Member Profile: Username with same name as installed folder fails

[intimez]

username = tester123
installed URL = ​http://www.example.com/tester123

all sub menu access (profile, messages, friends, groups, etc.) will redirect to home

clicking on user's profile will redirect to members list

[wordpress2.9.2 + buddypress 1.2.1]

[apeatling]

Pleae make sure you have set up permalinks and have followed the instructions when setting permalinks and made a .htaccess file.

[intimez]

Permalinks was already configured prior to testing

Please note that to duplicate bug, the username must be the same as sub folder name as described.

[apeatling]

Ok this is a known bug, you must install in a unique folder name.

[apeatling]

Sorry - I misread, you mentioned usernames. There should be a check, I will look into this more.

[r-a-y]

Changed title to be more specific.

[DJPaul]

I still think apeatling was originally right, i needs to be installed to a unique folder name. BP ought to be checking that if the site is installed in a subdomain(s), that it prevents that name being a username.

[boonebgorges]

2049-1.diff is one strategy - it only removes items from the uri_chunks if they match the position in the site path. Anyone see any problems with this approach?

[boonebgorges]

Bump. If anyone could give feedback on this issue, it would be much appreciated.

[intimez]

@boonebgorges

I tried this using trunk 3717 + wp 3.0.4 and it's not working. Going to any of the menu item under my account will go to 'Page Not Found'. If I click on name, it will go to all member list instead of individual profile.

[DJPaul]

This ticket is very similar to #1726 where I have commented on a potential solution.

[DJPaul]

duplicate of #1726