Re: [site is acting strange] - blank pages, download index.php, or works fine

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM, David Hutto <smokefloat@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:49 PM, David Hutto <smokefloat@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Ashley Sheridan >> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: >>> On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 13:38 -0400, Adam Richardson wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Bill Guion <bguion@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> > At 6:45 PM -0600 7/29/10, Tristan wrote: >>>> > >>>> >  Yeah like i said site works 95% of the time when navigating. PHP5..2, Mysql >>>> >> 5. The site is completely dynamic so it wouldn't work at all if that >>>> >> was >>>> >> the >>>> >> case of it not being installed right. >>>> >> >>>> >> so the other 5% of the time is blank pages and download index.php files. >>>> >> In >>>> >> Firefox when you get a blank page, if you click view source it will show >>>> >> all >>>> >> the code that should be there but, I can't tell if it's >>>> >> requesting the >>>> >> page >>>> >> again when you do that. It never fails 2 times in a row. A refresh will >>>> >> always fix it. When you look in firebug there is no html so it leads me to >>>> >> believe FF may be doing just that...going for a second request instead of >>>> >> viewing currently opened source? In IE8 I would get something like >>>> >> >>>> >> diagnose problem button >>>> >> >>>> >> more information drop down with >>>> >> >>>> >> this problem can be caused by a variety of issues..this is a completely >>>> >> typical M$ error with no valid help >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> chrome same thing with >>>> >> >>>> >> web page cannot be displayed >>>> >> >>>> >> more information etc... >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:36 PM, David McGlone <david@dmcentral.net> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >>   On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 18:11 -0600, Tristan wrote: >>>> >>>  > I have the strangest issue with my host. They can't figure >>>> >>> it out and >>>> >>> I'm >>>> >>>  > completely perplexed. We have other sites running on the server >>>> >>> just >>>> >>>  fine. >>>> >>>  > However, this new site is acting very weird. Sometimes we get >>>> >>> blank >>>> >>>  pages, >>>> >>>  > sometimes we get a blank page and then a dialog pops up asking >>>> >>> if we >>>> >>> want >>>> >>>  to >>>> >>>  > download index.php, and then sometimes the site is working >>>> >>> fine. Any >>>> >>>  ideas >>>> >>>  > on this? >>>> >>>  > >>>> >>>  > I'm at ends. Appreciate any advice. For authentication we >>>> >>> are using >>>> >>> mysql >>>> >>>  > auth module in apache/linux and proxy pass. We removed proxy >>>> >>> pass to >>>> >>> see >>>> >>>  if >>>> >>>  > that was it but, it wasn't. its a members.domain.com >>>> >>> subdomain if >>>> >>> that >>>> >>>  > helps. >>>> >>> >>>> >>>  Do you have php-mysql installed? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>  -- >>>> >>>  Blessings, >>>> >>>  David M. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> > Does the page validate at >>>> > http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/? >>>> > >>>> >     -----===== Bill =====----- >>>> > -- >>>> > >>>> > Don't find fault. Find a remedy. - Henry Ford >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>> > To unsubscribe, visit: >>>> > http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Tristan, >>>> >>>> The good news is that you're not crazy.  I've had this exact issue (at >>>> least >>>> in terms of symptoms) when working with one of my client's websites. >>>> >>>> The bad news is that this was long ago, I was using a shared host, and I'm >>>> not the one who cause or, more importantly, fixed the problem.  That said, >>>> I've strained my memory to try and recall what might have been said in the >>>> follow-up from the host, and it seems like there was a mime-type handling >>>> issue (again, I could be completely wrong, this is just a faint memory..) >>>> >>>> Another faint memory: are you able to see a difference in behavior when you >>>> view an index file with the file included in the url ( >>>> http://yoursite.com/index.php) as opposed to when >>>> you view the page without >>>> it in the url (http://yoursite.com)? >>>> >>>> Sorry, I wish I still had my email exchange with the company to see what >>>> information they provided after the fix :( >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>> >>> Actually, you just saying that made me think of a similar problem I had >>> once with IIS serving up files. It was XML files rather than PHP, but >>> the Mime issue does ring a bell! >>> >>> Is the server you're using IIS Tristan? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ash >>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >>> >>> >>> > >>Forgot to hit reply all: I'm not sure if this helps, or even relates, but the one time I had a hosting account for a microsoft app named NopCommerce, when I would try to visit the page, it seemed to only allow one connection at a time, because of some MS DB user limitation or something, and I didn't attempt anymore with it. Might relate, might not. >> >