What does error "502 Bad Gateway" mean when you try to log out of OOTPB Forums?

Eugene Church · 03-23-2013, 09:04 PM

I started to get his message the last few days when I try to log out of OOTPB Forums:

"502 Bad Gateway"

Am I the only one with the problem?

What does it means?

And is it anything to worry about?

RchW · 03-23-2013, 09:12 PM

Eugene, I don't think it means anything. The forum was hacked recently and they migrated to a new server. There may be some bad links around which give strange errors.

Now that you mention it I don't even know how to log out. I just close the tab or close Firefox. That means I don't have to log in when I return.

Since the migration things seem to be working well. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Déjà Bru · 03-23-2013, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

I started to get his message the last few days when I try to log out of OOTPB Forums:

"502 Bad Gateway"

Am I the only one with the problem?

What does it means?

And is it anything to worry about?

Yes, I saw it, and oddly enough it may be fixed as we type. Try it now. I cannot get it to show now and the logout screen appears normal.

EDIT: Oops. Spoke too soon:

RchW · 03-23-2013, 09:41 PM

This is what I get when I log out. Took me a while to find the Log Out link just below my name.

Eugene Church · 03-24-2013, 06:12 PM

I appreciate all of your replies.

Thank you.

Hopefully, the forum moderator will get the OOTPB development team to check it out and see if it can be fixed.

I will just exit the forum without signing out.

Eugene Church · 03-25-2013, 09:53 PM

Well, it looks like the problem has been fixed.

I logged out as normal tonight.

Eugene Church · 03-25-2013, 09:54 PM

OOPS!!

Guess I spoke too soon.

The problem is still there.

Eugene Church · 03-30-2013, 06:10 PM

This is still a problem... at least for me.

Looks like it isn't causing me any problems, so I have to just live with it.

Hope it's not a virus or anything that will damage my computer.

Déjà Bru · 03-30-2013, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Hope it's not a virus or anything that will damage my computer.

I'm pretty sure, from my limited knowledge of web design, that it's a faulty link to the sign-out page that Rich shows in his post. That can happen when moving a set of software (like a community forum) to a new server. It's just a bad destination like "Error 404 - Page Not Found" messages.

It also doesn't hurt to click "Remember Me?" when you log in and don't log out when you leave. That saves you from having to log in again the next time you come to the forum. The only time I log out these days is when I want to make sure any new posts from the time I leave the page are accurately shown as unread.

Eugene Church · 04-01-2013, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I'm pretty sure, from my limited knowledge of web design, that it's a faulty link to the sign-out page that Rich shows in his post. That can happen when moving a set of software (like a community forum) to a new server. It's just a bad destination like "Error 404 - Page Not Found" messages.

It also doesn't hurt to click "Remember Me?" when you log in and don't log out when you leave. That saves you from having to log in again the next time you come to the forum. The only time I log out these days is when I want to make sure any new posts from the time I leave the page are accurately shown as unread.

Thanks for the explanation.

Much appreciated.

Lukas Berger · 04-01-2013, 10:52 PM

Getting this message a lot on the OOTP forums lately in firefox when I click on a given thread. No issues in Chrome though.

Syd Thrift · 04-02-2013, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I'm pretty sure, from my limited knowledge of web design, that it's a faulty link to the sign-out page that Rich shows in his post. That can happen when moving a set of software (like a community forum) to a new server. It's just a bad destination like "Error 404 - Page Not Found" messages.

It also doesn't hurt to click "Remember Me?" when you log in and don't log out when you leave. That saves you from having to log in again the next time you come to the forum. The only time I log out these days is when I want to make sure any new posts from the time I leave the page are accurately shown as unread.

Yeah... if you're logging from your home computer there's really not an awful lot of reason not to let OOTPdev leave a cookie on your hard drive. Some people get paranoid about these things, granted.

03-23-2013, 09:04 PM	#1
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,296	What does error "502 Bad Gateway" mean when you try to log out of OOTPB Forums? I started to get his message the last few days when I try to log out of OOTPB Forums: "502 Bad Gateway" Am I the only one with the problem? What does it means? And is it anything to worry about?

03-23-2013, 09:12 PM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Eugene, I don't think it means anything. The forum was hacked recently and they migrated to a new server. There may be some bad links around which give strange errors. Now that you mention it I don't even know how to log out. I just close the tab or close Firefox. That means I don't have to log in when I return. Since the migration things seem to be working well. I don't think you have anything to worry about. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-23-2013, 09:41 PM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	This is what I get when I log out. Took me a while to find the Log Out link just below my name. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-30-2013, 06:10 PM	#8
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,296	This is still a problem... at least for me. Looks like it isn't causing me any problems, so I have to just live with it. Hope it's not a virus or anything that will damage my computer. Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-30-2013 at 06:13 PM.

03-24-2013, 06:12 PM	#5
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,296	I appreciate all of your replies. Thank you. Hopefully, the forum moderator will get the OOTPB development team to check it out and see if it can be fixed. I will just exit the forum without signing out.

03-25-2013, 09:53 PM	#6
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,296	Well, it looks like the problem has been fixed. I logged out as normal tonight.

03-25-2013, 09:54 PM	#7
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,296	OOPS!! Guess I spoke too soon. The problem is still there.

04-01-2013, 10:52 PM	#11
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,262	Getting this message a lot on the OOTP forums lately in firefox when I click on a given thread. No issues in Chrome though.