The page i'm trying to access doesn't exist?

xjumper84 · 18.05.2005, 08:48

I don't understand what i did, and what is causing me to get this error.

When i go directly to my site, I get this message: " The page you are trying to access does not exist.
Please select a page from the main menu."

But when i click on the "home page" link which directs me to: "index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1"

I can see the content of the website. I feel like I've looked through every single menu, and everything is set to public, but I can't figure out why I am getting that error when I go directly to the page.

The website is: http://www.ledmonthly.com, any ideas?

ufo · 19.05.2005, 11:05

I think you have resolved the issue, the site is working ok.

xjumper84 · 19.05.2005, 22:21

Thats wierd. it doesn't seem to work for me.. i don't understand

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When i go directly to www.ledmonthly.com i get "the page you are trying to access does not exist. Please select a page from the main menu". How do i resolve this?

I tried it on 3 computers and i get the same error

GRAM · 19.05.2005, 22:29

Its doing it to me too.

The default page for Mambo (when you access it via domain name only) is the first item on the main menu. This is specific and it will only look for that item (main menu - first item). It looks for the item with the lowest ordering number in the menuitems table where the menutype field is "mainmenu", parent is"0" and published = "1".

Here's the query (replace "#__menu" with "mos_menu" in the table reference to understand it):

PHP Code:

                  $query = "SELECT id, link"

                . "\n FROM #__menu"

                . "\n WHERE menutype='mainmenu' AND published='1'"

                . "\n ORDER BY parent, ordering LIMIT 1"

                ;

It looks like the first item on your main menu is a seperator line, which may be causing this problem. If you want the front page component to be the default item, it needs to be the first item on the Main Menu. If the menu at the left of your site is the main menu, it needs to be the first item there.

You could setup a menu (call it anything other than main menu) to dsiplay those items, then use the main menu to display the option to the lower right of your site that includes the front page component, and it should do what you want it to.

ufo · 20.05.2005, 10:00

GRAM is right, your first item is

PHP Code:

   <td><span class="mainlevel"> - - - - - - - - - - - -</span> - - - - - - - - - - - -</td>

Try to remove it from the template (use border istead for the menu items)
This should do the trick.

xjumper84 · 20.05.2005, 10:30

I put in a name that is off the design that i'm working off of, is there way in my code to put one in without a name by any chance but its just there? and makes it work properly, or change the coding of the way mambo works so that it doesn't look at the main page?

Secondly, what would be the css to make the seperators be bottom line dotted like that so that i don't have to use seperators?

thanks a bunch, i greatly appreciate it.

- nick

ufo · 20.05.2005, 10:39

A tip:
Install Firefox, add the developer extensions, go visit my site and look in the css of the templates found there.

Another way is to download one of my templates that has a border in the menu and look in the css code.
I'm a little busy right now and I cannot enter details...

xjumper84 · 23.05.2005, 19:50

I'm an avid firefox user, infact have installed it on my parents computer's and they've since wondered why they didn't switch earlier..

i think i got this somewhat figured out, i just need the energy to get back to the css'ing again... work has been kicking my ***. thanks ufo!