Missing styles in user access, not in admin access

[yogy]

Installed MyBB via Instalatron on provider hosting
version 1.8.29
PHP 7.4 php-fpm
Nothing changed after the install just plain MyBB

When I Login with *site-name*/*install folder*/admin/ I get a decent default interface.
When I change to normal user acces there is no style.
Just like described in :
https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/faq/styles/

But the solution offered in the faq does not resolve the missing of style.
Also read a forumpost with a simular problem:
https://community.mybb.com/thread-226623...t+style%22

Tried the possible solutions in that thread to no avail.
Removed & installed MyBB a few times, no good result.
Tried to force default on all users in themes, no solution

Has someone encounterd this problem too, and has some help pointers for me?
Thanks

[nixer55]

No link, so troubleshooting absolute guess work.  As the doc says - *most* missing style issues are as described in the broken styles article of Common Issues.

Also note you've opted to use a scripted installation, which is not recommended, and complicates the matter.  See this post and followup discussing "one click" installations.  You can find similar examples on this board:

https://community.mybb.com/thread-231107...pid1362323

[Matt]

As above, it'll likely either be a Board URL or SSL, but we can't tell without a URL. Could also be the automatic installer messed something up, as they're not exactly known to be reliable.

[ljmagyar7]

As above, it'll likely either be a Board URL or SSL, but we can't tell without a URL. Could also be the automatic installer messed something up, as they're not exactly known to be reliable.

What if the $settings['bburl'] = "https://www.autosimsport.net/lopen_new"; agrees with the location of the forum?

   
   

I used the /install/index.php automatic installer that comes with the download.  I followed the guide from here: https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/install/#installer

How does one go about doing a 'manual' install? I am comfortable editing PHP files, but do not know where to start!

This is not my live forum, but a secondary one so that I can get things worked out.

[Matt]

This seems to be an issue with the CSS files not bing accessible - what are the CHMOD settings on ./cache/ and ./cache/themes/?

[ljmagyar7]

This seems to be an issue with the CSS files not bing accessible - what are the CHMOD settings on ./cache/ and ./cache/themes/?

I verified and re-verified they are both 777 - cache, cache/themes and all themes sub folders...

The cache/themes/theme1/css3.css file is 644. should it be something else?

[Matt]

Can you re-save the stylesheets in the ACP and see if it fixes it?

This is throwing a 403 Forbidden error which is the issue: https://www.autosimsport.net/lopen_new/c...1642705159

Weirdly though it still shows that even if I go to a URL that doesn't exist... something is stopping files in this folder being accessible.

[ljmagyar7]

Can you re-save the stylesheets in the ACP and see if it fixes it?

This is throwing a 403 Forbidden error which is the issue: https://www.autosimsport.net/lopen_new/c...1642705159

Weirdly though it still shows that even if I go to a URL that doesn't exist... something is stopping files in this folder being accessible.

I did that with those that were suggested it be done.  The topmost all said 'migrated from somewhere else's style sheet' to begin with.  I just did the re-save with ALL of the CSS.

Everything is fine with the ACP      

Didn't fix it.  did CTRL-F5

Is it possibly something with the .htaccess in the cache folder?
<Files *>
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from All
</Files>

[Matt]

Oh, yes, that would do it. That's denying access to all files. Is there a reason that's there? By default MyBB doesn't come with a .htaccess file here.

[ljmagyar7]

Oh, yes, that would do it. That's denying access to all files. Is there a reason that's there? By default MyBB doesn't come with a .htaccess file here.

I have to assume the installer put it there.  I certainly didnt.       

should i delete those other two files too?

edit: i renamed all three of those [filename].txt and now it works.

Why would the installer add a .htaccess file there?

Now I'll try the MERGE tool again!