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TheNitrousEdge
07-18-2003, 10:04 PM
Working?:confused:
Evil Greg
07-18-2003, 10:35 PM
Nope. Darrell needs to create an avatar directory first, then it will work...
1SLO5.0
07-19-2003, 02:36 AM
Darrell needs time to do this................


patience is a virtue
TheNitrousEdge
07-19-2003, 11:18 AM
Not trying to bust your balls buddy!!


Everything looks Great!:bna
Evil Greg
07-19-2003, 03:12 PM
test
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 10:56 AM
still can't upload avatars..........hmmmmmmmmmm
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 12:52 PM
did you create the "avatars" director in the forums root directory or in the admin directory?

the correct path should be http://www.wisconsinstreetdominators.com/forum/images/avatars

Make sure the directory permissions are set to 755.

That should solve the issue. :D
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 01:00 PM
hmmm. kinda strange! I could not upload a custom avatar but was able to use one of yours??

Oh well, getting closer.. :D
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 01:52 PM
The path is correct.........explain permissions to me like I am a second grader. I am not sure I fully understand.
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 02:10 PM
You have to set the directory permissions to 755 or 777 depending on your server, so that uploads can take place via a browser. It's the process of "CHMOD"

When you create a new directory, you must tell the server what file permissions it should have- in other words, who can do what with it. There's "read only" read for global users, but no write.
Then there's "read global, write only for admin, then there's read/write global, etc etc...

Folders that you wish to allow uploads to are set 777 or 755 (security issues are why all folders are not set 777)
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 02:24 PM
Permissions are now set at 777 which allows read, write and execute.
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 02:25 PM
still doesn't work?????

Hmmmmmmm.
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 02:27 PM
> SITE CHMOD 777 avatars

< 501 SITE option not supported.
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 03:33 PM
Whatever you did, it works great now! I am able to upload avatars from the cpanel, then add them to the avatar database, and then set them.
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 03:37 PM
hmmmmmmm..........how are you doing it? I still can't upload an avatar. Are you choosing to upload from your computer or are you using a url?
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 03:42 PM
Ok... in the admin cpanel, I am selecting "upload avatars"
I then browse for the file from my images on my computer. I tell it that I want to put this file in /images/avatars and then I hit the submit button. WAIT- you are not done yet! You now have to go to the cpnael and select "ADD AVATARS". Here, you will see the uploaded avatars that have not been added to the vb yet- you check off the box of the one you wish to add, give it a name, and them hit submit. Now, when you go to "CHANGE AVATAR" from your user cpanel, the new avatar is there... :D
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 03:44 PM
Originally posted by TheNitrousEdge
Working?:confused:

Eric, we set the NX guy for you. If this is not what you want, let Darrell know...
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 03:55 PM
How can I set it up so people can upload their own avatars like on Cponygo?
Birdman
07-20-2003, 03:57 PM
what type of file does an avatar need to be?
Regular Guy
07-20-2003, 04:05 PM
test
jdsgallops
07-20-2003, 07:20 PM
lets see if I did this right.
Evil Greg
07-20-2003, 08:29 PM
Avatar has to be a gif or JPEG. For the time being, you can't upload them. Darrell is working to resolve the issue and will notify everyone when he has the problem rectified....
1SLO5.0
07-20-2003, 08:33 PM
The way it is sounding we might have to do what we did on the old site and have everyone email me what they want to use as an avatar.
TheNitrousEdge
07-21-2003, 04:13 PM
Mine works?:rockon: