Connection Refused to localhost:85

The mod is detailed below. When I use it on the web it keeps trying to go to localhost offline when I try and login as admin. Without this mod, phpbb2 attaches session id's to the url which I don't want. They could have used php's hidden session variables but they choose to create their own and store them in the database.

Anyway, I have spent too much time with phpbb2 trying to make it work. Tongue

I think i will use SMF instead.

For your information, here is stuff I posted before going back and re-installing:

The .htaccess file is required to specify how to re-write urls. It's to support search engine friendly urls. The hack replaces dynamic url links in the html with ones with static html links for guests and spiders. Then, when you click on these links, the modrewrite feature of apache is used to translate the url to the real one that is recognised by phpbb.

The mod works fine on a local server. But on the web I have the problems.

I couldn't find the download page for the hack so I have pasted the details here:

Code:

##############################################################
## MOD Title: phpBB static URLs mod_rewrite 1.0.0
## MOD Author: Craven de Kere (N/A) http://www.Able2Know.com
## MOD Description: This mod should be added AFTER the Able2Know.com SEO mod
## This mod makes static URLs (only for guests) for phpBB, for example topic-22234.html
## Please read the author notes BEFORE using this mod.
## Check http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html
## for the latest version or to get help with this MOD
##
## MOD Version: 1.0.0
##
## Installation Level: (Advanced)
## Installation Time: 5 Minutes
## Files To Edit: page_header.php,
## Included Files: n/a
##############################################################
## Author Notes:
## Use this mod together with the Able2Know.com SEO Mod (http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html)
## Make backups and test this on a test forum if you can. This is not a typical mod.
## For an additional tutorial on preventing IP addresses from being logged see:
## http://www.able2know.com/forums/about22586.html
##
##############################################################
## MOD History:
##
## 2004-04-10 - Version 1.0.0
## - Initial public release.
##
##############################################################
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
##############################################################

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/page_header.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

//
// Generate logged in/logged out status
//

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
ob_start();
function replace_for_mod_rewrite(&$s)
{
$urlin =
array(
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&topicdays=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&mark=topics'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&watch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&unwatch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&highlight=*'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&view=previous'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&view=next'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&vote=viewresult'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)&postdays=([0-9]*)&postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php&p=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?p=([0-9]*)'",
);
$urlout = array(
"topic-\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"mark-forum\\1.html",
"updates-topic\\1.html",
"stop-updates-topic\\1.html",
"about\\1.html&highlight=\\2",
"forum-\\1.html",
"ptopic\\1.html",
"ntopic\\1.html",
"view-poll\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"about\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4.html",
"about\\1.html",
"about\\1-\\2.html",
"about\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
);
$s = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $s);
return $s;
}
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/page_tail.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

$db->sql_close();

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
$contents = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
echo replace_for_mod_rewrite($contents);
global $dbg_starttime;
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

.htaccess

#
#-----[ ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^forums.* index.php [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?p=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?p=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^view-poll([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&vote=viewresult [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?t=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&view=newest viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=newest [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&start=$4 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2&postdays=$3&postorder=$4&highlight=$5 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^mark-forum([0-9]*).html* viewforum.php?f=$1&mark=topics [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&watch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^stop-updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&unwatch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).html viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^topic-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1&topicdays=$2&start=$3 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ptopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=previous [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ntopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=next [L,NC]

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

robots.txt

Disallow: forums/post-*.html$
Disallow: forums/updates-topic.html*$
Disallow: forums/stop-updates-topic.html*$
Disallow: forums/ptopic*.html$
Disallow: forums/ntopic*.html$

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/functions.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

if (!empty($db))
{
$db->sql_close();
}

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
if (stristr($url, 'http://')) {
header('Location: ' . $url);
exit;
}
}

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM

I had to add:
Options +FollowSymLinks

on the first line of .htaccess for it to work for me.

If you install it locally, you are not likely to see my problem. The problem only seems to occur when running on the web.