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#15196 Error when i updated akeeba

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 14:59 CST

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:15 CST

khadley

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: Joomla! 2.5.4
PHP version: 5.3.14
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: godaddy
Akeeba Backup version: (not sure it's giving an error)

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Description of my issue:

Hi, I updated my akeeba (via the admin panel) and got the following error

Fatal error: Class 'JControllerLegacy' not found in /home/content/58/10171958/html/libraries/fof/controller/controller.php on line 22

I get it when i try to access akeeba, but the rest of the site and admin seems fine.

Edited by khadley on 2013-02-26 11:19 CST

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:18 CST

nicholas

Please search the other similar threads. Quick solution: upgrade to 3.7.1

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:34 CST

khadley

Hi, I don't have system-system restore points on my computer, i uninstalled akeeba back up and then tried to re-install the 3.7.1. Same issue.

There are two akeeba compontents that i can't seem to get rid of when i un-install. Akeeba Backup Lazy Scheduling and Akeeba Backup Notification Module. I get errors when i try. I can't find any akeeba folders etc in my FTP once it's un installed.

any ideas, at this point i don't have akeeba installed and that makes me feel vulnerable with this site as i want to be able to keep it backed up. Should i update my joomla version first?

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:40 CST

nicholas

The files of these extensions don't exist (they are not distributed any more), so there is nothing for Joomla! to remove.

Hm, looking again at your ticket I see that I was wrong. The problem wasn't the Akeeba Backup version, but Joomla!'s version. You need Joomla! 2.5.6 or later to run Akeeba Backup 3.7.0 or later and Admin Tools 2.5.0 or later. Your current version of Joomla! is extremely old, outdated and vulnerable. Please do the following:

  • Remove the libraries/fof directory from your site
  • Remove the media/akeeba_strapper directory from your site
  • Install Akeeba Backup Professional 3.6.12 and Admin Tools 2.4.4
  • Backup your site with Akeeba Backup
  • Upgrade Joomla! to 2.5.9 with Admin Tools
  • Install Akeeba Backup Professional 3.7.1 and Admin Tools 2.5.1

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!

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 13:50 CST

khadley

thanks so much for that step by step, i did it and it all worked, joomla and akeeba most current and working

i never knew admin tools was used to keep joomla updated, so learnened something in the process!

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 14:59 CST

nicholas

You're welcome!

Admin Tools has always offered that feature. It's so good that after Joomla! 1.7 the Joomla! project itself removed their own Joomla! updater and had me port Admin Tools' Joomla! updater to the core. The "Joomla! Update" component you see in Joomla! 2.5 and later was originally written by yours truly and is just a port of an old version of Admin Tools' Joomla! update feature. I just had to make some changes to make it "fit" the rest of the CMS and follow some stricter guidelines set forth by the Joomla! developers. OK, since then Admin Tools has evolved a lot and is still a superior product, but I can still have the bragging rights that I (re)wrote Joomla!'s own updater ;)

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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