There is a minor issue (with major repercussions) that can occur when upgrading to 1.5.1 (New installations are fine).

In order to be affected by thing bug, error reporting must be set at maximum (Notices).

The reason for this error, is that we added a new global configuration variable ($live_site).

After you upgrade to 1.5.1, when you save the global configuration for the first time (Only the first time, once it is fixed it will not happen again), a notice will be thrown because $live_site is not defined. However, since this variable is in a hidden field in the config screen, you will not see the notice. Once saved, the notice will be saved to the $live_site variable. Joomla will then try to use this notice as the configured base URL for the site. This effectively renders the entire site (both front end and backend) unusable.

Fortunately, once this error happens, it's very easy to fix. Simple edit configuration.php, find the line that has $live_site in it, and change it to the following. (Note, there may be several lines of the error message after the var $live_site part...)


There is another way to avoid this problem all together. After upgrade, add this line in configuration.php (after $tmp_path).


The purpose of this variable, is to rectify SEF issues for servers having the base URI problem. You can put a full URL in the $live_site variable, and it will override Joomla's default behavior of detecting the base url for the site.

Thanks for this valuable information as I am upgrading few of my intranet sites to 1.5.1 and never knew about this thing before came across this post. Thanks and Regards.

I'm a 31-year old design and development vet - but a joomla n00b - I touched it once last year for two days and forgot about it - and came back to it a couple days ago and am having a blast. Until...

I'm having this problem, and am locked out and desperately trying to get in. I feel like I've tried everything - first from this post:

http://groups.google.com/group/joomla-devel/browse_thread/thread/b8d0990a6acb03e9

..and then from here.

Which configuration file is it?

I've added:



after



just about in every config file in the system. Still, dead in the water.

http://hq.kvadrum.com

I'm two-days into a mega-sleepless development push, this is a real bummer and momentum killer.

Anyone. Please. I'm an idiot and can't figure this simple one out. HELP.

:kV

has only to be added in configuration.php

If the empty string does not work for you, change it to add your site url:

Is it possible the simplest would be to add this to the config.php BEFORE updating?

Sure.

Hi
I am in a mess!
I upgraded from 1.5 to 1.51, and also applied the SEF-patch1.5, had quiet a few errors after applying the patch, turned off SEF, which should have worked, but now I have no mainbody content displaying on any pages ... I have menus and template displaying and modules which are not in the main body but nothing else.

When I turn SEF back on I have only the content which has been added since the upgrade but no template and 404 error for everything else!

Siteground server says the plugin has broken my Joomla installation!! whatever that means!

I don't think it is broken I think that the linking system has been broken as when I first installed the patch the url's were appearing twice in the browser example
http://www.mysite.comhttp://www.mysite.com
although it is not anymore, this was the first symptom!
like that, now it appears that the urls are putting extra id's in and I don't know where it is coming from as everything is now disabled to do with SEF url's.
Although this is probably not the initial problem at the moment as the frontpage still is not displaying content even when the url is only http://www.mysite.com

Really need some assistance as I been trying to figure it for days and I am getting nowhere!

does anyone have any idea where to look for help with this?

cheers
Alana

I would contact the devs of the SEF patch... It was that which broke the site, so maybe they have some insight...

Hey thanks ircmaxell for the reply

will do cheers

Alana

Hi Everyone, I have Migrated to Joomla 1.5 (although I was told "its an upgrade") so Im in a mess, I look after me & my Mates Website who is even less IT than I am and thats saying something!!
as above I cant edit anything since the change, I have tried to follow the instructions above, but to no avail, (im prob doing it wrong) but it wont let me edit the config.php file. if anyone would help me I would be very greatful, I thought I should post an error message I also get, you may understand it.

Thanks for your patience - This is what came up!!

If you don't have SSH access, ask support to help you:
- delete all the files listed in /home/MY USER NAME/public_html/fantastico_fileslist.txt
- delete /home/MY USER NAME/public_html/fantastico_fileslist.txt
- Untar /home/MY USER NAME/fantastico_backups/.backup.1206198165.tgz
- Empty the database MY USE NAME_joom1
- Import the file /home/MY USER NAME/fantastico_backups//backup.sql into the database MY USER NAME_joom1
- Move /home/MY USER NAME/fantastico_backups/ to /home/MY USER NAME/public_html

I have had to replace my user name with MY USER NAME just incase you thought something else

Upgraded my joomla to 1.0.15 and now I can't even login to my admin page! Any direction would be helpful.

Restore from backup. You DID backup before you upgraded didn't you...? (By the way, this post is about J1.5, not J1.0)

Thanks very much for this valuable information

Thank you for the post, I added the following line and it worked for my website..
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var $live_site = '';

Thanks,

First post Please don't slap me if I got it wrong.
I just got Joomla installed on a Godady shared server on july 28th.
How can I tell what version they gave me, it's a lynix box if that is any help.?
IE do I have 1.5.1 or should I upgrade it and is the security upgrade a lower number ver?
So far that what I've read but I'm confused the most current security update I have found has a lower ver number is that included in Joomla ver 1.5.1?

I have a 3rd question, wrong thread for it but perhaps you could point me to the right thread.
I got Joomla installed with the sample data, I read the install manual and the beginners guide no info in ether, just more questions.
Some parts say sample data is good info for noobs and I agree, some say it is best to have no sample data, I'm guessing that then you should just build your site over the sample data then modify it from there or is this a nightmare waiting to happen ?

Thanks for any help you wish to give me Joe

Ps oops I thought it was any issue with upgrading to 1.5.1 now after re-reading it for the 3rd time I saw the green check mark meaning problem solved then I re-read the title I guess it was just the top issue.
Sorry I thought I had a good thread but it says issue not issues please move or delete or answer as you see fit.
and forgive a noobie for his noobishness

Thanks for this valuable information as I am upgrading few of my intranet sites to 1.5.1 and never knew about this thing before came across this post. Thanks and Regards.

var $live_site = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ;

If so write what will happen? used 1.5.9

Hi,
Thanks for this valuable information as I am upgrading few of my intranet sites to 1.5.1 and never knew about this thing before came across this post. Thanks and Regards.

Don't!

Instead, upgrade/patch to 1.5.9