Hey guys, For some reason, all of my self hosted apps seem to broken. It seems like they are unable to read the config file. I am getting this error whenevver I hit refresh with any of these apps: There was a problem parsing some configuration data. Please make sure that is is well-formed. I have tried validating the JSON and there are no problems. Does anyone have an idea of where something else may be going wrong? I think my web server updated its PHP recently - would this cause a problem like this? Here is an example of an app having the problem: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/countdown-for-xbox-one-release/id657263914?mt=8

I've been troubleshooting everything I can think of and can't figure this out.

Hi mleonard, If your webserver is updated than this could be the problem. The controlpanel doesn't run (properly) on php5.4 and higher. If this is not the case look if magic_quotes is on and if, turn in off. Just some first thoughts. Best Regards, Danny

Thanks Danny, It's currently running PHP Version 5.3.27 and magic_quotes are set to OFF. I'll keep digging!

Hi mleonard, Ok :-( If you create a testapp --> can you download the source code? go into your config.php and look for error reporting. Default is '0' Change this to '1' and create some new screens in the testapp. See if errors pop up! Best Regards, Danny

Ok I created a new app and yes, I can download the source code. I enabled error reporting and am able to to make screens. The app loads in Xcode, but when I hit refresh it displays the same message as my other self hosted apps: "There was a problem parsing some configuration data. Please make sure that is is well-formed."

Hi mleonard, If you run the app in xcode, what does the output console tell you. Most likely that this will help further. Best Regards, Danny

All of my self hosted apps are displaying this same output: 2013-10-31 18:24:55.978 testapp[25239:c07] BT_application: ERROR parsing JSON in validateApplicationData: ( "Error Domain=org.brautaset.JSON.ErrorDomain Code=3 \"Unrecognised leading character\" UserInfo=0xb3b91e0 {NSLocalizedDescription=Unrecognised leading character}" ) 2013-10-31 18:24:55.979 testapp[25239:c07] BT_application: validateApplicationData: ERROR: There was a problem parsing some configuration data. Please make sure that it is well-formed. 2013-10-31 18:24:55.979 testapp[25239:c07] testapp_appDelegate: error parsing downloaded app config data

Hi, I've send you a pm. Best Regards, Danny

In case anyone has this problem in the future: First of all, thanks so much to PSMDanny and David for helping me figure this out! It turns out my server was .htaccess hacked - meaning someone placed their own .htaccess files all throughout the server, making the mobile url's redirect to adult content...which was the reason the .config file could not be found for all of the apps on my self hosted server. So to get it working, I had to delete all of the .htaccess files not needed (these are hidden files by default in most FTP applications). This is just one reason you should avoid cheap shared hosting plans :) I am using a friend's dreamhost account in case anyone is curious. Next step is to change passwords and probably look for my own hosting.

Hi mleonard, Glad I/we could help. Sometimes these things happen with not good (securely) configured servers but most of the time it's the, not updated, software that is installed on those servers like Wordpress, Joomla, etc. Hackers get access to the servers by security flaws and are able to put (infected/malicious) files on the server. So always update your software and related plugins, components, modules, widgets with the latest versions. Best Regards, Danny