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    Posted by VioletVixen
    I must have done something wrong and now I'd like some advice on how to undo it. When I'm logged in as admin, the menu on left side repeats itself entirely followed by the TikiWiki Assistant module. How can I eliminate the second version of the menu? Thanks!
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    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    Configure what modules (menus, Tiki Assistant, etc.) appear by going to the Admin Modules page (tiki-admin_modules.php). In the "Assigned Modules" section in the middle of the page, you can see what modules are assigned for the left and right columns. Click the "x" for the ones you don't want to display any more. Add new modules in the "Assign new module" section; you can indicate which column, its position in the column, what groups can see it, etc.

    -- Gary - zukakakina.comQuestion

    Posted by VioletVixen

    > Configure what modules (menus, Tiki Assistant, etc.) appear by going to the Admin Modules page (tiki-admin_modules.php). In the "Assigned Modules" section in the middle of the page, you can see what modules are assigned for the left and right columns. Click the "x" for the ones you don't want to display any more. Add new modules in the "Assign new module" section; you can indicate which column, its position in the column, what groups can see it, etc.
    >
    > — Gary - zukakakina.comQuestion

    Hmmm. That doesn't seem to be working for me. I clicked on the "Modules" link but all that loads is the tikiwiki logo at the top of the page. The rest of the page is blank. I don't seem to have problems with any other pages but that one won't load for me.🙁 Do you have any other suggestions? I really appreciate your help!

    Posted by VioletVixen

    > > Configure what modules (menus, Tiki Assistant, etc.) appear by going to the Admin Modules page (tiki-admin_modules.php). In the "Assigned Modules" section in the middle of the page, you can see what modules are assigned for the left and right columns. Click the "x" for the ones you don't want to display any more. Add new modules in the "Assign new module" section; you can indicate which column, its position in the column, what groups can see it, etc.
    > >
    > > — Gary - zukakakina.comQuestion
    >
    > Hmmm. That doesn't seem to be working for me. I clicked on the "Modules" link but all that loads is the tikiwiki logo at the top of the page. The rest of the page is blank. I don't seem to have problems with any other pages but that one won't load for me.🙁 Do you have any other suggestions? I really appreciate your help!

    OK, I take that back. I'm having problems with several pages loading. I can't get the calendar page to load. I can get the wiki page to load but when I click on the edit icon I get a blank page instead of the editing page. I think I goofed something up really bad didn't I?

    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    > OK, I take that back. I'm having problems with several pages loading. I can't get the calendar page to load. I can get the wiki page to load but when I click on the edit icon I get a blank page instead of the editing page. I think I goofed something up really bad didn't I?

    It's not necessarily your fault. 😉 Your server might not have enough memory for Tiki's script execution. See article82. If this seems like it may be the problem, you'll have to contact your server administrator to check what PHP memory is set at and, if it's low, ask to have it increased.

    If this isn't the problem, then I'm not sure what would be, but this should be checked first.

    -- Gary

    Posted by VioletVixen

    > > OK, I take that back. I'm having problems with several pages loading. I can't get the calendar page to load. I can get the wiki page to load but when I click on the edit icon I get a blank page instead of the editing page. I think I goofed something up really bad didn't I?
    >
    > It's not necessarily your fault. 😉 Your server might not have enough memory for Tiki's script execution. See article82. If this seems like it may be the problem, you'll have to contact your server administrator to check what PHP memory is set at and, if it's low, ask to have it increased.
    >
    > If this isn't the problem, then I'm not sure what would be, but this should be checked first.
    >
    > — Gary

    Ha Ha! You were right! It wasn't my fault. I contacted my isp (3 times) about the memory allocation and now the pages seem to be loading just fine. 😀

    Now that I can get to the admin modules page that you suggested earlier, I see that the "assigned modules" section in the middle of the page has two modules listed for the left column: mnu_application_menu (order 1), and assistant (order 10). Nothing is listed twice so it's still not clear to me why the entire "mnu_application_menu" repeats itself followed by the assitant module. If you check it out, I think you'll see what I mean even without logging in as admin. http://polishancestry.com/tikiwiki/tiki-index.phpQuestion

    Thanks for all your help so far Gary and if you have any more suggestions I'd sure appreciate hearing them!

    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

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    > Now that I can get to the admin modules page that you suggested earlier, I see that the "assigned modules" section in the middle of the page has two modules listed for the left column: mnu_application_menu (order 1), and assistant (order 10). Nothing is listed twice so it's still not clear to me why the entire "mnu_application_menu" repeats itself followed by the assitant module. If you check it out, I think you'll see what I mean even without logging in as admin. http://polishancestry.com/tikiwiki/tiki-index.phpQuestion

    There are only two modules displaying, but something is wrong in the menu module, starting around the Ephemerides item. Did you edit mnu_application_menu some time in the past, or did someone else? Normally there aren't images/thumbnails displayed in this menu, only links, so this is odd. And I don't know, without seeing your menu administration, if the repeated items — Wiki, Ephemerides, Quizzes — are entered again in the menu configuration or if they are entered only once but are repeating due to some code execution glitch. In any case, the problem appears to be with the menu itself, which should be looked at.

    I'd also suggest upgrading to Tiki 1.9.5, since the versions after 1.9.2 include security and bug fixes as well as a few new features.

    -- Gary

    Posted by VioletVixen

    > There are only two modules displaying, but something is wrong in the menu module, starting around the Ephemerides item. Did you edit mnu_application_menu some time in the past, or did someone else? Normally there aren't images/thumbnails displayed in this menu, only links, so this is odd. And I don't know, without seeing your menu administration, if the repeated items — Wiki, Ephemerides, Quizzes — are entered again in the menu configuration or if they are entered only once but are repeating due to some code execution glitch. In any case, the problem appears to be with the menu itself, which should be looked at.
    >
    > I'd also suggest upgrading to Tiki 1.9.5, since the versions after 1.9.2 include security and bug fixes as well as a few new features.
    >
    > — Gary

    Oh boy. I'm in trouble now 😉 If you were trying to strike fear in my heart you've succeeded in spades. I'm so techincally challenged it isn't funny. I got this tikiwiki software on my server because it was literally a one-click install from my server company. I have not knowingly edited the menu (wouldn't even attempt it!) but I suppose I could have inadvertantly done something to change it. Being as I'm totally lost when it comes to anything beyond HTML (but I'm pretty good at that!) I admit that most of the terminology is confusing to me. I guess it's possible that I did something and I don't even realize it. Anyway, I should upgrade, eh? I don't think my sever company offers a one-click for that 😂, that's where the fear comes in😬

    Alright. I'll give it a try. If you don't hear from me again you'll know I've crashed and burned. I'll give it my best shot though. As always, I really appreciate your advice!!!

    Vixen

    Posted by VioletVixen


    > Oh boy. I'm in trouble now 😉 If you were trying to strike fear in my heart you've succeeded in spades. I'm so techincally challenged it isn't funny. I got this tikiwiki software on my server because it was literally a one-click install from my server company. I have not knowingly edited the menu (wouldn't even attempt it!) but I suppose I could have inadvertantly done something to change it. Being as I'm totally lost when it comes to anything beyond HTML (but I'm pretty good at that!) I admit that most of the terminology is confusing to me. I guess it's possible that I did something and I don't even realize it. Anyway, I should upgrade, eh? I don't think my sever company offers a one-click for that 😂, that's where the fear comes in😬
    >
    > Alright. I'll give it a try. If you don't hear from me again you'll know I've crashed and burned. I'll give it my best shot though. As always, I really appreciate your advice!!!
    >
    > Vixen..

    Before I do something really stupid here... I assume that I have to upload the 1.9.5 files/version to my server. Can I upload over my current version files or do I have to delete the previous install? 😡 Are there step-by-step directions to upgrade somewhere? Thanks!

    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    > Before I do something really stupid here... I assume that I have to upload the 1.9.5 files/version to my server. Can I upload over my current version files or do I have to delete the previous install? 😡 Are there step-by-step directions to upgrade somewhere? Thanks!

    You can upload the files over the existing files. Can you use FTP OK? If you indicate "replace if newer" for the transfers, then just the newer files will be uploaded.

    I can't find any good directions for upgrading, for people with hosted sites. (I made some screenshots while doing a test on a dormant Tiki site, so will probably write something up.) Basically I unpack the new Tiki archive locally and then FTP the files to the server. That takes a while but is pretty straightforward.

    Next comes the database upgrade. After the new files are uploaded, go to tiki-install.php. You'll see an admin log-in screen. Enter the admin password. Then you'll be presented with several options. Choose, in the Upgrade section, "upgrade tiki_1.8to1.9.sql", and click "Update". When the page refreshes, you'll see the results of the update script, the errors are generally due to changes that didn't need to be made as they were done earlier. Now, at the bottom of the page, click "Click here to disable the install script and proceed into tiki." And there you go.

    The menu problem itself can be corrected by going to the Admin Menus page and editing the menu, or replacing it. See the Custom MenusQuestion page for a basic description of how to do that. At the least, I'd say it'd be good to locate the Ephemerides item and delete it. I can't figure out what menu is being used at your site; maybe there has been some file corruption or editing somewhere along the way to produce those results. Maybe the update will take care of it.

    -- Gary

    Posted by VioletVixen

    > > Before I do something really stupid here... I assume that I have to upload the 1.9.5 files/version to my server. Can I upload over my current version files or do I have to delete the previous install? 😡 Are there step-by-step directions to upgrade somewhere? Thanks!
    >
    > You can upload the files over the existing files. Can you use FTP OK? If you indicate "replace if newer" for the transfers, then just the newer files will be uploaded.
    >
    > I can't find any good directions for upgrading, for people with hosted sites. (I made some screenshots while doing a test on a dormant Tiki site, so will probably write something up.) Basically I unpack the new Tiki archive locally and then FTP the files to the server. That takes a while but is pretty straightforward.
    >
    > Next comes the database upgrade. After the new files are uploaded, go to tiki-install.php. You'll see an admin log-in screen. Enter the admin password. Then you'll be presented with several options. Choose, in the Upgrade section, "upgrade tiki_1.8to1.9.sql", and click "Update". When the page refreshes, you'll see the results of the update script, the errors are generally due to changes that didn't need to be made as they were done earlier. Now, at the bottom of the page, click "Click here to disable the install script and proceed into tiki." And there you go.
    >
    > The menu problem itself can be corrected by going to the Admin Menus page and editing the menu, or replacing it. See the Custom MenusQuestion page for a basic description of how to do that. At the least, I'd say it'd be good to locate the Ephemerides item and delete it. I can't figure out what menu is being used at your site; maybe there has been some file corruption or editing somewhere along the way to produce those results. Maybe the update will take care of it.
    >
    > — Gary

    I just wanted to say thank you and give you an update about how things turned out. I didn't have any luck uploading over the existing files so I just did a fresh install. That worked out fine. Got the database updated just fine 😊 So now I'm using the 1.9.5 version.

    The menu problem didn't go away with the upgrade. I went into the screen where you can edit the menu and looked over and over again at all the menu items and couldn't figure out why the menu was repeating or why the thumbnail image was appearing. I tried deleleting the ephemerides as well as all of the images in my gallery but that didn't solve anything either.

    So I decided to try my hand at creating a new menu. I started by saving the old menu under another name so that if I messed it up I'd still have the original to work with. Bingo! That's all it took! The original menu is still corrupted but the new menu looks just like it except that it's not repeating and doesn't have the thumbnail image in it. I don't know what that means (was it a database issue?) but I thought I'd pass the information along in case someone else should ask you about it in the future.

    Thanks for all your help Gary! Hopefully all will go smoothly for me now with setting up/configuring the tikiwiki. But it's nice to know that if I get stuck you're here for me!

    Posted by Gary Cunningham-Lee

    Glad it worked out one way or the other. 😊

    -- Gary