Merged "This webpage has a redirect loop"

I run a busy web site with Kunena. First of all , I love Kunena. I am in love with it. But unfortunately can't get SEO friendly work ! I follow the instructions one by one turn on apache mod rewrite, rename htaccess etc. But I am getting this loop error, for some links, and for some not. I am very confused about this and do not know how to get this thing working. Because I am sick of kunena's SEO non friendly weirdest URLs. I tested this on brand new site as you suggested with only Joomla and Kunena latest version working, still getting this loop error.

Just solved the issue with sozzled's and adventura'a advice that we should create new menus and should not use forum as an alias
thanks you guys !

Hi guys, I have just installed Kuena on a new install of Joomla 1.5. When clicking around the frontend i`m getting a redirect loop error, screenshot below:



Also, here is my configuration settings:

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Legacy mode: Disabled | Joomla! SEF: Enabled | Joomla! SEF rewrite: Disabled | FTP layer: Enabled |

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htaccess: Exists | PHP environment: Max execution time: 50 seconds | Max execution memory: 132M | Max file upload: 10M

Joomla default template details : touring_template2 | author: | version: 1.0 | creationdate: 2011-02-05

Kunena default template details : Blue Eagle (default) | author: Kunena Team | version: 1.6.3 | creationdate: 2011-01-31

Kunena version detailled: Installed version: 1.6.3 | Build: 4344 | Version name: Parlare | Kunena detailled configuration:

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[th]Kunena config settings:[/th]

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Third-party components: AlphaUserPoints: Disabled or not installed | CommunityBuilder: Disabled or not installed | Jomsocial: Disabled or not installed | UddeIm: Disabled or not installed

Third-party SEF components: sh404sef: Disabled or not installed | ARTIO JoomSEF: Disabled or not installed | AceSEF: Disabled or not installed

Plugins: System - Mootools12: Disabled | System - Mootools Upgrade: Disabled | JFirePHP: Disabled or not installed | Kunena Discuss: Disabled or not installed | Kunena Search: Disabled or not installed | My Kunena Forum Menu: Disabled or not installed | My Kunena Forum Posts: Disabled or not installed

Modules: Kunena Latest: Disabled or not installed | Kunena Stats: Disabled or not installed | Kunena Login: Enabled (Version : 1.6.2)

I have discovered that if i turn off SEF URL`s in global config, then its OK, if i turn on SEF URL`s, then i get the redirect loop error. Does this mean i cant use SEF URL`s?? thanks.

You have this redirect error, when you click on which links ?

This may be your fix...

post reply #78 by sozzled...

www.kunena.org/forum/168-k-16-support/71...pq?limit=10&start=70

sozzled wrote: Yes, everyone can "fix" this problem by turning off SEO. If this "fix" works then it proves, beyond doubt, that the problem happened because of the way that your particular site is configured! It proves, beyond doubt, that the problem is a Joomla problem.

So let's look at the possible causes of the problem again:

(1) legacy menu items from K 1.5
(2) menu item with no itemid
(3) the wrong itemid (this would not be generated by the Kunena component)
(4) some peculiar issues involving third-party SEF software
(5) customised .htaccess

The most likely cause, is where there are two menu items, both of which are pointing to something that looks like Kunena but that isn't really Kunena. This would be possible if you had two menu items with the alias "forum" (for example) one of which was used for K 1.6 and the other one (on a different menu) that was used for K 1.5 (for example).

I'm not 100% sure that this is the cause but it's certainly one possible cause.

You need to work your way through every menu that you have on your website.

Here is a possible way to resolve the matter. Work through every menu on your site. Trash every menu that has anything to do with your forum (all menu items that have anything to do with your forum). Then, permanently delete everything in your menu trash. After that, go to the Kunena control panel and use the Create Menu function. That's it; do nothing else. Now check to see if you can now access your Kunena forum from your front end. Don't try to do anything else fancy, please report back if this works. If it doesn't work then there are other possibilities, but let's try the "default approach" first.