How to upload an attachment?

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I recently installed JForum. I logged in as administrator and created some dummy messages. I want to attach some files with my messages but I don't see any button to upload an attachment.
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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Admin Panel -> Groups -> Permissions -> Attachments -> Enable Attachments.

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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Are you using MySQL 4.1+? if so, please replace the file "mysql.sql" by "mysql_41.sql".

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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I tried doing this

Admin Panel -> Groups -> Permissions -> Attachments -> Enable Attachments

but "Allow All" was already selected in the list box (which was the only control shown for Enable Attachments). When I tried clicking the individual category names instead I got an error on "Save":

You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'jforum_role_values FROM jforum_role_values rv, jforum_roles r WHERE r.role_id = ' at line 1

Is there a way to manually edit the configuration to turn on attachments? I'd like to have them for private mail as well as the actual forums.

Running 2.1.5 with MySQL backend, on Linux.
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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No, mysql reports server version as 3.23.58.
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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Ahhh.. that crap version ;)

Take a look here:

http://www.jforum.net/confluence/display/configuration/MySQL+3.23

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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Attachments started working for regular forums, but not for private messages. I'm using JForum for a class, and would like to enable private message attachments for students to use in submitting their homework assignments. Is there any way to turn this on?
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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(assuming you're using some variant of UNIX/Linux...)

I had a problem with attachments not working, and it had to do with the upload directory not having the proper permissions.

There should be an 'upload' dir in your installation. Make sure that it is writable by the user that is running your servlet engine. In my case the directory was created by a regular user, and was writable only by the owner (744 or something like that). Tomcat was running as a 'tomcat' user and could not write to the directory.


[originally posted on jforum.net by heehaw]

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Attachments directory is there and writable, and for normal forums the "Attach Files" button is present. Not for private messages, though, and that's where I'd really like to use attachments.
[originally posted on jforum.net by DSosnoski]

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Ah, private messages does not have support for private messages yet.

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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I like this,"Allow All" was already selected in the list box ,but i also submit,that's ok

anthor question:when i user mysql5.0.12,should i replace the file "mysql.sql" by "mysql_41.sql" ?

[originally posted on jforum.net by wangzhang]

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I don't have Attach Files button (CVS 27/9/2005). Permissions are set. Is there upload problem with sqlserver?
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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Oops. Problem was with file permissions.
[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]