Question Major Problem Saving OR Editing Posts

Based on Sozzled's recommendation, I ran two diagnostics on my Kunena installation. Here's the result of the first one on kunena database Schema:

breakthroughcoaching.cc/administrator/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=install&layout=schema

Schema Difference

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE schema>
<schema type="diff">
<table name="kunena_announcement" action="alter">
<field name="title" type="tinytext" null="0" action="alter" after="id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_attachments1" action="unknown"/>
<table name="kunena_messages1" action="unknown"/>
<table name="kunena_messages_text1" action="unknown"/>
<table name="kunena_subscriptions1" action="unknown"/>
<table name="kunena_thankyou1" action="unknown"/>
</schema>



Database Schema

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE schema>
<schema>
<table name="kunena_aliases">
<field primary_key="yes" name="alias" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<field name="type" type="varchar(10)" null="0"/>
<field name="item" type="varchar(32)" null="0"/>
<field name="state" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<key name="alias" unique="1" columns="alias"/>
<key name="state" columns="state"/>
<key name="item" columns="item"/>
<key name="type" columns="type"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_announcement">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(3)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="title" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="created_by" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="sdescription" type="text" null="0"/>
<field name="description" type="text" null="0"/>
<field name="created" type="datetime" null="0" default="0000-00-00 00:00:00"/>
<field name="published" type="tinyint(1)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ordering" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="showdate" type="tinyint(1)" null="0" default="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_attachments">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="mesid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hash" type="char(32)" null="1"/>
<field name="size" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="folder" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<field name="filetype" type="varchar(20)" null="0"/>
<field name="filename" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="mesid" columns="mesid"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="hash" columns="hash"/>
<key name="filename" columns="filename"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_attachments1">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="mesid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hash" type="char(32)" null="1"/>
<field name="size" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="folder" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<field name="filetype" type="varchar(20)" null="0"/>
<field name="filename" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="mesid" columns="mesid"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="hash" columns="hash"/>
<key name="filename" columns="filename"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_categories">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="parent_id" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="name" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="alias" type="varchar(255)" null="0"/>
<field name="icon_id" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="locked" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="accesstype" type="varchar(20)" null="0" default="joomla.level"/>
<field name="access" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="pub_access" type="int(11)" null="0" default="1"/>
<field name="pub_recurse" type="tinyint(4)" null="1" default="1"/>
<field name="admin_access" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="admin_recurse" type="tinyint(4)" null="1" default="1"/>
<field name="ordering" type="smallint(6)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="published" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="channels" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="checked_out" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="checked_out_time" type="datetime" null="0" default="0000-00-00 00:00:00"/>
<field name="review" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="allow_anonymous" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="post_anonymous" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hits" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="description" type="text" null="0"/>
<field name="headerdesc" type="text" null="0"/>
<field name="class_sfx" type="varchar(20)" null="0"/>
<field name="allow_polls" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="topic_ordering" type="varchar(16)" null="0" default="lastpost"/>
<field name="numTopics" type="mediumint(" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="numPosts" type="mediumint(" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_topic_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_time" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="published_pubaccess_id" columns="published,pub_access,id"/>
<key name="category_access" columns="accesstype,access"/>
<key name="parent_id" columns="parent_id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_configuration">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_keywords">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="name" type="varchar(40)" null="0"/>
<field name="public_count" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="total_count" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="name" unique="1" columns="name"/>
<key name="public_count" columns="public_count"/>
<key name="total_count" columns="total_count"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_keywords_map">
<field primary_key="yes" name="keyword_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="user_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="topic_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<key name="keyword_user_topic" unique="1" columns="keyword_id,user_id,topic_id"/>
<key name="user_id" columns="user_id"/>
<key name="topic_user" columns="topic_id,user_id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_messages">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="parent" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="thread" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="catid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="name" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="email" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="subject" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="time" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ip" type="varchar(128)" null="1"/>
<field name="topic_emoticon" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="locked" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hold" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ordering" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="hits" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="moved" type="tinyint(4)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="modified_by" type="int(7)" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_time" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_reason" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="thread" columns="thread"/>
<key name="ip" columns="ip"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="time" columns="time"/>
<key name="locked" columns="locked"/>
<key name="hold_time" columns="hold,time"/>
<key name="parent_hits" columns="parent,hits"/>
<key name="catid_parent" columns="catid,parent"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_messages1">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="parent" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="thread" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="catid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="name" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="email" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="subject" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="time" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ip" type="varchar(15)" null="1"/>
<field name="topic_emoticon" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="locked" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hold" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ordering" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="hits" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="moved" type="tinyint(4)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="modified_by" type="int(7)" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_time" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_reason" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="thread" columns="thread"/>
<key name="ip" columns="ip"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="time" columns="time"/>
<key name="locked" columns="locked"/>
<key name="hold_time" columns="hold,time"/>
<key name="parent_hits" columns="parent,hits"/>
<key name="catid_parent" columns="catid,parent"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_messages_text">
<field primary_key="yes" name="mesid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="message" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="mesid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_messages_text1">
<field primary_key="yes" name="mesid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="message" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="mesid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_polls">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="title" type="varchar(100)" null="0"/>
<field name="threadid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="polltimetolive" type="datetime" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="threadid" columns="threadid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_polls_options">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="pollid" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="text" type="varchar(100)" null="1"/>
<field name="votes" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="pollid" columns="pollid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_polls_users">
<field name="pollid" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="votes" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="lasttime" type="timestamp" null="0" default="0000-00-00 00:00:00"/>
<field name="lastvote" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<key name="pollid" unique="1" columns="pollid,userid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_ranks">
<field primary_key="yes" name="rank_id" type="mediumint( unsigned" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="rank_title" type="varchar(255)" null="0" default=""/>
<field name="rank_min" type="mediumint( unsigned" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="rank_special" type="tinyint(1) unsigned" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="rank_image" type="varchar(255)" null="0" default=""/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="rank_id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_sessions">
<field primary_key="yes" name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="allowed" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="lasttime" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="readtopics" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="currvisit" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="userid"/>
<key name="currvisit" columns="currvisit"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_smileys">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(4)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="code" type="varchar(12)" null="0" default=""/>
<field name="location" type="varchar(50)" null="0" default=""/>
<field name="greylocation" type="varchar(60)" null="0" default=""/>
<field name="emoticonbar" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_subscriptions1">
<field primary_key="yes" name="thread" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="future1" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<key name="thread" unique="1" columns="thread,userid"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_thankyou">
<field primary_key="yes" name="postid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="targetuserid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="time" type="datetime" null="0"/>
<key name="postid" unique="1" columns="postid,userid"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="targetuserid" columns="targetuserid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_thankyou1">
<field primary_key="yes" name="postid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="targetuserid" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="time" type="timestamp" null="0" default="CURRENT_TIMESTAMP"/>
<key name="postid" unique="1" columns="postid,userid"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="targetuserid" columns="targetuserid"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_topics">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="category_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="subject" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="icon_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="locked" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hold" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="ordering" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="posts" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hits" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="attachments" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="poll_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="moved_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="first_post_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="first_post_time" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="first_post_userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="first_post_message" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="first_post_guest_name" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="last_post_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_time" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_message" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="last_post_guest_name" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="category_id" columns="category_id"/>
<key name="locked" columns="locked"/>
<key name="hold" columns="hold"/>
<key name="posts" columns="posts"/>
<key name="hits" columns="hits"/>
<key name="first_post_userid" columns="first_post_userid"/>
<key name="last_post_userid" columns="last_post_userid"/>
<key name="first_post_time" columns="first_post_time"/>
<key name="last_post_time" columns="last_post_time"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_user_categories">
<field primary_key="yes" name="user_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="category_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="role" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="allreadtime" type="datetime" null="1"/>
<field name="subscribed" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="user_id,category_id"/>
<key name="category_subscribed" columns="category_id,subscribed"/>
<key name="role" columns="role"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_user_read">
<field primary_key="yes" name="user_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="topic_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="category_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="message_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="time" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<key name="user_topic_id" unique="1" columns="user_id,topic_id"/>
<key name="category_user_id" columns="category_id,user_id"/>
<key name="time" columns="time"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_user_topics">
<field primary_key="yes" name="user_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field primary_key="yes" name="topic_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="category_id" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="posts" type="mediumint(" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="last_post_id" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="owner" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="favorite" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="subscribed" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="user_topic_id" unique="1" columns="user_id,topic_id"/>
<key name="topic_id" columns="topic_id"/>
<key name="posts" columns="posts"/>
<key name="owner" columns="owner"/>
<key name="favorite" columns="favorite"/>
<key name="subscribed" columns="subscribed"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_users">
<field primary_key="yes" name="userid" type="int(11)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="view" type="varchar(" null="0" default="flat"/>
<field name="signature" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="moderator" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="banned" type="datetime" null="1"/>
<field name="ordering" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="posts" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="avatar" type="varchar(255)" null="1"/>
<field name="karma" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="karma_time" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="group_id" type="int(4)" null="1" default="1"/>
<field name="uhits" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<field name="personalText" type="tinytext" null="1"/>
<field name="gender" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="birthdate" type="date" null="0" default="0001-01-01"/>
<field name="location" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="icq" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="aim" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="yim" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="msn" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="skype" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="twitter" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="facebook" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="gtalk" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="myspace" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="linkedin" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="delicious" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="friendfeed" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="digg" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="blogspot" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="flickr" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="bebo" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="websitename" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="websiteurl" type="varchar(50)" null="1"/>
<field name="rank" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="hideEmail" type="tinyint(1)" null="0" default="1"/>
<field name="showOnline" type="tinyint(1)" null="0" default="1"/>
<field name="thankyou" type="int(11)" null="1" default="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="userid"/>
<key name="group_id" columns="group_id"/>
<key name="posts" columns="posts"/>
<key name="uhits" columns="uhits"/>
<key name="banned" columns="banned"/>
<key name="moderator" columns="moderator"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_users_banned">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="userid" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="ip" type="varchar(128)" null="1"/>
<field name="blocked" type="tinyint(4)" null="0" default="0"/>
<field name="expiration" type="datetime" null="1"/>
<field name="created_by" type="int(11)" null="0"/>
<field name="created_time" type="datetime" null="0"/>
<field name="reason_private" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="reason_public" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_by" type="int(11)" null="1"/>
<field name="modified_time" type="datetime" null="1"/>
<field name="comments" type="text" null="1"/>
<field name="params" type="text" null="1"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
<key name="userid" columns="userid"/>
<key name="ip" columns="ip"/>
<key name="expiration" columns="expiration"/>
<key name="created_time" columns="created_time"/>
</table>
<table name="kunena_version">
<field primary_key="yes" name="id" type="int(11)" null="0" extra="auto_increment"/>
<field name="version" type="varchar(20)" null="0"/>
<field name="versiondate" type="date" null="0"/>
<field name="installdate" type="date" null="0"/>
<field name="build" type="varchar(20)" null="0"/>
<field name="versionname" type="varchar(40)" null="1"/>
<field name="state" type="text" null="0"/>
<key name="PRIMARY" unique="1" columns="id"/>
</table>
</schema>

Here's the result of the second diagnostic on kunena diagnostic at:

www.breakthroughcoaching.cc/administrator/index . php? option=com_kunena&view=tools&layout=diagnostics

Sozzled,

Have you been able to get Matias's attention on my issue at all? Its been a while and I haven't heard anything.

My Joomla consultant and his team have still not uncovered anything additional and my users are continuing to experience the empty message error.

I need to get this resolved!

All your help is appreciated.

The last thing I heard was that Matias suspected a firewall may be getting in the way of the traffic. That's all I know. Sorry.

My users and I are continuing to post to our forum despite ongoing frustration with the empty message box problem. This morning I uncovered another clue which may help point to a solution.

It is my practice now with all new forum posts, to open the preview window first and to watch its behavior as I compose my message.

I found that often if I paste several paragraphs into the message box, the preview will go blank immediately but if I then paste one paragraph at a time or type it out more slowly, the preview stays active and catches up with my typing.

Using this approach has allowed me to submit several posts that otherwise would not be possible. It leads me to think that the issue lies in what kunena and/or Joomla is doing with the typed information and how it is being processed.

People who are technically oriented could probably take some educated guesses as to where the troubleshooting could go from this point.

Unfortunately, some of my users are losing patience. The good news is that the user base is still very small which gives me the opportunity to resolve this before the traffic increases significantly.

Sozzled, if you happen to know a skilled Joomla consultant who would be able to find and resolve this issue for a reasonable fee, please let me know. I'm at a point where I do need to get this resolved asap.

There's been a new development. There is a defect in CB 1.8.1 that affects Kunena. This defect is fixed in CB 1.9; the defect relates to the message preview going "blank" and, therefore this CB problem may be responsible for the issues that you have been having with Kunena.

Joomlancers may be able to help.