TheWelshMan wrote:

My b2evolution Version: Not Entered

Where is the Administrators email ID kept? In a database table?

I have removed the original administrator I set up, but the link in the footer of the blog for emailing Admin is still trying to use the old email ID which doesn't exist.

afaik, the contact form uses the blog owner's email.. you should have replaced the blog owner instead of deleting the previous one..
chances are that the email is saved in sql or in a file like the one in the basic config..
either way you can change it easily, i dont know for sure, look for it in the sql or the files, if you can not find i will look for it later on.. cheers

Check your profile first within b2evo.

Then check the basic_config.php file. there's an admin email address there.

I thought as it was a dynamic system, the value would be set in the database somewhere.

In fact, the email and the user id are hard coded in php files.

Thank you both for your assistance.

TheWelshMan wrote:

I thought as it was a dynamic system, the value would be set in the database somewhere.

In fact, the email and the user id are hard coded in php files.

Thank you both for your assistance.

Actually that's only partially true.

Upon installation a single email address is hard coded, but the contact form goes to the email address that is stored in a database table that correlates to the particular user ID identified in the URL. For user ID #1 it takes the email address from the file and stores it in the database, and user ID #1 can then change the stored value (not the hard-coded value) via their profile page. All other user email addresses are stored in the database only.

Plus I'm pretty sure it is impossible to remove user ID #1, although that might be possible in 2.*. It used to be impossible is what I mean.

EdB wrote:

TheWelshMan wrote:

I thought as it was a dynamic system, the value would be set in the database somewhere.

In fact, the email and the user id are hard coded in php files.

Thank you both for your assistance.

Actually that's only partially true.

Upon installation a single email address is hard coded, but the contact form goes to the email address that is stored in a database table that correlates to the particular user ID identified in the URL. For user ID #1 it takes the email address from the file and stores it in the database, and user ID #1 can then change the stored value (not the hard-coded value) via their profile page. All other user email addresses are stored in the database only.

Plus I'm pretty sure it is impossible to remove user ID #1, although that might be possible in 2.*. It used to be impossible is what I mean.

Thanks for yoru input. It is sorted now, and yes you can get rid of user #1 I did!

TheWelshMan wrote:

Thanks for yoru input. It is sorted now, and yes you can get rid of user #1 I did!

I'll be darned. Learn something new every day eh?