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Roland Chastain
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Impossible to access the WinBoard forum

Post by Roland Chastain »

Hello everybody!

For several days I have noticed that I cannot access the WinBoard forum. Is it the same for you?

Here is what I get:
General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ]

Table 'wbf3_sessions' is marked as crashed and should be repaired [1194]

An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists.
I have just sent an email to the administrator.

Regards.

Roland
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Re: Impossible to access the WinBoard forum

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Yes, there is a MySQL problem (From the sound of it, the Winboard Forum 3 sessions table has a data problem) and the database will have to be restored or rebuilt, according to the message.
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Re: Impossible to access the WinBoard forum

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Dann Corbit wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:33 pm Yes, there is a MySQL problem (From the sound of it, the Winboard Forum 3 sessions table has a data problem) and the database will have to be restored or rebuilt, according to the message.
Thank you for the confirmation.
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Re: Impossible to access the WinBoard forum

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c'est du rien
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Re: Impossible to access the WinBoard forum.

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Hello Roland:

I get the same error. However, I can access the forum with Google Chrome if I click on the upper right message 'Return to index page'. If you leave the forum and do not clear browser history, you can reach the forum again without the SQL error.

Regards from Spain.

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Re: Impossible to access the WinBoard forum.

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Ajedrecista wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:20 pmI get the same error. However, I can access the forum with Google Chrome if I click on the upper right message 'Return to index page'.
Yes, indeed. Good!
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