Re: [Fofredux-devel] Categories....

[Kevin <ke...@dr...>]

Miles Beck wrote:
> Could someone try the following?
>
> On a test database delete all your categories, then click on "add
> feeds" or "edit feed" and see if you get the below error.
>
> Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in
> /var/www/fofreduxtest/lib/view_helper.php on line 272
>
> If I add a category back into the database the error does not happen.
> I was able to get my working copy of FoFRedux able to add/edit feeds
> again after I exported and then re-imported the database.
>
> Then I was able to add a category and now adding and editing feeds
> works again. Though the new feed is automatically assigned the first
> category that's available. And you are unable to remove the category
> from the feed unless you delete the category. There is no category
> option of None when editing the feed.
>
> So it appears there is still a few problems with categories.
>
> 1. With no category in the database you will get the above fatal error.
> 2. You are unable to have no category assigned to a feed.
>
> Also I did drop fr_categories in the database and then I ran
> install.php. This did not help in regards to the fatal error.
>   

A category table with no rows is a case that FOFR is not coded to work 
with.  There should always be a "None" category.   The install page 
creates it and it should not be possible to delete it.

-Kevin