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#15787 php version problem

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:55 CDT

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:18 CDT

allright
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: 2.5.9
PHP version: 5.3
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you) siteground
Admin Tools version: 2.5.3

Description of my issue:
It seems that admin tools changes the php version on my site. When I save the .htaccess file I get a 500 error, and cannot get back into admin tools. I go to the cpanel and set the php version to 5.3.23, then back to admin tools and the process repeats. Somehow, admin tools is changing the php version. Seems very strange to me.

I reviewed the post on trouble shooting, without success. Actually, when I deleted the fof folder, my site crashed. I reinstalled admin tools 2.5.3, but the problem persists. When I reinstalled admin tools I got the following error message:
Failed deleting controller
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/controller
Failed deleting dispatcher
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/dispatcher
Failed deleting form
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/form
Failed deleting inflector
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/inflector
Failed deleting input
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/input
Failed deleting less
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/less
Failed deleting model
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/model
Failed deleting query
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/query
Failed deleting render
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/render
Failed deleting string
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/string
Failed deleting table
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/table
Failed deleting template
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/template
Failed deleting toolbar
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/toolbar
Failed deleting view
Failed to delete /home/allrigh1/public_html/libraries/fof/view


There are no errors from the host concerning this problem

I appreciate your help
Neil

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:34 CDT

nicholas
What really happens is that your host selects the active PHP version by modifying your .htaccess file. These changes are overwritten by the .htaccess Maker. You can, however, put those extra lines in the .htaccess Maker by following these steps and fix this issue:
  1. Create a new .htaccess file using .htaccess Maker
  2. Copy the .htaccess file locally as htaccess_old.txt
  3. Go to your host's control panel and set the PHP version to 5.3
  4. Copy the .htaccess file locally as htaccess_new.txt
  5. Compare htaccess_old.txt with htaccess_new.txt. There will be some lines added at the end.
  6. Copy those lines into the .htaccess Maker's "Custom .htaccess rules at the bottom of the file" field
  7. Save and create a new .htaccess file with .htaccess Maker

You should now see that your site sticks with PHP 5.3.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:55 CDT

allright
that worked, thanks

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:55 CDT

nicholas
You're welcome!

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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