Hi, I'm running Bible Study 6.0.11a in compatibility mode. This worked fine for months but now I'm getting a very small file (around 300 kb) when I click on the download arrow of any media file on my site www.lebanonpc.org/media.html When I attempt to open the file with Windows Media Player, I get the following error "the file you are attempting to play has an extension that does not match the file format" Files play fine through the embedded player. Any way to resolve this issue? I need compatibility mode due to fopen code not working with my host.

Have you thought about upgrading to 6.1?

Here is the error message I got (it downloaded as an mp3 but is really text)

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<b>Warning</b>: readfile(www.lebanonpc.org/MP3/2010.02.14/2010-2-...ould_Eat_a_Horse.mp3) [<a href='function.readfile'>function.readfile</a>]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
in <b>/home3/joomlaor/public_html/joomlabiblestudy/router.php</b> on line <b>15</b><br />


You are getting a 403 forbidden to that folder - check your permissions.

Blessings,

Tom

Hi,

I will upgrade eventually but last time I upgraded, all my settings got deleted.

I don't think it's a permissions issue on my end as I can get to it from a direct link www.lebanonpc.org/MP3/2010.02.14/2010-2-...ould_Eat_a_Horse.mp3 Also the embedded player works fine.

This worked fine for a while then randomly stopped working. We have not made any upgrades to Joomla or Bible Study component. Could there be something wrong with the Joomla Router code?

I guess that might be it. The download thing is really tricky. What do you mean your settings got deleted? Not your study records I hope!

Do you have a test server where you could copy your db over and upgrade in a test mode? I make test instances of Joomla on my shared account just for that purpose.

Turns out it was a permissions issue. I inadvertantly blocked requests from 66.147.240.155 via .htaccess file. Since this is the address of the joomla router, this would explain the issue.

Thanks for your help. I may upgrade to 6.2 but last time I upgraded, all my preferences got erased -- like the width of the player and layout. Also I made some customizations to the css so it becomes a pain when I have to go back and make those changes again.

Thanks again.

I see - yes, 6.1 is a major change from 6.0.11a. You would have to reset all of your display preferences as we radically changed the way the component works. Good news is that once you do this upgrade, you will be set as this will be the preferred method from now on - data set via the Template Display Settings, look and feel via CSS.

Blessings,

Tom