Difference between revisions of "Unable to save JomSocial Configuration"

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==Possible Causes==
 
==Possible Causes==
  
#Suhosin module
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*Suhosin module
 
Suhosin is a module installed in your webserver to strengthen its security against common attacks. A misconfiguration / severely strict security restriction in Suhosin could easily prevent PHP scripts from saving information into the database. You can verify the existence of Suhosin by going to:
 
Suhosin is a module installed in your webserver to strengthen its security against common attacks. A misconfiguration / severely strict security restriction in Suhosin could easily prevent PHP scripts from saving information into the database. You can verify the existence of Suhosin by going to:
 
Joomla 1.5: Administrator > Help > System Information > PHP Information
 
Joomla 1.5: Administrator > Help > System Information > PHP Information
 
Joomla 1.7: Administrator > Site > System Information > PHP Information, and locate:
 
Joomla 1.7: Administrator > Site > System Information > PHP Information, and locate:
#This server is protected with the Suhosin Patch 0.9.6.2
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This server is protected with the Suhosin Patch 0.9.6.2
  
 
To solve this, please modify PHP.ini, and increase the value of these two settings:
 
To solve this, please modify PHP.ini, and increase the value of these two settings:

Revision as of 12:15, 28 January 2013

Symptoms

  1. Upon saving JomSocial Configuration, you are redirected to Joomla Administrator control panel.
  2. Any changes done in JomSocial Configuration are not saved.

Possible Causes

  • Suhosin module

Suhosin is a module installed in your webserver to strengthen its security against common attacks. A misconfiguration / severely strict security restriction in Suhosin could easily prevent PHP scripts from saving information into the database. You can verify the existence of Suhosin by going to: Joomla 1.5: Administrator > Help > System Information > PHP Information Joomla 1.7: Administrator > Site > System Information > PHP Information, and locate: This server is protected with the Suhosin Patch 0.9.6.2

To solve this, please modify PHP.ini, and increase the value of these two settings:

suhosin.post.max_vars = 1000
suhosin.request.max_vars = 1000