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#1 2018-01-30 9:20 pm

MovedGoalPosts
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Registered: 2013-01-06
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SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

I'm running a SimpleMachinesForum based site, current version 2.0.15 with the StopSpammer mod.  But this can't make a connection to Stop Forum Spam.  It's been working fine for a few years, but at some time in the last few months has fallen over.

In case it was a problem of conflict with other mods, I set up a test forum, on my same hosting package, with the SMF and Stop Spammer only installed.  It still fails.  Other users on the SMF forum are reporting their use of this mod works OK, which rules out that the mod itself is a problem. The mod doesn't create any error logs so that isn't much help.

The hosting is with Vidahost in the UK using their "cloud package".  Their support can't immediately see anything odd. 

I've searched for my website's server IP using the search function above.  That returns clear.

Another support thread suggests I should try the output from somethign called sfdiag.php.  That gives the following output:

not in safe mode
functions disabled =
testing gethostbyname
sfs result = string(12) "104.27.55.74"
dyndns result = string(14) "191.19.205.200"
testing file_get_contents
file_get_contents exists
allow_url_fopen = 1
attempting file_get_contents of sfs
file_get_contents for sfs returned bool(false)
attemping file_get_contents of dyndns
file_get_contents for dyndns returned string(103) "Current IP Address: 91.208.99.2 "
testing curl
curl exists
testing sfs
init returned resource(5) of type (curl)
curl_exec returned string(162) "
403 Forbidden
nginx
"
testing dyndns
init returned resource(6) of type (curl)
curl_exec returned string(103) "Current IP Address: 91.208.99.2 " 

Any thoughts would be appreciated

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#2 2018-01-30 9:40 pm

pedigree
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Registered: 2008-04-16
Posts: 7,054

Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

looking at this now.  this helps

403 access denied

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#3 2018-01-30 9:45 pm

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From: New Zealand
Registered: 2008-04-16
Posts: 7,054

Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

try now

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#4 2018-01-30 9:58 pm

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Registered: 2013-01-06
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Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

Thanks for taking a look.

Forum (nthwgaming.co.uk) still shows the connection error

Last edited by MovedGoalPosts (2018-01-30 9:58 pm)

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#5 2018-01-31 2:59 am

pedigree
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From: New Zealand
Registered: 2008-04-16
Posts: 7,054

Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

ok, i'll check the logs again

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#6 2018-01-31 3:20 am

pedigree
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From: New Zealand
Registered: 2008-04-16
Posts: 7,054

Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

looks better now

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#7 2018-01-31 8:21 am

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Re: SMF site cannot connect to StopForumSpam

Wohoo.  Thank you.

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