[closed] bug/error: adding url for avater

[russdev]

When try to add this url as an avater

 

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d6bacffc9f4a52edc7532d85a3d8395a

 

It comes up with an error of "invalid file"

 

Russell

Edited February 18, 2008 by russdev

[Ric_]

I think your ugly mug just broke it

[russdev]

LOL

 

Yer was just trying out gravter had my avater photo to hand.

 

Russ

[Edu-IT]

I believe it's because the URL doesn't have an image extension, if that makes sense. Therefore vBulletin doesn't like it.

 

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d6bacffc9f4a52edc7532d85a3d8395a compared to http://serve.edugeek.co.uk/images/vbulletin/logo.jpg for example. The EduGeek link is a link to an actual image whereas the gravatar link above links to an image ID.

[john]

I believe it's because the URL doesn't have an image extension, if that makes sense. Therefore vBulletin doesn't like it.

 

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d6bacffc9f4a52edc7532d85a3d8395a compared to http://serve.edugeek.co.uk/images/vbulletin/logo.jpg for example. The EduGeek link is a link to an actual image whereas the gravatar link above links to an image ID.

That mans got it in one, the answer is use the link and put a .jpg on the end of it and voilla it works

[ZeroHour]

vBulletin is smarter then that. You can tag the extension but it probably still wont work as there is a header sent by the server that says if the url has been through a php engine. Sending of the header can be disabled though but only if they have set it up correctly.

[russdev]

Adding jpg solves issue..

 

Why thankyou people.

 

 

russ

[Edu-IT]

That mans got it in one, the answer is use the link and put a .jpg on the end of it and voilla it works

I never realised that. After reading what ZH said I guess it's just a case of trying to see whether or not it works.

 

Don't forget to push the button russ!