[g.ciprian]

Pligg v9.6 yget default/apache 2/php5

The max number of characters I can add in the description field is 1563 (is this the Pligg's default?).

I'v added a maxlength=9000 on the description textarea in submit_step_2.tpl as said here http://forums.pligg.com/general-help...ion-field.html and the only effect is that I can add a text with more than 1563 chars in description area but when the article is viewed still 1563 chars are displayed.

What I'm missing here?

[P1mpPanther]

You might need to change the char limit in the database as well.

Just a guess..

[g.ciprian]

Hmmm... I can't find anything like in pligg_config table

[beatniak]

database ? pligg_links > link_content

change those settings

[g.ciprian]

It works but is a bad alternative. I will have to edit that db field every time I have a big article!? Plus I use diacritics, images etc. and the text gets wrapped. I can't spend one hour on an ~10,000 chars article to edit that db...

[g.ciprian]

help please
thank you

[beatniak]

"Help please" ?????

Originally Posted by beatniak

database ? pligg_links > link_content

change those settings

Again: change the settings (properties) for link_content.

in phpmyadmin:
1) select your database
2) select pligg_links
3) check the box link_content
4) click on change (the pen icon)
5) change the properties and click save

You don't have to do that for every freakin link, just for that one table. Just open phpmyadmin and do my 5 step program.

[g.ciprian]

A friend of mine made the following discovery:
MySQL TEXT fields have a limit of 65,000 bytes. If you insert anything larger than that in to a normal TEXT field mySQL will silently truncate your data without telling you (meaning software checks are probably a good idea). MEDIUMTEXT will store 16 million characters and LONGTEXT can handle over 4 trillion, but this information does not appear to be readily available in the online mySQL manual (although it is hinted at in this table). SMALLTEXT has a 255 character limit. Something to bare in mind when designing database applications.

Answer to my initial problem is that I'v tried to add a (the first) bigger article, more than, say 300 chars. But, the real problem was the < sign in that article (eg. "They were offering some millions (<10) for a small piece of that company"). That was the sign that 'cut' the text after in my article.

MySQL AB :: MySQL Documentation

MySQL Field Types

Thank you very much for replys.