Having Issues With Upgrade/Migration

polarweb · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:42 pm

Hi there all, set up a test bed for a site I wish to upgrade. I have done this successfully before, simply by downloading my directories, and reuploading them to a new location. Export my database, import into a new database (somewhere else). Well you know, been there, done that, been successful before, several times.

Not this time...

All of my configuration settings are correct as far as config.pho, I am connecting with the site, its on linux, so we see 755 on directories, and 644 on files on the "new" file server.

On the originating server, I am not 100% positive right off what the server type is, but the permissions via the FTP are showing-

775 directories,
config files are 474
regular files are 674

Its interesting, cause I keep thinking the files just aren't being accessed, or maybe I have a scripting conflict, I don't know, I have tried multiple things, turning off plugins, turning off sef, renaming htaccess, back to htaccess.txt, went through jos_components, and disabled some components, went to jos_modules, same thing there.. I just can't get this back up..any ideas?

All I am getting is a white screen and links..not errors, but links and little icons..I can browse, sort-of, but all the templating is missing, and all the modules, menus are gone..just lists of links.

Bjorg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:45 am **Posts:** 615

Could be the absolute path? (only reason no error's were displayed perhaps?)

http://docs.joomla.org/How_to_find_your_absolute_path

Hope this helps!

polarweb · **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:04 pm

I checked into that and here is what my index.php says-

Code:

//ini_set('display_errors', 'On');

// Set flag that this is a parent file
define( '_JEXEC', 1 );

//special case redirects; ssl enforcement
require_once('redirect_router.php');

define('JPATH_BASE', dirname(__FILE__) );

define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );

require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );

JDEBUG ? $_PROFILER->mark( 'afterLoad' ) : null;

Does this look right?

I do want to note at first, I had php errors when I first uploaded, but only on the front end. The admin panel would come up, but without any templating. The errors I did have basically said router_php was missing, so I went and found it and uploaded it. Took the error messages away, but we still are back at square one almost, with no functionality or templating. Just a bunch of text and little teeny icons!

dpacadmin · **Posted:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:37 pm

Check your configuration.php file to see if the Live Site variable is set to the old url or an incorrect url. Try leaving it blank and test. Can you post a link to the site with the problem?

polarweb · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:38 pm

I did check to see the live site variable, and it is blank. Here is the URL-

http://polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide

It also may be useful to point out that there is a javascript error that comes up when viewing the page. Here is that error-

Code:

Error: the xajax Javascript component could not be included. Perhaps the URL is incorrect?
URL: http://polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/plugins/system/blueflame/xajax_0.5_beta_4/xajax_js/xajax_core.js

I can say this site didn't use module positions much, mostly javascript..

Bjorg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:45 am **Posts:** 615

At that URL get a popup:

Attachment:

1.jpg

Also, the following attached page error dump.

Hope this helps!

dpacadmin · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:22 pm

Have you checked that this file is on your site and that there is not a permissions/ownership issue with it?
http://polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/plugins/system/blueflame/xajax_0.5_beta_4/xajax_js/xajax_core.js
When I try to download the file I get a 404 error file not found.

I found a script on the page that would seem to set and error message if the file in question is not loaded within a set time limit

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8">
/* <![CDATA[ */
window.setTimeout(
 function() {
  var scriptExists = false;
  try { if (xajax.isLoaded) scriptExists = true; }
  catch (e) {}
  if (!scriptExists) {
   alert("Error: the xajax Javascript component could not be included. Perhaps the URL is incorrect?\nURL: http://polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/plugins/system/blueflame/xajax_0.5_beta_4/xajax_js/xajax_core.js");
  }
 }, 2000);
/* ]]> */
</script>

Not that fluent with JavaScript so I don't know if that could be timing out before the file can download. A direct download from the link above though should not be effected by script on your page and that shows no file.

Bjorg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:45 am **Posts:** 615

Agree, this path is incorrect if a 404 was received for the path:
http://polarwebdesignak.com/development ... ax_core.js

File missing, path incorrect, or as stated a permissions problem
(But that normally gives a forbidden).
http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E403.html

Could check the directory / file permissions to be certain however:
http://docs.joomla.org/What_are_the_rec ... issions%3F

Would assume either the path is incorrect, or the xajax_core.js is missing or damaged.

Good luck!

polarweb · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:44 am

I have checked to be sure the file was on the server-

http://polarwebdesignak.com/development ... ax_core.js

It was with 644 permissions and all the directories are 755, as recommended by Joooomie..

Quote:

I found a script on the page that would seem to set and error message if the file in question is not loaded within a set time limit

Does this have anything to do with the memory limit settings on the server?

dpacadmin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:03 am

If there are no spelling errors in the path or the file name then it could be an ownership issue. Check that the files are all owned by the same owner.

polarweb · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:04 pm

I think I am leaning more to a mispelled or wrong directory setting in the files..

I have attached the template index.php file, and the xajax.php file which I located in
../plugins/system/

I also have the mozilla webmaster tool, and I took a look at the Javascript Error console, and I don't even know where to begin with that list. It was showing problems with many..

polarweb · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:10 pm

I also got that error message off, I went into PHPMyAdmin and turned that stupid Blueflame Plugin off..

It doesn't show the error anymore, but I am still showing same stuff. Take a look now..

dpacadmin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:46 pm

This is not a standard Joomla template, it seems to use a lot of JavaScript to build the site. I checked the source on the home page and I do not see a link to CSS files for the site's style, and it looks like the site is missing its style CSS files. I found these links in the page source that may have the function of setting the site's style

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/compat.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/sorting_table.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/png.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/tooltip.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/rounded_corners.js"></script>

It seems that the site's template is in the templates/mg/ folder. Could it just be that the mg template is not selected in the Template Manager?

I looked at your index and ajax files and they both have error reporting turned on. I would think this is something that is only done during testing and development of a site, duh that might explain the development folder name :-[

I tried to download this file;
http://www.polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide/templates/mg/js/png.js
thinking it could be to load the image files for your site but I get a 404 not found error. Maybe you just do not have all the files for your sit loaded on the server.

Bjorg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:45 am **Posts:** 615

Attempt to validate the site:
http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_validate.asp

Hope this helps!

polarweb · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:48 pm

Bjorg wrote:

Attempt to validate the site:
http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_validate.asp

Hope this helps!

I checked the validation for the CSS-

it said two files weren't found. I went on the server and checked. They were there with the 755 directories, 644 subdirectories, and the owner/group is all consistent for all directories and subdirectories across my entire server..

It has to be a spelling, or configuration setting for the file-path. This is driving me >:(

Bjorg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:45 am **Posts:** 615

Since, the files were verified, the path must be incorrect.

polarweb · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:14 pm

Got much closer, take a look now, got the template to come into place, and we can see bits of the site. I do know now that all the links aren't properly pointing to the subdirectory that the site is on. It goes to TLD, then adds the link w/o adding the "development" subdirectory.

I can get home now, missing virtuemart images of course, and each of the links is one subdirectory off, take a look- browse around the links and notice the missing subdirectory...

http://polarwebdesignak.com/development/movieguide

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