Merged "This webpage has a redirect loop"

For the third time in this topic, please read Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in the Wiki. SEO is not a feature of Kunena; it's a feature of Joomla.

The article that I've asked you to read explains exactly what you need to do. Rename the Joomla htaccess.txt to .htaccess.

Your current .htaccess file has a whole lot of redirects and that may explain why your forums aren't working any more. I don't "do" clever .htaccess; I just "do" basic, follow-the-bouncing-ball, KISS Joomla .htaccess.

And I love that comment from your ISP about "disk space" :lol:

I apologize if this has been covered, I was unable to find what I was looking for...

Joomla 1.5.22
Kunena 1.5 & 1.6
PHP 5.X
GoDaddy Shared Hosting (Linux, Deluxe)

Recently, I used the Kunena Converter to migrate from Agora to K1.6. All appeared to go well, as all the topics, categories, etc. showed up. When someone would click on an individual topic to view it, or post a new topic, the user would get a redirect loop. I tested this on IE 6, 7 & 8 and even FireFox 3.6.12.

So, after all that, I tried version K1.5, and it worked, albeit I had go go thru and remove duplicate posts in all categories and topics (not that big a deal).

Any ideas on how to update to 1.6? Im kinda lost. Short of having to loose all my previous posts and data with a fresh install (not feasible), I am stumped.

Thank you in advance for any help, and again I apologize for any noob mistakes should this post have been covered elsewhere (I searched, I promise!)

Semper Fidelis!

(1) Redirect loop issues: use the results of this search to see if they help: www.kunena.org/forum/advsearch?q=redirec...name=1&childforums=1

(2) Upgrading from K 1.5 to K 1.6: this is straightforward and the subject has been asked and answered many times. You install K 1.6 like you install any other Joomla extension. The release notes show you what you need to do. What are your specific problems in trying to figure out the answer?

GoDaddy may have its own issues. Other users have reported problems using Kunena on a GoDaddy-hosted platform.

Actually, I did follow the instructions. I even used the correct web browser. After attempting to effect the solutions you provided in the link, it only created further issues, and eventually caused a crash of my database. I was able to recover my site without issue, and simply removed all forum database tables and install files from my FTP directory. I have since installed 1.6.1 as a fresh install and will just have to go from there. Thanks for the quick response!

Let me see if I correctly understand what you just wrote. You reviewed the instructions in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to see if you had your Joomla website setup according to that guide. Is that correct?

You weren't using some other third-party SEF product and, if you were, you disabled it. Is that correct?

Your website uses the standard Joomla .htaccess file (not something else that you have created specially for your website). Is that correct?

How did you ascertain that your DB had crashed? Maybe you hadn't properly installed K 1.6 in the first place? Had you checked for this possibility?

GoDaddy may be the cause of the problems. See the results of this search: www.kunena.org/forum/advsearch?q=Godaddy...te=all&childforums=1

You are correct, I did not use a third party SEO, I was using the native settings, and set them up properly according to the help article from J!. I have had them set up since the inception of my website (1 year ago). That included the standard J! .httaccess file, I did not create a custom one.

The DB crashed because nothing worked, and I received error after error all relating to the DB. I entered the DB via MyPHP Admin, and all the tables were corrupted, missing data and some tables were even missing entirely. So I simply removed the entire DB, and all files from my FTP directory, and restored everything (DB, FTP directory) from a back-up (always back up, regularly!!). I then simply uninstalled all forums (Agora and K) and followed the install directions again for K1.6.1.

I have had issues with GoDaddy in the past, but have since reconciled my issues with them concerning other components of J!.