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#12419 error while retrieving index.php?option=com_akeeba

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 25 May 2012 12:11 CDT

vickiwatson
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No
Have I searched the tickets before posting? yes, similar issue here -
https://www.akeebabackup.com/support/akeeba-backup-3x/12390-cant-open-akeeba-backup-or-extension-manager-are-update.html

Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? No
Joomla! version: 2.5.4
PHP version: 5.2.17
MySQL version: 5.5.21-55
Host: hostgator
Akeeba Backup version: 3.5 pro

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Description of my issue:

Saw a similar ticket to this problem and tried the solution, but still can't get access to the backup component. I get this error:

The website encountered an error while retrieving http://www.mydomain.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_akeeba. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.

I have akeeba backup pro, just updated it to 3.5, reinstalled it several times. The site is 2.5.4. I can access other components, like Admin Tools, JCE, etc. so it's not a server issue.

The restore points plugin is disabled. I just backed up the site with the 3.4 version before updating it to 3.5 so it was working then.

Tmp directory is writable.

I tried a manual install from the tmp directory. It said it installed successfully, but I still get the same error.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Give me two hours. I am not packaging and preparing version 3.5.1 for release. Version 3.5.1 solves those issues. In case you're wondering, there are two high priority issues which may cause a blank page:
  • If you had Akeeba Backup 3.2.x or 3.3.x installed at some point on your site there were files left behind during the subsequent upgrade to 3.5.x. These files caused fatal PHP errors.
  • On some hosts a particular file is being loaded twice, causing a fatal error

These are both addressed in 3.5.1 which will be released in a couple of hours.

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!

vickiwatson
Thank you. that fixed it. :)

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
You're welcome, Vicki!

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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