Description of my issue:
I have tried to update from 7.5.3 to 8.0.1, which broke my page. I tried to manually recover the previous state with external files and DB backup, without success. Now I tried to install the new version 8.0.2 (twice) via direct install, no success.
Installation routine ends with (same for core and pro):
Warning
JFolder: :delete: Path is not a folder. Path: /home/www/joomla/components/com_akeeba/Controller
JFolder: :delete: Path is not a folder. Path: /home/www/joomla/administrator/components/com_akeeba/AliceChecks
Error decoding JSON data: Control character error, possibly incorrectly encoded
Package Update: There was an error installing an extension: com_akeeba-core.zip
×
Error
Error installing package
On Akeeba Backup Pro extension page I receive a 500 HTTP error.
On Global Configuration page for Akeeba Backup Pro I receive the following error:
An error has occurred.
0 Error decoding JSON data: Control character error, possibly incorrectly encoded/home/www/joomla/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Format/Json.php:78
Call stack
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Function
Location
1
()
JROOT/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Format/Json.php:78
2
Joomla\Registry\Format\Json->stringToObject()
JROOT/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php:371
3
Joomla\Registry\Registry->loadString()
JROOT/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php:76
4
Joomla\Registry\Registry->__construct()
JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentRecord.php:125
5
Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentRecord->getParams()
JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentRecord.php:85
6
Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentRecord->__get()
JROOT/administrator/components/com_config/view/component/html.php:58
7
ConfigViewComponentHtml->render()
JROOT/components/com_config/controller/display.php:114
8
ConfigControllerDisplay->execute()
JROOT/administrator/components/com_config/config.php:31
9
require_once()
JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php:402
10
Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::executeComponent()
JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php:377
11
Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::renderComponent()
JROOT/libraries/src/Application/AdministratorApplication.php:101
12
Joomla\CMS\Application\AdministratorApplication->dispatch()
JROOT/libraries/src/Application/AdministratorApplication.php:159
13
Joomla\CMS\Application\AdministratorApplication->doExecute()
JROOT/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php:203
14
Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute()
JROOT/administrator/index.php:51
How can I fix this issue and get the Backup Extension work again?
Thank you
