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A 403 error is when the server doesn't want to grant permission to do something.  So, for some reason, the server won't let the applets save the pictures.

I noticed that picture "5.png" has a filesize of zero.  Try deleting that image from the pictures folder (re-upload the JPG if you like).  Also, try setting the CHMOD of the pictures folder to 777, just in case something happened to the server and 755 isn't working.  The permissions of the pictures folder is less likely, though, as Wax regularly tests the writability of that folder.

If you can, take a look at the server's PHP error log.  There might be more information in there.

If problems persist, I'll register and see if I can draw something.

OK, I submit a registration, I just need to be approved and then I'll try to draw something.

When the failure occurs will give me a better idea of what's going wrong.

What the...  the 403 error is coming from the picture saving code itself, not from the pictures folder.

Make sure that CHMOD numbers of the scripts is correct.  The getoekakibbs.php, shiget.php, and paintbbsget.php files should be 644.  If this just suddenly happend one day, it's possible that the admins did something to the server.

What happens when you try to upload files?  I can see you're still able to update the notice, so the oekaki folder itself is writable.

If all else fails, I could login via FTP and see if I can get it to work.  Don't panic -- reinstallation is't required when things like this happen.  It's just that things like this usually happen to the config files, not the picture saving code.

If file permissions isn't the case, could it be a possibility that the server is refusing to create the PNG file? The server must have understood the request, but is simply refusing to do it. Could it be possible that the server set restrictions on performing certain functions that would in turn return the HTTP response of 403?

Just trying to see if I can help. Myuureon, I'm afraid I can't do much more to help you. I hope you can get the oekaki set up. Good luck in fixing the problem both of you guys.

Ok , Myuureon recently asked me to do a fresh install. I've sorted out everything, and everything seems to be running fine, but we're still getting similar problems with submitting pictures.

Here's a screen shot with :-

paintbbs animated:
http://www.galeofdarkness.net/oekaki/pi … intbbs.gif

shipro:
http://www.galeofdarkness.net/oekaki/pinkie/shipro.gif

oekakibbs:
Image transfer error


The server is paid for. I tried to uplaod the latest version of Wax Poteto via Cpanel. The fresh install is located at: http://www.galeofdarkness.net/oekaki/

Upload do work; the picture folder must be writeable.

Is there anything that we can do? And if Myuureon were to contact support, what could he exactly ask about?

Thank you so much for all your support so far! I just hope you can help us to resolve this issue.

We've decided to host the oekaki on a different host, which has proven to be suscessful; it's causing all of us too many problems with that host.

Thank you for trying to help us out. :3

Hey, I just got the same issue, but completely out of the blue. Did you figure out what the causes may be? I am really confused, everything have been working just fine until just recently.

Not sure if it is  the same problem, but it seems like it:

http://www.karrey.com/oekaki



am I wrong?
Nonetheless, it's really weird.
I am not good at this kinda stuff at all.

Alright.

I accepted your registration, now though.
Thanks for checking!

@Karrey:  You'll have to contact your system administrator.  I believe they disabled "HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA" support on the server, and without it, the applets cannot send pictures.  Uploads will work fine, though.  Unfortunately, the applets don't send data to the server "properly", and some servers don't like that.

In an e-mail to tech support, attach this:

From the author of Wacintaki BBS:  Recently, two Java applets used for the Wacintaki BBS stopped functioning.  Both applets send data to the server using HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA.  The applets are "PaintBBS", which sends to "paintbbsget.php", and "ShiPainter", which sends to "shiget.php", and both applets recieve a 403 Forbidden error.  Direct access to the PHP files results in no errors and BBS uploads using multipart encoded HTTP forms works fine.  Was a change made to the server within the last few weeks that disables RAW POST collection by the server when using PHP scripts?

Wacoon: Thankyou kindly! I am contacting them right now.