I have just finished a very careful (I thought) session of loading mods.

I was sure to have backup versions of every file I effected, and I tested each mod in turn, if they didn't work I scrapped the idea of the mod and put back the old files.

Anyway, when I'd finished I thought all was well, and it is as far as visitors can see, but the screen that used to show me who was where, from the index admin area is now blank barring the "Powered by etc......" line which is now at the top of the page. :o

If anyone has any ideas as to how I can get my traffic viewing window back. I would be very grateful


I don't even know which files generate that window. I have only known about phpbb around three weeks.


I am using phpbb2.0.10 and Ad Infinitum v1.03

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A blank admin "who's online"/monitoring area after adding mods usually means a template fragment or an admin include got overwritten, or a PHP error is being suppressed. was right to ask for a screenshot, and 's followup shows the problem is recoverable — here is a compact, practical checklist and a couple of safe diagnostic steps to use if this happens again.

  • Turn on error reporting temporarily (never on a live site long-term) and check webserver/PHP error logs for parse/fatal errors.
  • Compare the mod's admin template files with your backups or the original package and re-upload any missing/corrupted templates.
  • Clear phpBB's template cache so the forum recompiles templates (delete compiled files in the cache/ folder but keep index.htm and any .htaccess you rely on).
  • Verify file ownership and permissions (typical files 644, directories 755) and re-upload in binary mode if using FTP.
  • If the mod added admin PHP files, scan them for accidental whitespace before <?php or after ?> and for syntax errors.

A quick way to see errors while diagnosing (add briefly to a copy of the admin script, then remove it afterward):

ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

Finally: keep one untouched copy of core/phpBB and each mod package, perform mod installs on a test copy first, and document which files you change. That makes it easy to restore a specific template or include instead of doing wide file swaps.

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Please show a screenshot - a picture is worth a thousand words.

There's not a lot to see, but here it is anyway.
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It's OK, a total re-feed of the templates/adininitum/ADMIN folder did the trick :rolleyes:

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