image error

[benbacardi]

how can i stop my php displaying this error:

Warning: getimagesize(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...cher/rottf.gif): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found in /home/httpd/vhosts/bpcu.co.uk/httpdocs/forum/viewtopic.php on line 189

sometimes it does it, sometimes it doesnt. the link is

http://www.bpcu.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?topicid=33

please be kind on the site - im 17 and its my first attempt at fully coding a forum!

[Webforumz Staff]

Can you give us the code for line 189?

Is there any connection between when the error does and doesn't throw?

I refreshed the page a few times and couldn't get the error.

[benbacardi]

there doesnt seem to be any connection - its just randomly.

and the code is...

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$size = getImageSize($minfo['avatar']);

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[Webforumz Staff]

I would expect there's some sort of problem accessing that URL - are you sure it's necessary? Does the site sometimes time out?

[benbacardi]

theres no problem, because it still displays the picture below that error....

and i need that line of code so that i can resize the image if it's above 140px wide...

[benbacardi]

does anyone know? its makes my forum look ugly lol

and i dont know any other way of restricting the size of user's avatars

[Webforumz Staff]

Oh I see, this is for avatars? PHPBB uploads a user's image to the site's webspace and only allows the image to be used if it's the correct width, etc. That way you don't rely on an external site to give you an image and you don't have to check the width of the image every time it's displayed...

[benbacardi]

does phpbb resize the image before saving it?

and how can i upload images? ive tried a few scripts and i cant get any to work with my forum... what i would like to do, is upload the image, resize it to 140px wide, but only if it is bigger already, and then save it to an avatars/ folder with the username as its filename ... (that would be to ensure there are not two avatars of the same name) any help would be v. gratefully recieved

[Webforumz Staff]

phpbb does not resize the image, it simply refuses any images that are too large.

[benbacardi]

thanks sirkent - do you know where i can find a v. simple easy to customise upload and rename script?

[Webforumz Staff]

Google is your friend! I don't know off the top of my head...