right so i turned debug back off and im getting the same error again
the debug shows the following
SEARCH: http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=register
REPLACE: http://localhost/index.php?option=com_registration&task=register
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=reminder
REPLACE: http://localhost/index.php?option=com_registration&task=lostPassword
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: var smf_scripturl = "http://localhost/forum/index.php";
REPLACE: var smf_scripturl = "http://localhost/forum/index.php";var jsmf_scripturl = "http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&";var jsmf_quoteurl = "http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&";
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: option value="?board=
REPLACE: option value="board=
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: smf_scripturl + this.options[this.selectedIndex].value.substr(smf_scripturl.indexOf
REPLACE: jsmf_scripturl + this.options[this.selectedIndex].value.substr(jsmf_scripturl.indexOf
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: 'http://localhost/forum/index.php' + this.form.jumpto.options
REPLACE: jsmf_scripturl + this.form.jumpto.options
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: <input type="hidden" name="hash_passwrd" value="" />
REPLACE: <input type="hidden" name="hash_passwrd" value="" /><input type="hidden" name="passwd" value="" />
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: this.passwd.value = this.passwrd.value; hashLoginPassword(this);
REPLACE: this.passwd.value = this.passwrd.value; this.passwd.value = this.passwrd.value; hashLoginPassword(this);
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: form action="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=login2"
REPLACE: form action="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=login2"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: form action="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=search2"
REPLACE: form action="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=search2"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=help"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=help"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=search"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=search"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?type=rss;action=.xml"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&type=rss;action=.xml"
STATUS: Not found in buffer
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=login"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=login"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=search;advanced"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=search;advanced"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=unread;board=1.0"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=unread;board=1.0"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?board=1.0"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&board=1.0"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=stats"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=stats"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=profile;u=2"
STATUS: Found and replaced
SEARCH: href="http://localhost/forum/index.php?action=recent"
REPLACE: href="http://localhost/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=36&action=recent"
STATUS: Found and replaced
time index ex time % elapsed %
Start 1172353181.09756500 - 0.00% - 0.00%
Link Replace from cache Start -1172353181.097565� -1172353181.097565 -1569772479811.42% -1172353181.097565 -1569772479811.42%
Link Replace from cache End 1172353181.12199500 2344706362.219560 3139544959655.56% 1172353181.121995 1569772479844.13%
Link Replace Start 1172353181.12206000 0.000065 0.09% 1172353181.122060 1569772479844.22%
Link Replace End 1172353181.14098100 0.018921 25.34% 1172353181.140981 1569772479869.56%
Stop 1172353181.17224800 0.031267 41.87% 1172353181.172248 1569772479911.42%
total - 0.074683 100.00% -
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