Url REdirection Service Causes Loop

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

How do i fix this Url redirection service loop bug. It didnt happen before but i heard its realy big now. When i use the redirected url i get the error. But when using the regular url it works fine. Why is this? Is there a fix? The only fix i have used is the ones that come with the phpnuke 6.9 version that i downloaded from here today.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:21 pm

Please detail your exact setup in terms of linking/forwarding. Thanks.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

well i use a free .tk domain for my redirection if thats what u mean.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:51 pm

I need you to tell me your exact setup. What is the url that you list as your home page? Then, what/how does it get redirected to?

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

not sure if i understand you but ah my domain is

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

which is the redirection url and it redirects to

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

with url masking i cannot change it to turn off url masking. But this all worked before. I am using phpnuke 6.9 from your site with the fixes and stuff.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:58 pm

What is this 'bug' you are referring to? I am aware of certain issues but I want to be clear we are talking a bug and not a mis-configuration.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

I am talking about the admin loop bug but it deals with url redirection in my case.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:00 pm

Please create, for me, a user account and a super admin account. Then PM me the password. Use Raven as the user name. Thanks.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:04 pm

Please don't ever post passwords in public view again Mad

I deleted the post.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:06 pm

Why are you using a redirection service instead of registering a domain name?

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Because my mom wont let me pay for a domain.

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:11 pm

I am able to login under admin and user and stay logged in. Where is the loop?

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Did you do that by going to

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:14 pm

That's where I started. It then directed me to the ip. Isn't that what you intend to happen?

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Ok i know that it signs you in but do this in the order i tell you

1. Go to

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

2. Signin
3. Go back to

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

4. You not signed in anymore

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:17 pm

I logged out and did what you detailed and I stay logged in. Try deleting ALL your cookies and flushing your cache.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Ill try that.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Doesnt Work

Raven · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:28 pm

I don't know what else to tell you. I deleted all my cookies and redid those steps and I am logged in. It seems to be working.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

Could i te the users?

Guardian2003 · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:27 am

Me thinks this is down to cookies.
When you are logging in as an Admin, you are saving a cookie on your PC for the url

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

NOT

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

So, when you log in, you are at

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

if you type that directly into the browser it should log you in automatically.
However, if you go to 68.155.163.191 via the redirection from upke.tk because you are using masking, your browser still thinks it is at upka.tk and doesnt use the cookie to log you in automatically - I might be wrong but I think this is whats heppening.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

No it doesnt deal with cookies as i did delete them all it doesnt work. I really does have to do with the reditection service and phpnuke

Guardian2003 · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:24 pm

You said you could log in but when you went back to the site via the redirection you were logged out. The only reason you could be logged out is due to a cookie issue.
Can you manually log back in by entering your username and password, if so, then I don't honestly see a problem with PHPNuke itself as no one has reported any similar problems, except of course when the cookie expires.

Raven · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:28 pm

And as I said before, I stay logged in every time.

upkasite · Regular Joined: Oct 18, 2003 Posts: 51 Location: Florida

well im sorry to say but it dont work. It really doesnt it has something to do with the .tk redirection. I mean when i use it to redirect to a true subdomain that doesnt redirect to my ip it works fine and dandy but hwne redirecting to a redrected url it dont work help please