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#35062 Update version 8.0.4 is not working

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Latest post by on Saturday, 15 May 2021 20:17 CDT

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 12:58 CDT

w13ear

It is not possible to update Akeeba Backup Pro 8.0.3 to 8.0.4.

A message appears that downloading is not possible (403).

 

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Description of my issue:

Thursday, 15 April 2021 03:37 CDT

nicholas

This is a known Joomla bug we had been reporting for the past 6 years and which was FINALLY fixed in 3.9.26. Joomla randomly loses the Download ID even though it's entered correctly in the component.

Please follow the instructions in https://www.akeeba.com/documentation/akeeba-backup-documentation/update.html#dlid-change-after-update to re-enter the Download ID in a way that lets Joomla see it. Please note that ALL EIGHTEEN steps of the instructions are necessary, in the precise order presented and must be carried out in the same browser window and tab. I know that some of that looks stupid and / or redundant. Trust me when I say that you're working around a large number of Joomla extension update bugs so it's absolutely critical that you follow these instructions religiously, to the letter, in the exact order presented. There's a very good reason for each step. I've spent two and half days debugging Joomla's code to come up with this set of instructions which, believe it or not, is the simplest, fastest path that works in all possible situations.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Saturday, 15 May 2021 20:17 CDT

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