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No entry_id error

Question

Trying to post a comment on my weblog results in a message that says An error occurred: No entry_id.

Answer

Changed Hosts or Servers?

Are you trying to post a comment after moving servers, and you are using the Berkeley database? Do you also get an Invalid Login error when trying to log into the Movable Type interface?

When you change hosting providers (or just move to a different server at the same provider), it is possible that the two servers have different versions of the Berkeley DB library; this is the library that Movable Type uses to store your data. When you copy the DB files from one host to another, if the two hosts have different versions of Berkeley DB, the new host will not be able to read the files from the old host.

This can be fixed by converting the DB files over to the format used by the new library version; please review the Knowledge Base article on Converting Berkeley DB Files To New Version for more information.

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