BB Code shows tags in post, after working correctly in editor and preview

[jaredyates]

Thanks, that was the problem! I didn't realize it was off by default.

[jaredyates]

Running 5.6.1 pl 1, if I create a post with any BB Code tags, everything looks correct in the editor. If I use the preview, the tags are parsed correctly. But after submitting the post, we're seeing the...

[jaredyates]

Thanks!...

[jaredyates]

Yesterday and today I've gotten database error messages that I don't know enough to be able to understand. It looks like the mysql server is shutting down and that's why I'm getting the errors. But is...

[jaredyates]

Thanks, works for me too

[jaredyates]

Thanks for the help, it looks like we are back in business after changing the cookie path. I was thinking I had tried that before, but maybe it was a combination of that and the https redirect in the...

[jaredyates]

I found the setting frontendurl_login in the database, and the value is the same as the usual URL with the https. It also shows up that way on the settings page in the admincp.

I was able...

[jaredyates]

Well, now it looks like I've locked myself out of the admincp. It's doing the same thing there, just redirecting back to the login screen. Let me try undoing the .htaccess and I'll report back.
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[jaredyates]

We're still stuck, does anyone have any suggestions?

[jaredyates]

Did that, cleared the browser cookies, and still the same condition. Thanks for your help by the way, all of this is progress.

[jaredyates]

I have just now fixed the .htaccess to redirect the http to https, which I agree is a good idea. The problem persists however.

Also, just another data point, if I type in the wrong password,...

[jaredyates]

In the admincp we have https://bearhawkforums.com
Just now I have set up the host to redirect concerning the www, but I'll need to do some research for redirecting the http to https. This seems...

[jaredyates]

Here is something that we just noticed at bearhawkforums.com.

When a user tries to log in via the little box on the upper right, they enter the user name and password, and the page refreshes...

[jaredyates]

Thanks for the info. After 26 messages back and forth with Dreamhost, the most plausible explanation is that they are killing processes on the shared server when usage gets high. Frustratingly, I'm still...

[jaredyates]

I'd appreciate any help and can provide more diagnostics if I know where to look. Even with the daily cron job this is still a problem at times.

[jaredyates]

I can't figure out exactly what leads to it, but sometimes it takes a few weeks and sometimes it takes a few hours to get one of these error messages:

Database error in vBulletin 5.2.2:...