths are Null

thanks for your help, i hope I can find a solution.

peregrine

see if it shows up in default theme.

also look for the mp3 file in the media table and see if the Path points to

/FileUpload/xx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.mp3

also make sure

uploads/thumbnails/Fileupload allows files to be written to it and

make sure it has same permissions and owner as

uploads/Fileupload

meshugy

same issue with default theme.

peregrine

see above comment