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#13391 There was an error uploading this file to the server.

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Latest post by nicholas on Monday, 27 August 2012 14:33 CDT

onyxweb
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: (unknown) 256
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Admin Tools version: (unknown) latest

Description of my issue:

Hi Nicholas,

I can't upload any plugins! They're only a few kb (Google Analytics & AddThis).

I get the message "There was an error uploading this file to the server."

I've been uploading the same plugins to a number of sites this morning, with no problems.

Could it be an AT setting?

What else could I try?

Thanks,

Bass

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Let's make sure that the problem is indeed caused by Admin Tools. In order to do so, try the following:

1. Try setting the Error Reporting level in your Global Configuration to "None". Many errors are caused by harmless PHP Notices and Warnings being output to the browser, breaking anything which requires HTTP header manipulation such as Joomla!'s session management, AJAX calls and download systems.

2. Try to replicate the issue after disabling the "System - Admin Tools" plugin. If you can still replicate the issue, it is not caused by Admin Tools. Disabling that plugin means that Admin Tools code (including the Web Application Firewall) is not running on your site.

3. If you suspect an issue with the .htaccess file, replace its contents with the contents of the stock htaccess.txt file shipped with every version of Joomla!. If you are on GoDaddy please wait for 1-30 minutes for the changes to be effective. Then, retry loading the problem page. If you can still reproduce the error, then it is not caused by .htaccess Maker.

If doing any of the above resulted in the issue still occurring, it's not related with Admin Tools and I can't help you. If doing any of the above did stop the issue from occurring, we'll have to do some troubleshooting.

First go to Admin Tools, Web Application Firewall, Configure WAF. Make sure "Log security exceptions" is set to Yes; if it's not, set it to Yes and click on Save. Now try reproducing your issue. Immediately after that, please go to Admin Tools, Web Application Firewall, Security Exceptions Log and go to the last page. The last log entry should have the date and time of when the issue occurred. Please copy the Reason and Target URL here so that I can help you.

If, however, you do not see a log entry, or the Date and/or IP address do not match your last access, this problem is not caused by Admin Tools' WAF. In this case, you will have to do some .htaccess troubleshooting. You may need to read the general .htaccess troubleshooting page, as well as the page on finding out necessary .htaccess exceptions.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

onyxweb
Hi Nicholas,

Thankyou for your swift reply.

Done all of those things, and it still doesn't work. Should I re-enable the original htaccess? Or leave the new one?

What else can I try?

Would you have time to sort it out for me on a PAYG basis?

Thanks,

B

onyxweb
Could a slow upload speed have something to do with it? I'm at a holiday house for our holiday weekend, and I've only got a 0.15Mbps upload speed.

Bass

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
You have disabled Admin Tools and the .htaccess file it generated and the problem persists. This means that the issue is not related to Admin Tools. At this point you can re-enable the Admin Tools plugin and re-activate the .htaccess file.

This is most likely either a big file (not allowed by your server) or a file type not explicitly allowed in Joomla! Media Manager's Options. Please note that this is well outside the scope of our support service and I can't provide more help than these two pointers. I hope that helps!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

onyxweb
Hi Nicholas,
Back at home and all working with a faster connection.
Sorry to bother you.
Best,
b

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Dang, that was a failed upload due to the slow connection? I never had one of those. The worst that ever happened to me was a failed upload when I turned on my microwave oven and my laptop (which was at the kitchen) lost connection to the router. But it did return an error that it couldn't connect to the server instead of a blank page. Oh, well, there's always the first time for everything I guess.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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