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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
jayrope wrote #314909:
Regarding updating to 4.2.0 first: No i didn’t do this. I am aware that this procedure existed, but the update notes for 4.7.1 have put the note into a subpage so that i has escaped my attention.
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What kind of possible errors could i get now?
Frankly, I don’t remember, Stef (Bloke) is the right person here.
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
jayrope wrote #314912:
On a minor note diagnostics tell me, that
- the files directory isn’t writable although permissions are 770, and
- “The following PHP functions (which may be necessary to run Textpattern) are disabled on your server: syslog.”Is that problematic?
Yes for files upload, no for syslog.
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
etc wrote #314914:
Yes for files upload, no for
syslog.
Thanx a bunch, solved the files, path was wrong in preferences.
Hmm, well, then i guess i#ll do a DB backup again quick and work on as if nothing has happened ,) Thank you very much, etc and Uli!
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Worked for me as well!
FIX:
— Uploaded Textpattern 4.7.1 to server
— Made two empty files,_to_1.0.0.phpand_to_4.0.2.phpin update folder
and used_to_4.6.0.phpfrom dev version 4.7.2 @ github
— Then ran /textpattern/update/update.php directly
Frontend and backend are back, languages are updated, yay!
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
funtoosh wrote #315301:
Made two empty files, _to_1.0.0.php and _to_4.0.2.php in update folder
Hmmm, maybe we shouldn’t have removed them. Perhaps the upgrade script from very old versions expects them to exist for reasons I can’t quite fathom right now. It’s no hardship to add those empty files back into Txp 4.7.2 if it helps upgradeability.
Anyone have any insight why this might be necessary? Or if we can work around it?
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Bloke wrote #315305:
Hmmm, maybe we shouldn’t have removed them. Perhaps the upgrade script from very old versions expects them to exist for reasons I can’t quite fathom right now. It’s no hardship to add those empty files back into Txp 4.7.2 if it helps upgradeability.
Since the files are gone (dunno why and when), I have removed their includes in 4.7.2 _update.php. That’s all I know…
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
etc wrote #315306:
Since the files are gone (dunno why and when), I have removed their includes in 4.7.2
_update.php.
Ahhh, that explains it. I see now that they’re referenced in 4.7.1’s _update.php but the files themselves were removed. Oopsie. In which case, having those DB entries removed from the _update.php array in 4.7.2 should fix things. Nice one. We should probably mention that in HISTORY.txt when we talk about improving the upgrade experience.
Last edited by Bloke (2018-11-16 11:39:33)
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
funtoosh wrote #315301:
Worked for me as well!
FIX:
— Uploaded Textpattern 4.7.1 to server
— Made two empty files,_to_1.0.0.phpand_to_4.0.2.phpin update folder
and used_to_4.6.0.phpfrom dev version 4.7.2 @ github
— Then ran /textpattern/update/update.php directlyFrontend and backend are back, languages are updated, yay!
Ups. I have the exact same problem after trying to update from 4.6.2 to 4.8.1 in preparation for a PHP update from 5.5 to 7.4 … Textpattern backend is available, frontend is gone with error “Unknown section”. In backend there’s a couple error notes, see below.
Oh and the above solution fails …
Any ideas??
User_Error "Unknown column 'prefs_id' in 'field list'"
in /data/www/medienforum/textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php at line 409.textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php:1676 adminErrorHandler()
updateErrorHandler()
textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php:409 trigger_error()
textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php:483 safe_query()
textpattern/update/_to_1.0.0.php:203 safe_insert()
textpattern/update/_update.php:90 include()
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
funtoosh wrote #324577:
Any ideas??
User_Error "Unknown column 'prefs_id' in 'field list'"...
textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php:1676 adminErrorHandler()...
forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?pid=314124#p314124 might be helpful.
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
or
forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?id=50844
forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?pid=310901#p310901
forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?id=47268
etc
Do check the forum for textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php:1676 adminErrorHandler and you’ll get more results.
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Hi there,
I’m back from holidays and back at work with my one Textpattern Install from Hell ,-)
To sum up: trying to update from 4.6.2 to 4.8.2, none of the tips above have helped, making a copy of the site now to be able to freely edit the database to hopefully find & eliminate any culprits.
Wish me luck!
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
If you can look at the database, take a look at the txp_prefs table and see what value is given for the version entry. In rare cases that needs resetting to make it run through the update steps.
If you need some help getting it working again, you’re welcome to send me an email.
Otherwise: good luck!! :-)
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Jakob, besten Dank! The version is exactly what I’ll be focussing on, as I had trouble with the entry in a previous update.
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Okay … this is what happened in the copy:
I deactivated plugins and logged off, then I copied the 4.8.2 files over.
When logging back in, the frontend was gone, with an unkonown section error.
I logged in and found the following errors:
The last ones were easily fixed by deleting the dir and changing permissions. The first ones disappeared after I looked into SQL and found that in txp_prefs the version was actually still at 4.6.2
I changed that to 4.8.2 and all errors disappeared. I then looked at the language tab and deleted de-de which has been replaced by de.
But … still, no frontend.
When I went to sections, it looked like this v v v below. There were no themes, and all pages were empty … no forms, too. No frontend code at all.
So, the good thing is, I can probably get back to a working site by copying all templates over manually, into a new theme. But why weren’t the old templates recognized?
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Re: SOLVED: 4.0.5 -> 4.7.1 update problem
Okay, I can’t create a theme … “Themes creation failed”. Any ideas? Could I manually add the table for a theme to help me get going?
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