to many redirects

[richard]

lester i have some forum issues

recently i started getting "to many redirects " error messages and "try clearing your cookies and browser history" suggestions
then "this site is unavailable" from this forum only.

using chrome on all devices

its now unusable on my phone and android pad , everything else is fine , laptop is now complaining too\

deleting browser history and cookies works exactly once then fails as per usual next time round

other browsers seem ok with it

[Ioannis]

I use Opera and as far as I know, this is chrome based.

But did not experienced any access problems.

Have also a laptop that is using only Chrome. Will test there and report back.

Ioannis

[Jerson]

Some web sites have an inssue of cloudflare blocking them. I use chromium and do not have any connectivity issues with this web site till now.

[Ioannis]

On my laptop with Chrome there is no issue.

Maybe Richard you had an update of antivirus or a plug-in of Chrome?

Ioannis

[Charlie]

I ran into this the other day. My provider's DNS was not working. I switched to Google's DNS so I could keep working and got the "too many redirects" message on this site and one other forum only. When the issue was fixed and I switched back to the provider DNS, the issue went away. YMMV

[Ioannis]

I have as primary DNS the routers address and secondary 8.8.4.4

Ioannis

[lester]

Richard,

In your browser that is giving the Too many redirects issue.

What happens if you

1) clear the browser cache
2) Clear cookies
3) open a private window

navigate to www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/

Do you still get the error message

Lester

[lester]

Investigation of the routing for a url request, shows that if you request

picbasic.co.uk

you get a maximum of two redirects, resulting in a hit on www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/ , so its not a circular loop of death and should not throw a too many redirects error

[lester]

If however you request the forum directly, you will get no redirects

www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/

[lester]

The status Codes related to 3XX Redirects:

300 Multiple Choice
301 Moved Permanently
302 Found
303 See Other
304 Not Modified
305 Use Proxy
306 Unused
307 Temporary Redirect
308 Permanent Redirect

[lester]

and for the 2XX Successful Responses
The 2xx Successful class of status code indicates that the client’s request was successfully received, understood, and accepted.

200 OK
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Non-Authoritative Information
204 No Content
205 Reset Content
206 Partial Content
207 Multi-Status (WebDAV)
208 Already Reported (WebDAV)
226 IM Used (HTTP Delta encoding)

[lester]

Clear Chrome Data

This will delete your browsing history, cookies, and cached images and files.

This will fix the “too many redirects” error in most cases.

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To clear your Chrome data:

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More > More tools > Clear browsing data.
At the top, choose a time range.
To delete everything, select All time.
Next to “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files,” check the boxes.
Click Clear data.


Disable Browser Extensions
If clearing your Chrome data doesn’t fix the “too many redirects” error, you might have a browser extension causing the problem.

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To disable extensions on Chrome:

On your computer, open Chrome
At the top right, click More > More tools > Extensions
On the extension, you want to remove, click Remove
If you’re not sure whether an extension is causing the problem, you can disable all your extensions.

After doing so, enable them one by one to see which one is causing the problem.

Adjust Time And Date On Your PC
If you’re still seeing the “too many redirects” error, you might need to adjust your computer’s time and date.

This can be caused by an incorrect time zone setting or a problem with your internet connection.

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To adjust your Windows computer’s time and date:

Open Control Panel
Click Clock, Language, and Region
Under the Internet Time tab, click Change settings
Uncheck the box next to Synchronize with an Internet time server
Click Update now
Try loading the website again after you adjust your computer’s time and date.

Clear DNS Cache
If you’re still seeing the “too many redirects” error, you can try clearing your DNS cache. This will delete any incorrect DNS settings and might fix the problem.

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To clean your Windows PC DNS cache:

Open Command Prompt
Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter
Restart Your Computer
It is essential to ensure you’ve included the space between “ipconfig” and “/”; otherwise, the command won’t work.

[lester]

Richard, On Checking, Chrome allows 5 redirects, we are no where near close to that. So I'm guessing that you have a rouge file in your browser system.

There is nothing I can do at my end to "fix" the issue on your browser.

I have added no features or changes that would cause this error.

Lester

[lester]

Richard. On checking

melabs have a similar redirect sequence, Im interested to know, do you have issues if you direct your browser to :-

picbasic.com

[richard]

I just cleared history and cookies again . So far so good I can quit and reload Chrome and all is good.
Previously it would work once then fail at next chrome session.
Thanks for looking at the issue

[richard]

Even still works after loging out and backin. Mind just boggles

[rocket_troy]

I get exactly the same thing. I've just accepted that it might take 20-30 attempts to open the forum page. It's been happening for a long time and only happens with this site. I'm also using Chrome.

Troy

[richard]

I changed url to picbasic.co.uk it now sort of works. Opening screen is rendered weirdly . After then click forum and it seems to be ok, chrome on Android doesn't like something about it still, login just hangs on opening screen

[Aussie Barry]

I too have been experiencing this "Too many redirects" phenomenon.
Using Chrome on a Windows 10 machine.

Cheers
Barry

[lester]

I have made some changes. They may help resolve this issue.

[Ioannis]

No difference on Chrome. On Edge seems to work.

Ioannis

[HenrikOlsson]

Doesn't work on my main machine (with Edge). I keep postponing the update(s) on the laptop I'm writing this on (which is currently running Edge version 108.0.1462.46) as I suspect I won't be able to reach the forum if I allow it to update. I've only experienced the issue with this particular site/forum.

[Ioannis]

Indeed, updating Edge does not access the forum anymore...

The only browser that works is Opera. Which is not that bad. Has also that adv switch that kills every adv on YouTube! I like it alot!

Ioannis

[lester]

I have removed a redirect from the base URL to the forum

If you visit http://www.picbasic.co.uk you will need to manually click the link to go to
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum

Its VERY difficult for me to test the effects of changes I make to resolve the TOO MANY REDIRECTS ISSUE

I cannot easily reproduce it.

I would welcome feedback on the performance of the site today.

Direct email is acceptable, if the site is unaccessible to you

thank you

Lester