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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 09 September 2022 02:08 CDT
I am trying to do the latest Joomla update from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 and I am receiving the following error message below, which is causing the update to fail. Please advise.
Warning
: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, string given in
/home/mubutv0412/public_html/plugins/system/admintools/src/Feature/CustomCriticalFilesMonitoring.php
on line
39
Go to Components, Admin Tools, Control Panel. Click on Web Application Firewall, Configure WAF, Hardening Options tab.
Find the “Monitor Critical Files” options and set it to No. Click on Save on the toolbar.
The page reloads.
Once again, find the “Monitor Critical Files” options and set it to Yes. Click on Save on the toolbar.
This resets this feature.
Now go to System, Setup, Global Configuration. Click on the Server tab.
Find the Error Reporting option. Set it to “None” (this is the only recommended setting for live sites). Click on Save & Close in the toolbar.
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!
We performed the recommended steps in your previous message but that did not work. It still failed to update the site from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2. We received a yellow exclamation message which stated, "Could not instantiate mail function" we also received a green checkmark message which stated, "The Web Application Firewall's configuration was saved." We tried cleaning the cache got out of the backend and went back in and nothing it still failed.
Following your instructions we returned back to the same spot and turned on the "Monitor Critical Files" back on to "yes". We then tried doing the update and it failed giving us the following message,
"Server error
Joomla Update encountered a server error when applying the update to your site.
Your site may not have been upgraded completely to the new Joomla version."
Any other suggestions?
First go to Components, Admin Tools, Web Application Firewall, Configure WAF and set Defend against plugin deactivation to No.
Disable the System - Admin Tools plugin.
Remove or rename the .htaccess file of your site.
Now Admin Tools is no longer running on your site. Its web application firewall is completely disabled as we disabled the system plugin. The .htaccess Maker changes no longer apply as we renamed the .htaccess file.
Try the upgrade again.
Most likely your problem had to do with your .htaccess Maker configuration.
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!
That seems to have worked. The update went through. Is that something that we will have to do each time there is a new update on Joomla? Thanks for your help!
Good, now we are certain that the issue is due to your .htaccess Maker settings. We can address it so it does not happen again.
Go to Components, Admin Tools for Joomla!, .htaccess Maker.
Find the “Allow direct access to these files” option.
Click on the plus (+) sign next to the last row in that option's values.
In the new row's text box type administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/extract.php
Click on “Save and Create .htaccess” in the toolbar.
Finally, remember to re–enable the System - Admin Tools plugin and then go back to Configure WAF and set the “Defend against plugin deactivation” option to Yes.
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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