Forum issue? - Use https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/

[Onliest Smeg David]

Anyone else have an issue?

 

When I try to open the forum on my phone it is asking where I want to download a file called "download" to 😞

Only started late afternoonish.

 

Edit: thanks to @geoffd for suggesting fix

Check link starts with https 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Onliest Smeg David
Update details so easier to see fix

[geoffd]

Same for me on W10, Brave browser.  OK if I go via the club website.

[Onliest Smeg David]

Hmmm...

 

OK on Samsung Internet browser

OK on W10 Edge

 

Fail on Android Chrome

[geoffd]

I edited the link on my menu to https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/ (it didn't have the https:// before) and it works properly now.

[Onliest Smeg David]

4 hours ago, geoffd said:

I edited the link on my menu to https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/ (it didn't have the https:// before) and it works properly now.

Brill - worked for me updating linky thingy too

 

MUCHLY TA

[NigelO]

I noticed this morning that clicking the forum shortcut on my iPad resulted in a dialog box asking me if I wanted to "download the forum"

 

On my PC, clicking my saved bookmark downloaded a small file.

 

Clearly, somebody has changed something, somewhere.

 

I've deleted the old bookmarks and replaced them with new ones, but it's a bit of a faff

[geoffd]

I do wonder if someone has hijacked the non https address, but I don't know enough about web sites to say with more certainty.

 

If you do get the the download screen, it would be best not to download anything, just close the screen and use the https link.

[Andy Malone - Editor]

@Quinten Uijldert - Webmaster - Not sure if you've seen this?

 

I'm getting it as well on the http version, but I've just had a look at the script and it looks like genuine Invision Community code so I think it's a host error resolving it as a download rather than a malicious hack. Always good to be vigilant though.

[Quinten]

I can only advice to use the correct url for the forum: https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/

 

We've not been hacked or hijacked.

[Kingster]

Shouldn’t http:// always redirect to https:// anyway?

[Quinten]

1 hour ago, Kingster said:

Shouldn’t http:// always redirect to https:// anyway?

 

Yes, but Virtualmin/Webmin isn't doing what it says it should...  If you've got an idea, please let me know

[Kingster]

Check the .htaccess file in the root public folder. 
 

or httpd.conf

 

or sites-enabled/ xxx.conf

[Andy Malone - Editor]

I was also going to suggest that if PHP has recently been updated it might not be reflected as a valid handler/module for Apache?

 

My long standing bookmark seems to have been saved to the http version but it hasn't shown this behaviour until recently.

[ACW]

I spotted this this morning and am investigating. Redirect page to forum appears to have been broke.

[*Emma*]

This is what I get when I try to open the main club site.