Problem with CAPTCHA

[tshore]

Has anyone seen this problem before:

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The CAPTCHA characters are all stacked on top of each other on the left-hand side of the CAPTCHA image. I'm thinking it's maybe a problem with how PHP was compiled? Some details:

OCS Version 2.1.2.1

OS platform Linux
PHP version 5.0.4
Apache version Apache/2.0.54 (Mandriva Linux/PREFORK-13.3.20060mdk)

GD Support enabled
GD Version 2.0 or higher
FreeType Support enabled
FreeType Linkage with freetype
FreeType Version 2.1.10

The CAPTCHA image is created in:

/classes/captcha/CaptchaManager.inc.php

in the function:

generateImage()

and the PHP function that seems to be getting it wrong is:

imagefttext()

I also tried switching it to:

imagettftext()

but that didn't help.

Please, if anyone has come across anything like this before, I would appreciate any suggestions you can offer.

Thank you.

[jmacgreg]

Hi Trudy,

I haven't heard of this problem before. A couple of suggestions: Does the problem persist if you refresh the page? In your config.inc.php, is your font location pointing to a font that exists? Can you try another font and see if it makes a difference? Let us know, and we can investigate further.

Cheers,
James

[tshore]

Refreshing the page doesn't help.

Yes, the font exists. I've tried using a few different fonts and it doesn't help.

Here is the URL of the create account page:

http://imrf.mcmaster.ca/IMRF/ocs2/index.php/imrf/2010/user/account

[RickMath]

I also have a problem with the CAPTCHA feature. When activated in config.inc.php I only get a blank box with a red x.

I also have this problem with OJS.

Maybe there is something wrong with both of my installations.

I can say that the CAPTCHA turned on the BOTs can't seem to sign up as users. This is good.

Thanks

Rick

[RickMath]

I have acheived a solution for both OCS and OJS with the help of James and Tyler. See my post at viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5610

I have tested the solution sisnce last night and all is well.

Rick