Error: Please enter alphabetic characters only! (Solved)

Hi everyone,

I'm new with TL and try to use it. As typolight-check, my server is ok to receive TL. My DB is completely usable with all privileges. I have desactivate PHP_safe mode, but i'm not using Apache's suexec, then the access to file system is made by Apache's user.

When I try to change something, if within the page, there is a selection box about language or Character Set, I receive respectively the following error messages: "Please enter alphabetic characters only!" and "Please enter alphanumeric characters only!".

I receive those messages on every BE pages I try to change. I even receive it when I simply try to copy the "Music Academy" site structure, change only the title page and click save.

I working on this problem since last thursday, and I can't find any solution.

As, I'm not a developper, I can't debug javascript to follow where and why the problem occur.

I would like to receive some helps, thanks.

Ben

Solved...

It was simply php-mbstring which was missing.

lad you solved it - good to know why too ta :D

I'm sorry. How did you solve it? I'm not having mb-string turned on. I can't turn it on (this is shared gosting) and get these annoying messages. Can't edit a thing. I have checked system/mbstring.php and it seams like TL should work without this library present but apparently doesn't.

What exactly did you do. Can you tell?

Thanks,

Arthur

My server is a dedicated one, then I have access to the system. I just install the package php-mbstring (multi-byte string).

I think you must ask to your admin to installed it.

Regards

Ben

Hi

I have the same problem but my php-mbstring is enabled
Is there anyway of just disabling typolight checking them fields?

Regards Joe

Hi,

Sorry to drag an old post up, but having this issue too. Clients cheap hosting...... :x

I checked with phpinfo and searched for mbstring and found this "enable-mbstring=shared"
So I'm guessing it's there.

Any ideas anyone?

**EDIT** After comparing my wamp phpinfo and the server - it appears that mbstring is not enabled on the server. Is there a work around for this?

*******2nd EDIT***** Just found I have other issues to deal with first like not being able to CHMOD a file or folder! Probable change of host provider coming :x :x :x !!! So ignore my issue above - I'll be back (that is unless you have a solution or things I can check for)

I've solved my problem.
Found that I had access to php.ini and added extension=mbstring.so
Works fine now.