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I'm having a problem with new users registering. The link from the automated email the new user receives does not seem to work. I'm still not sure how it worked for me (the admin) but it activated my username, despite getting the same error msg from the link.

I'm also not sure how to change the e-mail and URL that are at the bottom of the automated new user e-mail. I couldn't find the file where I could modify this.

Help please?

ok so i realized that my problem A is a result of problem B, because the domain name of the activation link is wrong! silly me...

i KNEW that i would figure this out before someone responded hehe cause that always happens to me

I've dug not too deep into the database and found all my answers. thanks for reading this anyway!

Well then you should have posted the answers Lisa, because I am having the same problem now, and I can't even activate my admin account because of it.

I know that the script seems to automaticaly assume that you installed it in root. But I have even tried editing the link to allow for my sub directory that I installed UseBB in but I still get an error for my activation link?
This page does not seem to exist?
"UseBBpanel.php?act=activate&id=1&key=7YpykTD1wv"

Help! ... Help! ..lol

Are you running this on your own server, without emailservices ? Because that probably is the error, you cann't send out an email, thus you cann't get the activation email. Dug into databse, go to members and set activation true in the foreseen field.

You must know where to find it as you have to do things in the database, so you are supposed to be able to work with them.

Once put on a public syystem with emailservices, or when you activate your own emailserver, you'll be able to do it the right way.

NO, I installed it on my web host's server.
I recieved the activation email, it'd just that the link doesn't work?
It takes me to "404" error page.

angro wrote

Are you running this on your own server, without emailservices ? Because that probably is the error, you cann't send out an email, thus you cann't get the activation email. Dug into databse, go to members and set activation true in the foreseen field.

had this same effect first time I installed, don't exactly remember what solved the problem. What about coying the link in your browser, does this activate your user ?

You should have set $conf['board_url'] to the URL of your board. For example, over here it is set to (note the trailing slash!):

$conf['board_url'] = 'http://www.usebb.net/community/';

If this is set wrong you will of course be redirected to somewhere the forum isn't present.

Yes, you are right PC_Freak, I forgot to put the trailing slash in the end of my board's URL.

It works now. ...Thanks

PC_Freak wrote

You should have set $conf['board_url'] to the URL of your board. For example, over here it is set to (note the trailing slash!):

$conf['board_url'] = 'http://www.usebb.net/community/';

If this is set wrong you will of course be redirected to somewhere the forum isn't present.