"There was a security error when trying to login" - v1.3.8

[Merlinpa1969]

we have run 3 seperate upgrades ( all test sites ) with no errors at all

[delia]

Merlin, I'm no newbie. I'm now going to install a brand new 1.37 and then upgrade it to see if I can get one to go smoothly. That's not the problem though. I've got lots of upgrades to do in the near future with my clients and I've got to get a firm grasp on this quickly.

If I simply uploaded the new version over the old and the admin login isn't working, where can the problem be? The functions/sessions.php file and the login files are only 2 files where the changes have been made, correct?

[Kim]

Server configuration? phpInfo?

[delia]

my dedicated server where most of my customer carts are:
http://ddhosting.com/phpinfo.php

[wilt]

For the admin login problem. Can u try a few things.

If u have been using IE as your browser, can u test in Firefox, or check your security settings in IE. Does lowering those settings help.

Whichever browser you use, try clearing both the cookies and the cache, and restarting the browser.

If you have https enabled for admin, try disabling it in configure.php

Ensure the host setting (HTTP_SERVER) in configure.php is actually correct and matches your server's Hostname.

[Nedward]

Wilt, thanks for the assistance.
I've tried in both Firefox and IE and I receive the same error.

I also noticed that if I try to "add to cart", previously i would get errors telling me to fill out my various attributes, now it just says my shopping cart is empty.


I'm still confused what Dr Byte is saying about merging my tpl_login_default.php
I've not changed my template yet, I've stuck with the default and I can't see anything in this file using winmerge that would need merging.
Help please.

Steven

[delia]

I'm still confused what Dr Byte is saying about merging my tpl_login_default.php
I've not changed my template yet, I've stuck with the default and I can't see anything in this file using winmerge that would need merging.
Help please.

Steven

Have you ever created a new template or are you just using the default/classic template the install came with? Had you changed any files before the upgrade?
Install any mods? Did you just upload all the new files to the site or just a few?

If you've not made any changes to the login template and are still using the default template, where did you put the new login template?

It sounds like you haven't uploaded everything to all the right places.