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Java SMF Backup / Re: Error = "class java.lang.NullPointerException: null"

« Last post by Ken. on August 06, 2007, 04:01:40 pm »

MY forum is using a redirect file called 'index.php' that sends you to my forum if the regular .com address is entered.

www.mykimbrell.com will send you directly to www.mykimbrell.com/FamilyForum/index.php

There is an empty .htaccess file that the server runs, but I have no control over the file.

The only error that I'm seeing is as shown in the screen shot below.

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Java SMF Backup / Re: Error = "class java.lang.NullPointerException: null"

« Last post by viulian on August 06, 2007, 02:24:41 pm »

Can you please show me more informations ? (some more logs) so I can pinpoint where it fails ?

There was another case on the simplemachines forum of a person who had an .htaccess based authorisation to the forum, before actually seeing the forum's login page. And he had a cookie set in browser, and he always saw the forum's login page. But when Java SMF Backup tries to connect, it will not get the forum's page first.

Please try and access the forum page from another computer or from IE if you use Firefox, etc - and see if you really see the forum page first.
And, of course, paste some more logs please

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Java SMF Backup / Error = "class java.lang.NullPointerException: null"

« Last post by Ken. on August 06, 2007, 01:42:55 pm »

On one of my forums the Java SMF Backup has stopped making the backup and shows this error when it tries to do the baclup.

"class java.lang.NullPointerException: null"

The settings for username and password all seem to be in order.

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Java SMF Backup / Re: Great Backup App!

« Last post by viulian on May 19, 2007, 06:10:23 pm »

Thanks!

I've just registered on tinyportal -> http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php?action=profile;u=22273

We can continue the discussion there.

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Java SMF Backup / Great Backup App!

« Last post by Ken. on May 18, 2007, 01:29:28 pm »

Thanks for a great application!

For some time now I’ve been researching database backup options and trying different ways of doing daily backups with scripts/cronjob and so far I'm just not totally satisfied with what is available because none of them will give me exactly the result desired.
Your app appears to do just that, do the backup on a schedule and download it directly to a specified folder on my computer.

I've only used it for a short time now, but it appears to work well... I like it. 
Thanks… Ken

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Java SMF Backup / Re: How can I restore smf forum from a backup?

« Last post by viulian on March 27, 2007, 01:59:25 pm »

Well.. I am a bit confused - my application only backs up the forum database. You can restore it using PHP MyAdmin (Import utility) [ or via command line using mysql, if you have SSH access to your forum].

If you need to restore the forum files (found on your public html directory) you need to have a backup of the forum directory (which you should obtain from CPanel, or via FTP etc - depending on your setup).

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Java SMF Backup / How can I restore smf forum from a backup?

« Last post by GeneMoore on March 27, 2007, 01:50:51 pm »

As admin, I am able to use the backup utility, but there is no one who can tell me how to restore the backup file to my smf-forum directory on my host public html folder.  Any help is deeply appreciated.

thanks!

Gene

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Java SMF Backup / Re: Login failed error

« Last post by viulian on March 13, 2007, 01:52:02 am »

PS:

Please start the application by double clicking on the .jar file, instead of using the older SMFBackup.exe file [as the latter still contains an older version of SMFBackup.jar embedded in it].

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Java SMF Backup / Re: Login failed error

« Last post by viulian on March 13, 2007, 01:43:13 am »

Please put the attached jar file into your JavaSMFBackup directory, replacing the existing one (you should not have the application running, otherwise you might not be able to overwrite it).

Then restart the application and have it make a backup..
It should create a directory named "errorpages" containing within one .html file named by your forum..
It's actually the .html page as well as the headers from the request and the answer from your forum.

You can doubleclick on it.. Please tell me what the forum think the error is (in my test runs I found possible messages):

You should enter your password.
Password incorrect.

My log from the app. window is:

[13/03 01:33:29] Next run at: Mar 13, 2007 1:45:00 PM
[13/03 01:33:31] Backup request received.
[13/03 01:33:31] Connection starting.
[13/03 01:33:31] Connecting to http://www.hex.ro/forum/index.php?action=admin
[13/03 01:33:33] Issuing POST to http://hex.ro/forum/index.php?action=login2
[13/03 01:33:34] Saving answer to: D:\JavaSMFBackup\errorpages\Hex.Ro2989.html
[13/03 01:33:34] class smfbackup.http.SMFException: No Refresh header received. Login failed ?
[13/03 01:33:34] Next run at: Mar 13, 2007 1:45:00 PM

The thing is that the requests the application sends trigger an error on the forum. These requests might be altered in some way by the proxy you said you were using.. and I need to know in what way.

It will be helpfull for me to see the .html page (doesn't contain any passwords and you can edit the forum address if you feel like - I just want to see the flow) as well as the text you see in the application window..

Thanks!

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Java SMF Backup / Re: Login failed error

« Last post by achapman on March 09, 2007, 03:37:06 pm »

The installation is a standard standalone one.  I have various packages installed, but no CMS or anything that affects login.  SMF is handling the login normally.