This is Windows 11, XAMPP 3.30. Just look at it: I started getting this error when I tried to start MySQL in XAMPP recently and I have no idea why. The curious thing is that simply deleting the last log file in the MySQL/data folder fixes the issue: Do a browse on MySQL logs: Then... » read more
Upgrading an Azure .NET web app from 4.6 to 4.8 and when we published the staging version it worked, but the the identical site but with different database references threw this great error when it deployed. This is after removing some old compiler packages like Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform that are no longer required, during the upgrade. It... » read more
No one likes this one. You enabled a new theme on your WordPress multi-site site and you got the instant screen of death. If you try all the other methods first and have no luck, then try this next. If you can’t change the theme in admin, or find yourself locked out then we can... » read more
Sometimes you might be asked to run a compatibility troubleshooter, like this: You might be experiencing the problem due to compatibility issues. To fix it, run Program Compatibility Troubleshooter. Follow the steps below: Right-click on the Microsoft Visual Studio icon on your desktop and select Properties. In the Properties window, click on the Compatibility tab. Now, click on... » read more
Azure .NET web apps connecting to an AWS SQL database kept throwing up this error sporadically, seemingly without any pattern. The full message was this: An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request. Win32Exception: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. Unknown location.SqlException: A connection was successfully established with the server, but... » read more
I found this message on a site in Google reCaptcha that appeared to be working, so why the error message? We detected that your site isn’t verifying reCAPTCHA solutions. This is required for the proper use of reCAPTCHA on your site. Please see our developer site for more information. In my case I was following... » read more
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException: ‘Error converting value {null} to type “System.Boolean”. Code like this can generate the error: This happens when the bool field in your source is null, and the model you’re converting into’s matching field does not allow nulls. If you don’t mind this field being null in your destination model item, then you can just... » read more
Getting this error in a .NET Core web app? In this case we were trying to ping Zapier. Server Error in ‘/’ Application.The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.Exception Details: System.Net.WebException: The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.Stack Trace:[WebException: The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.]System.Net.WebClient.OpenRead(Uri... » read more
Getting this error in an Azure .NET Core Web App deployed via GitHub? An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request. DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path ‘D:\home\site\wwwroot\Templates\my_file.html’. System.IO.FileStream.ValidateFileHandle(SafeFileHandle fileHandle) DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path ‘D:\home\site\wwwroot\Templates\my_file.html’. System.IO.FileStream.ValidateFileHandle(SafeFileHandle fileHandle) System.IO.FileStream.CreateFileOpenHandle(FileMode mode, FileShare share, FileOptions options) System.IO.FileStream..ctor(string path, FileMode mode,... » read more